The IAAF prohibited any official track and field meets that would clash with the Olympic meet, so the Liberty Bell began three days before the Moscow Games opened (and ten days before the Olympic athletics events began).[1] The Liberty Bell came the day after the prestigious Bislett Games in Oslo, and many eligible athletes declined to compete, including 17 of the 34 champions at the US Olympic Trials.[1] The winning performances in the men's 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles were better than those in Moscow.
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For the baseball tournament see Liberty Bell Classic baseball This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Liberty Bell Classic news newspapers books scholar JSTOR August 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Liberty Bell Classic was a track and field athletics event organized by the Athletics Congress as part of the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott and held at Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia on July 16 and 17 1980 1 It was named after Philadelphia s Liberty Bell Liberty Bell ClassicVenueFranklin FieldLocationPhiladelphia Pennsylvania U S DatesJuly 16 17 1980Nations29 The U S Congress voted to approve 10 million in funding to alternative tournaments in several Olympic sports to which athletes from boycotting countries would be invited 1 In addition to the Liberty Bell Classic the U S Gymnastics Federation held an International Invitational tournament in Hartford Connecticut Earlier in the year the United States had considered holding other games in Cote d Ivoire Italy Japan West Germany or China 2 The IAAF prohibited any official track and field meets that would clash with the Olympic meet so the Liberty Bell began three days before the Moscow Games opened and ten days before the Olympic athletics events began 1 The Liberty Bell came the day after the prestigious Bislett Games in Oslo and many eligible athletes declined to compete including 17 of the 34 champions at the US Olympic Trials 1 The winning performances in the men s 110 m hurdles and 400 m hurdles were better than those in Moscow Contents 1 Participants 2 Medal summary 2 1 Men s events 2 2 Women s events 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Sources 4 2 CitationsParticipants editAthletes from 29 countries participated in the event many of which had taken part in the American led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics including nbsp Antigua and Barbuda nbsp Bahamas nbsp Barbados nbsp Bermuda nbsp Canada nbsp Central African Republic nbsp Chile nbsp China nbsp Egypt nbsp Gambia nbsp Ireland nbsp Israel nbsp Italy nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Japan nbsp Kenya nbsp Luxembourg nbsp New Zealand nbsp Philippines nbsp South Korea nbsp Sudan nbsp Swaziland nbsp Thailand nbsp Togo nbsp Turkey nbsp United States nbsp U S Virgin Islands nbsp West Germany nbsp Zaire Countries marked with an asterisk went on to be represented in the 1980 Summer Olympics under the Olympic flag Medal summary editFurther information Liberty Bell Classic Results Men s events edit Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 meters Mel Lattany nbsp United States 10 31 Harvey Glance nbsp United States 10 31 Willie Gault nbsp United States 10 33 200 meters James Butler nbsp United States 20 65 Fred Taylor nbsp United States 20 66 Desai Williams nbsp Canada 20 92 400 meters Billy Konchellah nbsp Kenya 45 59 Hassan El Kachief nbsp Sudan 45 60 Bill Green nbsp United States 45 79 800 meters Don Paige nbsp United States 1 47 19 Omer Khalifa nbsp Sudan 1 47 27 Randy Wilson nbsp United States 1 48 03 1500 meters Steve Scott nbsp United States 3 40 19 Omer Khalifa nbsp Sudan 3 40 34 Mike Durkin nbsp United States 3 41 40 5000 meters Kip Rono nbsp Kenya 13 37 52 Hillary Tuwei nbsp Kenya 13 39 72 3 Greg Duhaime nbsp Canada 13 45 77 110 meter hurdles Renaldo Nehemiah nbsp United States 13 31 Tonie Campbell nbsp United States 13 68 Hans Gerd Klein nbsp West Germany 13 94 400 meter hurdles James Walker nbsp United States 48 6 David Lee nbsp