Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres

The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held from July 27, 1980, and on July 30, 1980.[1] Fifty athletes from 32 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Markin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first title in the men's 400 metres and first medal in the event since 1956. With the United States boycotting the Games, that country was not represented on the podium for the first time since 1920. Australia earned its first medal in the event with Rick Mitchell's silver, while East Germany won its first medal with Frank Schaeffer's bronze (which was the first medal by any German since the United Team took silvers in 1956 and 1960).

Men's 400 metres
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueCentral Lenin Stadium
Dates27 July 1980 (heats)
28 July 1980 (quarter-finals and semi-finals)
30 July 1980 (final)
Competitors50 from 32 nations
Winning time44.60
Medalists
Viktor Markin
 Soviet Union
Rick Mitchell
 Australia
Frank Schaeffer
 East Germany
Athletics at the
1980 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 km walkmen
50 km walkmen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Combined events
Pentathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

Background

This was the nineteenth appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Defending gold medalist from 1976 Alberto Juantorena of Cuba returned to try to repeat without competition from the Americans, but with an Achilles tendon injury from 1979. Other returning finalists were fourth-place finisher Fons Brijdenbach of Belgium, sixth-place finisher Rick Mitchell of Australia, and seventh-place finisher David Jenkins of Great Britain. The field was relatively open, with no clear favorite.[2]

Botswana, Guinea, Laos, Libya, the Seychelles, Sierra Leone, and Syria appeared in this event for the first time. Great Britain made its seventeenth appearance in the event, most of any present in Moscow but still one behind the United States at 18.

Competition format

The competition retained the basic four-round format from 1920. The "fastest loser" system, introduced in 1964, was available but not used because there were 8 first-round heats, making for even advancement. Each heat has 6 or 7 runners, with the top 4 advancing. The 4 quarterfinals each had 8 runners; the top four athletes in each quarterfinal heat advanced to the semifinals, with no "fastest loser" spots. The semifinals featured 2 heats of 8 runners each. The top four runners in each semifinal heat advanced, making an eight-man final.[2][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1976 Summer Olympics.

World record Lee Evans (USA)43.86Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968
Olympic record Lee Evans (USA)43.8Mexico City, Mexico18 October 1968

No world or Olympic records were set during this event.

Schedule

The quarterfinals were moved to the second day (along with the semifinals) after one time on the first day in 1976.

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 27 July 198011:30Round 1
Monday, 28 July 198011:00
19:30		Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Wednesday, 30 July 198018:40Final

Results

Round 1

Eight Round One heats were held at the Lenin Stadium on Sunday, 27 July 1980. The first four in each heat progressed to the quarterfinals.

Heat 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
16 David Jenkins Great Britain 46.67Q
25 Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia 47.26Q
32 Francis Demarthon France 47.43Q
43 Eddy De Leeuw Belgium 47.59Q
57 Charles Dramiga Uganda 48.69
64 Asfaw Deble Ethiopia 49.77
—— Constantino Reis Mozambique DNS

Heat 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
11 Bert Cameron Jamaica 47.54Q
23 Didier Dubois France 47.57Q
34 Silver Ayoo Uganda 47.78Q
46 Charles Lupiya Zambia 48.49Q
57 Horia Toboc Romania 49.90
62 Léopold Hounkanrin Benin 51.04
75 Joseph Ramotshabi Botswana 51.49

Heat 3
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
11 Dele Udo Nigeria 46.48Q
27 Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago 46.55Q
33 Rick Mitchell Australia 46.63Q
45 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Denmark 47.01Q
54 Jimmy Massallay Sierra Leone 49.68
66 El-Mehdi Sallah Diab Libya 49.89
72 Panh Khemanith Laos 53.74

Heat 4
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Derrick Peynado Jamaica 47.37Q
23 Fons Brijdenbach Belgium 47.72Q
31 Andrzej Stępień Poland 47.99Q
42 Glen Cohen Great Britain 48.35Q
56 Régis Tranquille Seychelles 49.34
65 Mohamed Diakité Guinea 49.59
—— Emmanuel Bitanga Cameroon DNS

Heat 5
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
13 Viktor Markin Soviet Union 46.88Q
21 Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago 47.24Q
36 Hope Ezeigbo Nigeria 47.46Q
44 Jacques Borlée Belgium 47.77Q
52 Mohamed El-Abed Syria 50.47
65 Sahr Kendor Sierra Leone 52.98
—— Koen Gijsbers Netherlands DNS

