Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

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 three 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. The winning margin was 17 seconds.

Men's marathon
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Waldemar Cierpinski celebrating his gold medal. Left behind him Gerard Nijboer.
VenueCentral Lenin Olympic Stadium, Moscow
Date1 August
Competitors74 from 40 nations
Winning time2:11:03
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Waldemar Cierpinski
 East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Gerard Nijboer
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Satymkul Dzhumanazarov
 Soviet Union
← 1976
1984 →
Runners pass in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral. Winner Waldemar Cierpinski is on the left.

Background

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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

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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

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These 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 1969
Olympic record   Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) 2:09:55.0 Montreal, Canada 31 July 1976

No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition.

Schedule

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All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Friday, 1 August 1980 17:15 Final

Results

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Rank Athlete Nation Time
  Waldemar Cierpinski   East Germany 2:11:03
  Gerard Nijboer   Netherlands 2:11:20
  Satymkul Dzhumanazarov   Soviet Union 2:11:35
4 Vladimir Kotov   Soviet Union 2:12:05
5 Leonid Moseyev   Soviet Union 2:12:14
6 Rodolfo Gómez   Mexico 2:12:39
7 Dereje Nedi   Ethiopia 2:12:44
8 Massimo Magnani   Italy 2:13:12
9 Karel Lismont   Belgium 2:13:27
10 Robert de Castella   Australia 2:14:31
11 Hans-Joachim Truppel   East Germany 2:14:55
12 Ferenc Szekeres   Hungary 2:15:18
13 Marc Smet   Belgium 2:16:00
14 Emmanuel Ndiemandoi   Tanzania 2:16:47
15 Gidamis Shahanga   Tanzania 2:16:47
16 Anacleto Pinto   Portugal 2:17:04
17 Domingo Tibaduiza   Colombia 2:17:06
18 Rik Schoofs   Belgium 2:17:28
19 Kjell-Erik Ståhl   Sweden 2:17:44
20 Michael Koussis   Greece 2:18:02
21 Jürgen Eberding   East Germany 2:18:04
22 Eleuterio Antón   Spain 2:18:16
23 Leodigard Martin   Tanzania 2:18:21
24 Moges Alemayehu   Ethiopia 2:18:40
25 Jules Randrianarivelo   Madagascar 2:19:23
26 Zbigniew Pierzynka   Poland 2:20:03
27 Koh Chun-Son   North Korea 2:20:08
28 Chris Wardlaw   Australia 2:20:42
29 Li Jong-hyung   North Korea 2:21:10
30 Tommy Persson   Sweden 2:21:11
31 Hari Chand   India 2:22:08
32 Håkan Spik   Finland 2:22:24
33 Choe Chang-Sop   North Korea 2:22:42
34 Luis Barbosa   Colombia 2:22:58
35 Marco Marchei   Italy 2:23:21
36 Vincent Rakabaele   Lesotho 2:23:29
37 Baikuntha Manandhar   Nepal 2:23:51
38 Dick Hooper   Ireland 2:23:53
39 Josef Steiner   Austria 2:24:24
40 Joseph Peter   Switzerland 2:24:53
41 Cor Vriend   Netherlands 2:26:41
42 Pat Hooper   Ireland 2:30:28
43 Buumba Halwand   Zambia 2:36:51
44 Issa Chetoui   Libya 2:38:01
45 Mukunda Hari Shrestha   Nepal 2:38:52
46 Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita   Sierra Leone 2:41:20
47 Soe Khin   Burma 2:41:41
48 Damiano Musonda   Zambia 2:42:11
49 Enemri Najem Al-Marghani   Libya 2:42:27
50 Nguyễn Quyễn   Vietnam 2:44:37
51 Tapfumaneyi Jonga   Zimbabwe 2:47:17
52 Emmanuel M'Pioh   Republic of the Congo 2:48:17
53 Abel Nkhoma   Zimbabwe 2:53:35
Shivnath Singh   India DNF
Ryszard Marczak   Poland DNF
Andrzej Sajkowski   Poland DNF
Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer   Czechoslovakia DNF
Radamés González   Cuba DNF
Dave Black   Great Britain DNF
Bernie Ford   Great Britain DNF
Lasse Virén   Finland DNF
Jean-Michel Charbonnel   France DNF
Albert Marie   Seychelles DNF
Abdelmadjid Mada   Algeria DNF
Gerard Barrett   Australia DNF
Göran Högberg   Sweden DNF
Josef Jánský   Czechoslovakia DNF
Nabil Chouéry   Lebanon DNF
Ian Thompson   Great Britain DNF
Jouni Kortelainen   Finland DNF
Patrick Chiwala   Zambia DNF
Kebede Balcha   Ethiopia DNF
Jørn Lauenborg   Denmark DNF
Kenneth Hlasa   Lesotho DNF
Laswell Ngoma   Zimbabwe DNS
John Treacy   Ireland DNS

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b "Marathon, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 August 2020.