Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | women | ||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 100 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | women | ||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
These are the official results of the Men's 800 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 41 participating athletes, with six qualifying heats, three semifinals and the final held on Saturday July 26, 1980.
Medallists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Steve OvettGreat Britain (GBR) |
Sebastian Coe Great Britain (GBR) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Nikolay KirovSoviet Union (URS) |
Records
These were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 1:42.33 |  Sebastian Coe |
Oslo (NOR) | July 5, 1979 |
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| Olympic Record | 1:43.50 |  Alberto Juantorena |
Montreal (CAN) | July 25, 1976 |
Results
Final
| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
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Steve Ovett (GBR) |
1:45.4 |
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Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:45.9 |
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Nikolay Kirov (URS) |
1:46.0 |
| 4. | .svg.png){kind=small} Agberto Guimarães (BRA) |
1:46.2 |
| 5. |  Andreas Busse (GDR) |
1:46.9 |
| 6. | Detlef Wagenknecht (GDR) |
1:47.0 |
| 7. | José Marajo (FRA) |
1:47.3 |
| 8. | Dave Warren (GBR) |
1:49.3 |
Semifinals
- Held on Friday 1980-07-25
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
1:46.6 |
| 2. | Andreas Busse (GDR) |
1:46.9 |
| 3. | Agberto Guimarães (BRA) |
1:46.9 |
| 4. |  Owen Hamilton (JAM) |
1:47.6 |
| 5. |  Milovan Savić (YUG) |
1:47.6 |
| 6. | Roger Milhau (FRA) |
1:48.1 |
| 7. | Colomán Trabado (ESP) |
1:48.1 |
| 8. |  Mehdi Aidet (ALG) |
1:48.2 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:46.7 |
| 2. | Detlef Wagenknecht (GDR) |
1:46.7 |
| 3. | .svg.png){kind=small} Binko Kolev (BUL) |
1:47.3 |
| 4. | .svg.png){kind=small} William Wuycke (VEN) |
1:47.4 |
| 5. | Anatoly Reshetnyak (URS) |
1:48.2 |
| 6. | Philippe Dupont (FRA) |
1:49.7 |
| 7. |  Musa Luliga (TAN) |
1:51.5 |
| 8. | Derradji Harrek (ALG) |
1:51.9 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Nikolay Kirov (URS) |
1:46.6 |
| 2. | David Warren (GBR) |
1:47.2 |
| 3. | José Marajo (FRA) |
1:47.3 |
| 4. | Olaf Beyer (GDR) |
1:47.6 |
| 5. | Antonio Páez (ESP) |
1:47.8 |
| 6. | Carlo Grippo (ITA) |
1:48.7 |
| 7. |  András Paróczai (HUN) |
1:48.8 |
| 8. |  Sriram Singh (IND) |
1:49.0 |
Qualifying Heats
- Held on Thursday 1980-07-24
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
1:49.4 |
| 2. | Antonio Páez (ESP) |
1:49.5 |
| 3. | Philippe Dupont (FRA) |
1:49.6 |
| 4. | Sri Ram Singh (IND) |
1:49.8 |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Abebe Zerihun (ETH) |
1:50.3 |
| 6. |  Langa Mudongo (BOT) |
1:52.5 |
| 7. | .svg.png){kind=small} Kenneth Hlasa (LES) |
1:56.1 |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Detlef Wagenknecht (GDR) |
1:47.5 |
| 2. | Nikolay Kirov (URS) |
1:47.5 |
| 3. | András Paróczai (HUN) |
1:47.5 |
| 4. | Colomán Trabado (ESP) |
1:47.9 |
| 5. | Musa Luliga (TAN) |
1:49.6 |
| 6. |  Jón Didriksson (ISL) |
1:51.1 |
| 7. |  George Branche (SLE) |
1:54.6 |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Busse (GDR) |
1:47.4 |
| 2. | Anatoly Reshetnyak (URS) |
1:47.9 |
| 3. | Agberto Guimarães (BRA) |
1:48.2 |
| 4. | William Wuycke (VEN) |
1:48.5 |
| 5. | Derradji Harek (ALG) |
1:49.9 |
| 6. |  Tisbite Rakotoarisoa (MAD) |
1:50.5 |
| 7. |  Khaled Hussain Mahmoud (KUW) |
1:54.6 |
| RANK | HEAT 4 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sebastian Coe (GBR) |
1:48.5 |
| 2. | Roger Milhau (FRA) |
1:48.5 |
| 3. | Binko Kolev (BUL) |
1:48.7 |
| 4. | Carlo Grippo (ITA) |
1:48.9 |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Archfell Musango (ZAM) |
1:51.6 |
| 6. |  Mohamed Makhlouf (SYR) |
1:52.3 |
| 7. | Jimmy Massallay (SLE) |
2:04.4 |
| RANK | HEAT 5 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Olaf Beyer (GDR) |
1:48.9 |
| 2. | Milovan Savić (YUG) |
1:49.2 |
| 3. | Owen Hamilton (JAM) |
1:49.3 |
| 4. | .svg.png){kind=small} Salem El-Margini (LBA) |
1:50.0 |
| 5. | Atre Bezabeh (ETH) |
1:52.7 |
| 6. | .svg.png){kind=small} Adam Assimi (BEN) |
1:59.9 |
| RANK | HEAT 6 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | José Marajo (FRA) |
1:49.6 |
| 2. | David Warren (GBR) |
1:49.9 |
| 3. | Mehdi Aidet (ALG) |
1:50.4 |
| 4. | Nigusse Bekele (ETH) |
1:51.1 |
| 5. |  Sekou Camara (GUI) |
1:58.9 |
| 6. |  Vongdeuane Phongsavanh (LAO) |
2:05.5 |
| 7. | Sahr Kendor (SLE) |
2:06.5 |
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 800 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Games 800 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 800 metres (Stuttgart)
References
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