1980 World Championships in Athletics

The 1980 World Championships in Athletics (Dutch: 1980 Wereldkampioenschappen atletiek) was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Hosted from 14 to 16 August 1980 at the De Baandert in Sittard, Netherlands, it featured two events: the women's 400 metres hurdles and the women's 3000 metres run.[1] West Germany's Birgit Friedmann took the first women's world title in the 3000 m, while her East German counterpart Bärbel Broschat became the first women's 400 m hurdles world champion.[2]

1980 World Championships in Athletics
Dutch logo
Host citySittard, Netherlands
Nations21
Athletes42
Events2
Dates14–16 August 1980
Opened byQueen Beatrix
Main venueDe Baandert

Summary

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Historically, the IAAF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed that the Athletics at the Summer Olympics served as the world championship event for the sport. The IAAF began to expand its programme of approved events for women and this conflicted with the Olympic athletics programme. The 400 m hurdles was recently introduced event for female athletes while the 3000 m marked the increasing popularity of long-distance running events among women. Neither event was contested at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The boycott of those Olympics and the presence of the Liberty Bell Classic (an alternative event for the boycotting nations) gave the IAAF additional incentive to hold its own competition; although the Soviet Union withdrew, the events in Sittard attracted entries from countries on both sides of the Western and Eastern divide.[3]

A total of 42 women from 21 nations entered the competition – there were 18 participants in the 3000 m and 24 athletes in the 400 m hurdles. The hurdles format had four heats of six athletes, two semi-finals of eight athletes, then an "A" and a "B" final. The 3000 m run had two stages: two heats of nine athletes each, followed by a final of twelve athletes.[4]

The tournament followed the 1976 World Championships in Athletics, which featured just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk – and was organised by the IAAF in reaction to the IOC dropping that event for the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] The 1980 World Championships preceded the launch of the IAAF's independent global event, with the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics taking place three years later with a programme of 41 events.[5]

One athlete, Spain's Rosa Colorado, later had her results at the championships disqualified for doping offences.[6]

Medallists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
3000 metres Birgit Friedmann
  West Germany
Karoline Nemetz
  Sweden
Ingrid Kristiansen
  Norway
400 metres hurdles Bärbel Broschat
  East Germany
Ellen Neumann
  East Germany
Petra Pfaff
  East Germany

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Netherlands)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany1113
2  West Germany1001
3  Sweden0101
4  Norway0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Schedule

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Date Event
14 August 400 m hurdles heats
3000 m heats
15 August 400 m hurdles semi-finals
10,000 m final
16 August 400 m hurdles finals
3000 m final

400 metres hurdles results

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Heats

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Hurdles winner Bärbel Broschat was the fastest athlete in all three rounds.

Qualifying rule: the first three athletes in each heat (Q) plus the four fastest non-qualifiers (q) progressed to the semi-finals.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 3 Bärbel Broschat   East Germany (GDR) 56.13 Q
2 4 Ellen Neumann   East Germany (GDR) 56.35 Q
3 1 Esther Mahr   United States (USA) 57.51 Q
4 1 Hilde Frederiksen   Norway (NOR) 57.72 Q
5 2 Petra Pfaff   East Germany (GDR) 57.92 Q
6 4 Christine Warden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 57.84 Q
7 2 Lynette Foreman   Australia (AUS) 58.07 Q
8 1 Montserrat Pujol   Spain (ESP) 58.54 Q
8 3 Mary Appleby   Ireland (IRL) 58.54 Q
10 3 Rosa Colorado   Spain (ESP) 58.79 Q
11 1 Olga Commandeur   Netherlands (NED) 58.87 q
12 4 Helle Sichlau   Denmark (DEN) 58.99 Q
13 2 Susan Dalgoutté   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 59.63 Q
14 2 Esther Kaufmann   Switzerland (SUI) 59.74 q
15 2 Simone Büngener   West Germany (FRG) 59.98 q
16 3 Francine Gendron   Canada (CAN) 1:00.40 q
17 3 Debra Melrose   United States (USA) 1:00.46
18 1 Lai Lih-jian   Chinese Taipei (TPE) 1:01.01
19 3 Ruth Dubois   France (FRA) 1:01.12
20 2 Dominique Le Disset   France (FRA) 1:01.22
21 4 Kim Whitehead   United States (USA) 1:01.33
22 4 Andrea Wachter   Canada (CAN) 1:02.28
23 4 Célestine N'Drin   Ivory Coast (CIV) 1:04.91
1 Kirsi Ulvinen   Sweden (SWE) DQ

Semi-finals

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Qualifying rule: the first four athletes in each semi-final (Q) progressed to the "A" final. The remaining non-qualifiers were entered into the "B" final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Bärbel Broschat   East Germany (GDR) 55.89 Q
1 2 Ellen Neumann   East Germany (GDR) 55.89 Q
3 2 Esther Mahr   United States (USA) 56.16 Q
4 1 Petra Pfaff   East Germany (GDR) 56.78 Q
5 1 Mary Appleby   Ireland (IRL) 57.06 Q
6 2 Christine Warden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 57.26 Q
7 1 Hilde Frederiksen   Norway (NOR) 57.44 Q
8 2 Lynette Foreman   Australia (AUS) 57.46 Q
9 2 Rosa Colorado   Spain (ESP) 57.47
10 1 Montserrat Pujol   Spain (ESP) 57.72
11 2 Olga Commandeur   Netherlands (NED) 57.93 NR
12 1 Helle Sichlau   Denmark (DEN) 58.44
13 2 Simone Büngener   West Germany (FRG) 59.11
14 2 Esther Kaufmann   Switzerland (SUI) 59.55
15 1 Susan Dalgoutté   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 59.85
16 1 Francine Gendron   Canada (CAN) 1:00.14

