Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon
March 12, 2023
The men's marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 74 athletes from 40 nations starting and 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon (after Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964). Both the Netherlands (Gerard Nijboer's silver) and the Soviet Union (Satymkul Dzhumanazarov's bronze) won their first men's Olympic marathon medals.
This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1976 marathon included defending champion Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, bronze medalist (and 1972 silver medalist) Karel Lismont of Belgium, fifth-place finisher (and two-time doubler in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres) Lasse Virén of Finland, seventh-place finisher Leonid Moseyev of the Soviet Union, and tenth-place finisher Henri Schoofs of Belgium. The two strongest challengers against a Cierpinski repeat were Bill Rodgers of the United States (1975 and 1978–80 Boston winner, 1976–79 New York winner, 1977 Fukuoka winner, and 1976 Olympian) and Toshihiko Seko of Japan (1979–1980 Fukuoka winner). Both men, however, were kept out of the games due to the American-led boycott.[2]
Algeria, the Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Zimbabwe each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. Great Britain made its 17th appearance, most of any nation competing but one behind the boycotting United States.
Competition format and course
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 26 miles, 385 yards was run over a "very flat" out-and-back route along the Moskva river.[2]
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
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The men s marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors with 74 athletes from 40 nations starting and 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980 1 The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress The event was won by Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon after Abebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964 Both the Netherlands Gerard Nijboer s silver and the Soviet Union Satymkul Dzhumanazarov s bronze won their first men s Olympic marathon medals Men s marathonat the Games of the XXII OlympiadWaldemar Cierpinski celebrating his gold medal Left behind him Gerard NijboerVenueCentral Lenin Olympic Stadium MoscowDate1 AugustCompetitors74 from 40 nationsWinning time2 11 03MedalistsWaldemar Cierpinski East GermanyGerard Nijboer NetherlandsSatymkul Dzhumanazarov Soviet Union 19761984 Runner pass in front of Saint Basil s Cathedral Winner Waldemar Cierpinski is at left Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format and course 3 Records 4 Schedule 5 Results 6 See also 7 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 19th appearance of the event which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics Returning runners from the 1976 marathon included defending champion Waldemar Cierpinski of East Germany bronze medalist and 1972 silver medalist Karel Lismont of Belgium fifth place finisher and two time doubler in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres Lasse Viren of Finland seventh place finisher Leonid Moseyev of the Soviet Union and tenth place finisher Henri Schoofs of Belgium The two strongest challengers against a Cierpinski repeat were Bill Rodgers of the United States 1975 and 1978 80 Boston winner 1976 79 New York winner 1977 Fukuoka winner and 1976 Olympian and Toshihiko Seko of Japan 1979 1980 Fukuoka winner Both men however were kept out of the games due to the American led boycott 2 Algeria the Republic of the Congo Lebanon Lesotho Libya Madagascar the Seychelles and Zimbabwe each made their first appearance in Olympic men s marathons Great Britain made its 17th appearance most of any nation competing but one behind the boycotting United States Competition format and course EditAs all Olympic marathons the competition was a single race The marathon distance of 26 miles 385 yards was run over a very flat out and back route along the Moskva river 2 Records EditThese were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics World record Derek Clayton AUS 2 08 33 6 Antwerp Belgium 30 May 1969Olympic record Waldemar Cierpinski GDR 2 09 55 0 Montreal Canada 31 July 1976No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition Schedule EditAll times are Moscow Time UTC 3 Date Time RoundFriday 1 August 1980 17 15 FinalResults EditRank Athlete Nation Time Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 2 11 03 Gerard Nijboer Netherlands 2 11 20 Satymkul Dzhumanazarov Soviet Union 2 11 354 Vladimir Kotov Soviet Union 2 12 055 Leonid Moseyev Soviet Union 2 12 146 Rodolfo Gomez Mexico 2 12 397 Dereje Nedi Ethiopia 2 12 448 Massimo Magnani Italy 2 13 129 Karel Lismont Belgium 2 13 2710 Robert de Castella Australia 2 14 3111 Hans Joachim Truppel East Germany 2 14 5512 Ferenc Szekeres Hungary 2 15 1813 Marc Smet Belgium 2 16 0014 Emmanuel Ndiemandoi Tanzania 2 16 4715 Gidamis Shahanga Tanzania 2 16 4716 Anacleto Pinto Portugal 2 17 0417 Domingo Tibaduiza Colombia 2 17 0618 Rik Schoofs Belgium 2 17 2819 Kjell Erik Stahl Sweden 2 17 4420 Michael Koussis Greece 2 18 0221 Jurgen Eberding East Germany 2 18 0422 Eleuterio Anton Spain 2 18 1623 Leodigard Martin Tanzania 2 18 2124 Moges Alemayehu Ethiopia 2 18 4025 Jules Randrianarivelo Madagascar 2 19 2326 Zbigniew Pierzynka Poland 2 20 0327 Koh Chun Son North Korea 2 20 0828 Chris Wardlaw Australia 2 20 4229 Li Jong hyung North Korea 2 21 1030 Tommy Persson Sweden 2 21 1131 Hari Chand India 2 22 0832 Hakan Spik Finland 2 22 2433 Choe Chang Sop North Korea 2 22 4234 Luis Barbosa Colombia 2 22 5835 Marco Marchei Italy 2 23 2136 Vincent Rakabaele Lesotho 2 23 2937 Baikuntha Manandhar Nepal 2 23 5138 Dick Hooper Ireland 2 23 5339 Josef Steiner Austria 2 24 2440 Joseph Peter Switzerland 2 24 5341 Cor Vriend Netherlands 2 26 4142 Pat Hooper Ireland 2 30 2843 Buumba Halwand Zambia 2 36 5144 Issa Chetoui Libya 2 38 0145 Mukunda Hari Shrestha Nepal 2 38 5246 Baba Ibrahim Suma Keita Sierra Leone 2 41 2047 Soe Khin Burma 2 41 4148 Damiano Musonda Zambia 2 42 1149 Enemri Najem Al Marghani Libya 2 42 2750 Nguyễn Quyễn Vietnam 2 44 3751 Tapfumaneyi Jonga Zimbabwe 2 47 1752 Emmanuel M Pioh Republic of the Congo 2 48 1753 Abel Nkhoma Zimbabwe 2 53 35 Shivnath Singh India DNFRyszard Marczak Poland DNFAndrzej Sajkowski Poland DNFVlastimil Zwiefelhofer Czechoslovakia DNFRadames Gonzalez Cuba DNFDave Black Great Britain DNFBernie Ford Great Britain DNFLasse Viren Finland DNFJean Michel Charbonnel France DNFAlbert Marie Seychelles DNFAbdelmadjid Mada Algeria DNFGerard Barrett Australia DNFGoran Hogberg Sweden DNFJosef Jansky Czechoslovakia DNFNabil Chouery Lebanon DNFIan Thompson Great Britain DNFJouni Kortelainen Finland DNFPatrick Chiwala Zambia DNFKebede Balcha Ethiopia DNFJorn Lauenborg Denmark DNFKenneth Hlasa Lesotho DNF Laswell Ngoma Zimbabwe DNSJohn Treacy Ireland DNSSee also Edit1978 Men s European Championships Marathon Prague 1980 Marathon Year Ranking 1982 Men s European Championships Marathon Athens 1983 Men s World Championships Marathon Helsinki 1986 Men s European Championships Marathon Stuttgart References Edit Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games Men s Marathon sports reference com Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 11 May 2017 a b Marathon Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 August 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics Men 27s marathon amp oldid 1052266553, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