United States 49 1 Bart Williams nbsp United States 50 0 4 100 meter relay nbsp United States USA Mel LattanyHarvey GlanceJames ButlerCarl Lewis 38 61 nbsp Canada CAN Tony SharpeDesai WilliamsMarvin NashBen Johnson 39 54 nbsp Thailand THA 41 29 4 400 meter relay nbsp United States USA Walter McCoyFred TaylorDavid LeeHerman Frazier 3 03 20 nbsp Kenya KEN James AtutiBilly KonchellahJames Maina BoiDaniel Kimaiyo 3 05 72 nbsp Sudan SUD 3 09 06 High jump Benn Fields nbsp United States 2 26 m Nat Page nbsp United States 2 26 m Dietmar Mogenburg nbsp West Germany Carlo Thranhardt nbsp West Germany 2 22 m Pole vault Tom Hintnaus nbsp United States 5 50 m Steve Lawry nbsp United States 5 33 m Zhang Cheng nbsp China 5 18 m Long jump Larry Myricks nbsp United States 8 20 m Larry Doubley nbsp United States 7 95 m Carl Lewis nbsp United States 7 77 m Triple jump Zhou Zhenxian nbsp China 16 90 m Greg Caldwell nbsp United States 16 75 m Steve Hanna nbsp Bahamas 16 42 m Shot put Youssef Nagui Asaad nbsp Egypt 19 69 m Ian Pyka nbsp United States 19 58 m Gert Weil nbsp Chile 16 17 m Discus throw Ben Plucknett nbsp United States 61 46 m Al Oerter nbsp United States 60 76 m Alwin Wagner nbsp West Germany 59 48 m Hammer throw Scott Neilson nbsp Canada 72 62 m Boris Djerassi nbsp United States 71 34 m Andy Bessette nbsp United States 69 08 m Javelin throw Shen Maomao nbsp China 89 12 m Tom Petranoff nbsp United States 84 56 m Gheorghe Megelea nbsp Canada 79 24 m Decathlon Bobby Coffman nbsp United States 8058 Lee Palles nbsp United States 8009 Wang Kangqiang nbsp China 7015 Women s events edit Event Gold Silver Bronze 100 meters Chandra Cheeseborough nbsp United States 11 27 Jeanette Bolden nbsp United States 11 41 Karen Hawkins nbsp United States 11 43 200 meters Angella Taylor nbsp Canada 22 77 Chandra Cheeseborough nbsp United States 22 84 Karen Hawkins nbsp United States 23 41 400 meters Gwen Gardner nbsp United States 52 04 Charmaine Crooks nbsp Canada 52 33 Roberta Belle nbsp United States 52 34 800 meters Yvonne Mondesire nbsp Canada 2 02 34 Robin Campbell nbsp United States 2 02 53 Ann Mackie Morelli nbsp Canada 2 02 63 1500 meters Mary Decker nbsp United States 4 00 87 Julie Brown nbsp United States 4 10 37 Francie Larrieu nbsp United States 4 10 39 100 meter hurdles Stephanie Hightower nbsp United States 13 08 Benita Fitzgerald nbsp United States 13 17 Esther Rot nbsp Israel 13 20 4 100 meter relay nbsp United States USA Chandra CheeseboroughKaren HawkinsKathy McMillanJeanette Bolden 44 57 nbsp West Germany FRG 45 26 nbsp Thailand THA 46 90 4 400 meter relay nbsp United States USA Kim ThomasDelisa WaltonRobin CampbellRoberta Belle 3 32 69 nbsp Canada CAN 3 33 50 High jump Zheng Dazhen nbsp China 1 92 m Brigitte Reid nbsp Canada 1 84 m Paula Girven nbsp United States 1 80 m Long jump Kathy McMillan nbsp United States 6 65 m Carol Lewis nbsp United States 6 60 m Shonel Ferguson nbsp Bahamas 6 48 m Shot put Shen Lijuan nbsp China 17 09 m Ann Turbyne nbsp United States 16 24 m Lu Cheng nbsp China 15 98 m Discus throw Xie Jianhua nbsp China 56 56 m Lucette Moreau nbsp Canada 55 20 m Lorna Griffin nbsp United States 53 52 m Javelin throw Laurie Kern nbsp Canada 57 42 m Tang Guoli nbsp China 55 30 m Li Baolian nbsp China 54 94 m Pentathlon Diane Konihowski nbsp Canada 4640 Marlene Harmon nbsp United States 4346 Linda Waltman nbsp United States 4314See also edit1980 Summer Olympics boycott 1980 in athletics track and field 1980 World Championships in Athletics Athletics at the Friendship Games 1984 events in Moscow and Prague as part of the 1984 Summer Olympics boycott Politics and sports Goodwill GamesReferences editSources edit Olympic Boycott Games The Olympic Games and Modern history Citations edit a b c d Marshall Joe July 28 1980 and meanwhile in Philadelphia Sports Illustrated Retrieved August 3 2016 Secret US plot to steal Moscow s Olympic flame Daily Telegraph Thunder is heard from U S Asbury Park Press July 18 1980 Retrieved January 8 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Liberty Bell Classic amp oldid 1191297792, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