"A" final

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Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes
  7 Bärbel Broschat   East Germany (GDR) 54.55 CR, PB
  6 Ellen Neumann   East Germany (GDR) 54.56
  8 Petra Pfaff   East Germany (GDR) 55.84
4 5 Mary Appleby   Ireland (IRL) 56.51
5 1 Esther Mahr   United States (USA) 56.81
6 4 Hilde Frederiksen   Norway (NOR) 56.85
7 3 Lynette Foreman   Australia (AUS) 58.24
2 Christine Warden   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DQ

"B" final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Rosa Colorado   Spain (ESP) 57.51 DQ, doping
1 Helle Sichlau   Denmark (DEN) 58.03
2 Montserrat Pujol   Spain (ESP) 58.38
4 Simone Büngener   West Germany (FRG) 58.77
5 Susan Dalgoutté   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 59.31
6 Esther Kaufmann   Switzerland (SUI) 59.41
7 Francine Gendron   Canada (CAN) 59.61
Olga Commandeur   Netherlands (NED) DNF

3000 metres results

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Heats

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Qualifying rule: the first five athletes in each heat (Q) plus the two fastest non-qualifiers (q) progressed to the final.

Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes
1 1 Aurora Cunha   Portugal (POR) 9:04.7 Q
1 2 Birgit Friedmann   West Germany (FRG) 9:04.7 Q
3 2 Breda Pergar   Yugoslavia (YUG) 9:04.9 Q
4 2 Karoline Nemetz   Sweden (SWE) 9:04.9 Q
5 2 Joelle Debrouwer   France (FRA) 9:05.0 Q
6 2 Penny Werthner   Canada (CAN) 9:05.8 Q
7 1 Charlotte Teske   West Germany (FRG) 9:06.1 Q
8 1 Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway (NOR) 9:06.4 Q
9 1 Eva Ernström   Sweden (SWE) 9:06.5 Q
10 2 Wendy Smith   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) 9:07.3 q
11 1 Geri Fitch   Canada (CAN) 9:07.6 Q
12 1 Mary Shea   United States (USA) 9:09.4 q
13 2 Julie Shea   United States (USA) 9:11.4
14 2 Fionnuala Morrish   Ireland (IRL) 9:13.8
15 1 Anat Meiri   Israel (ISR) 9:26.7
16 1 Anne Audain   New Zealand (NZL) 9:26.8
17 1 Brenda Webb   United States (USA) 9:27.6
18 2 Olga Caccaviello   Argentina (ARG) 10:01.2

Final

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Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
  Birgit Friedmann   West Germany (FRG) 8:48.05 CR, PB
  Karoline Nemetz   Sweden (SWE) 8:50.22
  Ingrid Kristiansen   Norway (NOR) 8:58.8
4 Joelle Debrouwer   France (FRA) 8:59.0
5 Breda Pergar   Yugoslavia (YUG) 8:59.7
6 Penny Werthner   Canada (CAN) 9:03.5
7 Charlotte Teske   West Germany (FRG) 9:04.3
8 Eva Ernström   Sweden (SWE) 9:07.7
9 Aurora Cunha   Portugal (POR) 9:11.2
10 Mary Shea   United States (USA) 9:13.7
11 Geri Fitch   Canada (CAN) 9:37.6
Wendy Smith   Great Britain & N.I. (GBR) DNF

10,000 metres results

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Held alongside the men's international Netherlands vs Ireland vs Wales match, the event saw some invitation events for women which are not considered part of the World Championships.[7] Nevertheless, the 10,000 metres appear in IAAF statistics as it was not part of the Olympic programme at the time.[8]

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes
1 Kath Binns   Great Britain 32:57.17 NR
2 Fionnuala Morrish   Ireland 33:51.7
3 Magda Ilands   Belgium 34:25.3
4 Marja Wokke   Netherlands 35:28.9

Participation

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References

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  1. ^ Archive of Past Events. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
  2. ^ a b IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
  3. ^ Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (pg. 217). Scarecrow Press (eBook). Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
  4. ^ "12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009" (PDF). Monte Carlo: IAAF Media & Public Relations Department. 2009. pp. 194, 210–1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2009.
  5. ^ 1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
  6. ^ IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (archived). IAAF (2013). Retrieved on 2015-07-06.
  7. ^ "18-08-1980"%29&redirect=true&resultscoll=dddtitel&identifier=ABCDDD:010879955:mpeg21:p011&rowid=1&pres%5Bmaxperpage%5D=36 "Interland in cijfers". De Volkskrant (in Dutch). 18 August 1980. p. 11. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  8. ^ IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 234). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09.
Results
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