Heat 6
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Jozo Alebić Yugoslavia 47.61Q
22 Stefano Malinverni Italy 47.63Q
33 Ian Stapleton Jamaica 47.97Q
46 Hussain Ali Nasayyif Iraq 48.03Q
55 Harry Schulting Netherlands 48.53
61 William Akabi-Davis Sierra Leone 50.80
—— Ramyan al-Ramian Kuwait DNS

Heat 7
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer East Germany 46.13Q
25 Viktor Burakov Soviet Union 46.41Q
34 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 46.69Q
43 Roberto Tozzi Italy 47.01Q
56 Jerzy Pietrzyk Poland 47.18
61 Geraldo José Pegado Brazil 48.71
—— Ruben Inacio Angola DNS
— Boubacar Diallo Senegal DNS

Heat 8
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
16 Nikolay Chernetskiy Soviet Union 47.04Q
22 Mauro Zuliani Italy 47.16Q
33 Marcel Klarenbeek Netherlands 47.67Q
47 Alan Bell Great Britain 47.38Q
55 Oddur Sigurðsson Iceland 47.39
61 Isidoro Hornillos Spain 47.45
—— Christer Gullstrand Sweden DNS

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinals were held on 28 July 1980. The top four in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Rick Mitchell Australia 45.73Q
26 Fons Brijdenbach Belgium 45.88Q
32 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Denmark 45.89Q
41 Dele Udo Nigeria 46.18Q
54 Francis Demarthon France 46.38
63 Jozo Alebić Yugoslavia 46.60
75 Charles Lupiya Zambia 47.67
88 Stefano Malinverni Italy 47.79

Quarterfinal 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
12 Viktor Markin Soviet Union 45.58Q
24 Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago 45.81Q
31 Mauro Zuliani Italy 45.93Q
43 Alan Bell Great Britain 46.17Q
55 Andrzej Stępień Poland 46.31
67 Eddy De Leeuw Belgium 46.47
78 Derrick Peynado Jamaica 46.50
86 Marcel Klarenbeek Netherlands 46.81

Quarterfinal 3
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer East Germany 46.15Q
26 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 46.23Q
32 Viktor Burakov Soviet Union 46.23Q
45 Didier Dubois France 46.60Q
51 Silver Ayoo Uganda 47.03
64 Bert Cameron Jamaica 47.313
73 Glen Cohen Great Britain 47.35
88 Jacques Borlée Belgium 47.73

Quarterfinal 4
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
18 David Jenkins Great Britain 45.99Q
21 Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago 46.12Q
32 Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia 46.27Q
43 Nikolay Chernetskiy Soviet Union 46.30Q
55 Roberto Tozzi Italy 46.73
66 Hope Ezeigbo Nigeria 46.88
74 Ian Stapleton Jamaica 47.64
87 Hussain Ali Nasayyif Iraq 48.50

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Tuesday, July 29, 1980.

RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Fons Brijdenbach Belgium 45.46Q
24 Rick Mitchell Australia 45.48Q
37 David Jenkins Great Britain 45.59Q
48 Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago 45.61Q
53 Dele Udo Nigeria 45.88
62 Nikolay Chernetskiy Soviet Union 45.94
76 Mauro Zuliani Italy 46.01
81 Karel Kolář Czechoslovakia 46.11

Semifinal 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Frank Schaffer East Germany 45.47Q
21 Viktor Markin Soviet Union 45.60Q
38 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 45.95Q
43 Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago 45.96Q
56 Viktor Burakov Soviet Union 45.97
64 Didier Dubois France 46.72
75 Jens Smedegaard Hansen Denmark 47.00
82 Alan Bell Great Britain 48.50

Final
Rank Lane AthleteNation Time
2 Viktor Markin Soviet Union 44.60
4 Rick Mitchell Australia 44.84
6 Frank Schaffer East Germany 44.87
4 3 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 45.09
5 1 Fons Brydenbach Belgium 45.10
6 7 Mike Solomon Trinidad and Tobago 45.55
7 8 David Jenkins Great Britain 45.56
8 5 Joseph Coombs Trinidad and Tobago 46.33

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's 400 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  2. "400 metres, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 29.
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