Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw explained
Event: | Women's javelin throw |
Games: | 1980 Summer |
Date: | 24 July 1980 (qualifications) 25 July 1980 (final) |
Competitors: | 22 |
Nations: | 13 |
Win Label: | Winning distance |
Win Value: | 68.40 |
Longnames: | yes |
Gold: | María Caridad Colón |
Goldnoc: | CUB |
Silver: | Saida Gunba |
Silvernoc: | URS |
Bronze: | Ute Hommola |
Bronzenoc: | GDR |
Prev: | 1976 |
Next: | 1984 |
The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups (22 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 25, 1980. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).[1]
Schedule
Qualification Round |
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24.07.1980 - 12:25h |
Final Round |
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25.07.1980 - 17:15h | |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
Q | automatic qualification |
q | qualification by rank |
DNS | did not start |
NM | no mark |
WR | world record |
AR | area record |
NR | national record |
PB | personal best |
SB | season best | |
Records
Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics |
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| | 70.08 m | July 12, 1980 | Podolsk, Soviet Union |
| | 65.94 m | July 24, 1976 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Broken records during the 1980 Summer Olympics |
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| | 68.40 m | July 25, 1980 | Moscow, Soviet Union | |
Qualification
Group A
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | 1 | | 57.40 | 66.66 | - | 66.66 m |
2 | 4 | | 63.84 | - | - | 63.84 m |
3 | 7 | | 62.42 | - | - | 62.42 m |
4 | 8 | | 61.16 | - | - | 61.16 m |
5 | 9 | | 60.56 | - | - | 60.56 m |
6 | 10 | | 55.92 | 50.26 | 59.90 | 59.90 m |
7 | 11 | | 57.72 | 52.44 | 59.86 | 59.86 m |
8 | 13 | | 54.22 | X | 57.80 | 57.80 m |
9 | 15 | | 51.08 | 53.14 | 55.80 | 55.80 m |
10 | 18 | | 47.44 | 47.22 | 49.74 | 49.74 m |
- | - | | X | X | X | NM | |
Group B
Rank | Overall | Athlete | Attempts | Distance |
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1 | 2 | 3 |
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1 | 2 | | 54.12 | 64.26 | - | 64.26 m |
2 | 3 | | 63.98 | - | - | 63.98 m |
3 | 5 | | 63.52 | - | - | 63.52 m |
4 | 6 | | 62.96 | - | - | 62.96 m |
5 | 12 | | 58.76 | X | - | 58.76 m |
6 | 14 | | 53.44 | 56.26 | X | 56.26 m |
7 | 16 | | 55.72 | 53.72 | 51.70 | 55.72 m |
8 | 17 | | 55.36 | 52.16 | 49.22 | 55.36 m |
9 | 19 | | 48.76 | X | X | 48.76 m |
10 | 20 | | 38.36 | 45.40 | 45.42 | 45.42 m |
- | 2 | | - | - | - | DNS | |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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| | 68.40 | X | 64.58 | 62.70 | 66.02 | 63.06 | 68.40 m |
| | 66.08 | 67.76 | X | 63.78 | X | 65.06 | 67.76 m |
| | 60.62 | 58.84 | 66.04 | 66.56 | 61.96 | 64.92 | 66.56 m |
4 | | 54.86 | 53.12 | 62.80 | 65.68 | 66.04 | 66.54 | 66.54 m |
5 | | 65.38 | 60.88 | X | 60.12 | 61.90 | 62.90 | 65.38 m |
6 | | 56.28 | 65.08 | 58.42 | 60.36 | X | 62.48 | 65.08 m |
7 | | X | 64.08 | 54.80 | 59.44 | 57.02 | 54.30 | 64.08 m |
8 | | 59.90 | X | 61.48 | X | 63.94 | 59.20 | 63.94 m |
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9 | | 57.94 | 52.84 | 61.46 | | 61.46 m |
10 | | 54.76 | 60.66 | 52.98 | | 60.66 m |
11 | | 59.94 | X | 52.72 | | 59.94 m |
12 | | 49.60 | 57.50 | 57.52 | | 57.52 m | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417174929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/womens-javelin-throw.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.