These are the official results of the men's 10,000 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There were a total number of 40 participating athletes, with the final held on Sunday July 27, 1980.[1] The winning margin was 1.59 seconds.
| Men's 10,000 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Central Lenin Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | July 24-27 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 43 from 27 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 27:42.69 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Medalists
edit| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
Miruts Yifter Ethiopia
|
Kaarlo Maaninka Finland
|
Mohamed Kedir Ethiopia
|
Records
editThese were the standing world and Olympic records (in minutes) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 27:22.4 |  Henry Rono
|
Vienna (AUT) | June 11, 1978 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 27:38.35 | Lasse Virén
|
Munich (FRG) | September 3, 1972 |
Results
editFinal
edit| RANK | FINAL | TIME |
|---|---|---|
|
 Miruts Yifter (ETH)
|
27:42.69 |
|
 Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN)
|
27:44.28 |
|
Mohamed Kedir (ETH)
|
27:44.64 |
| 4. | Tolossa Kotu (ETH)
|
27:46.47 |
| 5. | Lasse Virén (FIN)
|
27:50.46 |
| 6. |  Jörg Peter (GDR)
|
28:05.53 |
| 7. | Werner Schildhauer (GDR)
|
28:10.91 |
| 8. |  Enn Sellik (URS)
|
28:13.72 |
| 9. |  Bill Scott (AUS)
|
28:15.08 |
| 10. |  Ilie Floroiu (ROU)
|
28:16.25 |
| 11. | Brendan Foster (GBR)
|
28:22.54 |
| 12. | Mike McLeod (GBR)
|
28:40.78 |
| 13. | Martti Vainio (FIN)
|
28:46.22 |
| 14. | Gerard Tebroke (NED)
|
28:50.08 |
| — |  Antonio Prieto (ESP)
|
DNF |
Qualifying Heats
edit- Held on Thursday 24 July 1980
| RANK | HEAT 1 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohamed Kedir (ETH)
|
28:16.38 |
| 2. | Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN)
|
28:30.96 |
| 3. | Werner Schildhauer (GDR)
|
28:32.08 |
| 4. | Lasse Virén (FIN)
|
28:45.72 |
| 5. | Stephen Austin (AUS)
|
29:45.2 |
| 6. | Alex Hagelsteens (BEL)
|
29:47.6 |
| 7. | Geoff Smith (GBR)
|
30:00.1 |
| 8. |  Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG)
|
30:23.5 |
| 9. |  Akel Hamdan (SYR)
|
31:21.9 |
| 10. |  Motlalepula Thabana (LES)
|
34:01.5 |
| — | John Treacy (IRL)
|
DNF |
| — |  Zakariah Barie (TAN)
|
DNF |
| — | Aleksandras Antipovas (URS)
|
DNF |
| — |  Bernardo Manuel (ANG)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 2 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Miruts Yifter (ETH)
|
28:41.68 |
| 2. | Jörg Peter (GDR)
|
28:49.96 |
| 3. | Brendan Foster (GBR)
|
28:55.15 |
| 4. | Enn Sellik (URS)
|
29:12.1 |
| 5. | Antonio Prieto (ESP)
|
29:12.8 |
| 6. | Rachid Habchaoui (ALG)
|
29:12.9 |
| 7. |  Enrique Aquino (MEX)
|
29:21.3 |
| 8. | José Gómez (MEX)
|
29:53.6 |
| 9. |  Damiano Musonda (ZAM)
|
29:53.6 |
| 10. |  Kenias Tembo (ZIM)
|
30:53.8 |
| 11. |  Jules Randrianari (MAD)
|
31:18.4 |
| — |  Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)
|
DNF |
| — | Gerard Barrett (AUS)
|
DNS |
| — | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN)
|
DNS |
| RANK | HEAT 3 | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tolossa Kotu (ETH)
|
28:55.26 |
| 2. | Mike McLeod (GBR)
|
28:57.27 |
| 3. | Bill Scott (AUS)
|
28:58.70 |
| 4. | Martti Vainio (FIN)
|
28:59.81 |
| 5. | Ilie Floroiu (ROU)
|
29:03.1 |
| 6. | Gerard Tebroke (NED)
|
29:05.0 |
| 7. |  Jiri Sikora (TCH)
|
29:19.8 |
| 8. | Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)
|
29:25.7 |
| 9. | Volodymyr Shesterov (URS)
|
29:32.4 |
| 10. |  Hari Chand (IND)
|
29:45.8 |
| 11. | Leodigard Martin (TAN)
|
30:33.4 |
| 12. |  Golekane Mosveu (BOT)
|
30:38.8 |
| 13. |  Nara Bahadur Dahal (NEP)
|
31:19.8 |
| — |  Dias Alface (MOZ)
|
DNF |
| — | Markus Ryffel (SUI)
|
DNF |
See also
edit- 1976 Men's Olympic Games 10000 metres (Montreal)
- 1978 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships 10000 metres (Helsinki)
- 1984 Men's Olympic Games 10000 metres (Los Angeles)
- 1986 Men's European Championships 10000 metres (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships 10000 metres (Rome)
References
edit- ^ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Games: Men's 10,000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2017.