| 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 | |||
The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group (18 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Sunday July 27, 1980. The qualifying round was staged on Saturday July 26, with the mark set at 80.00 metres.
Contents |
| Gold | Dainis Kula Soviet Union (URS) |
| Silver | Aleksandr Makarov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Wolfgang Hanisch East Germany (GDR) |
| Qualification Round | |
|---|---|
| 26.07.1980 – 12:25h | |
| Final Round | |
| 27.07.1980 – 17:15h | |
| Q | automatic qualification |
| q | qualification by rank |
| DNS | did not start |
| NM | no mark |
| OR | olympic record |
| WR | world record |
| AR | area record |
| NR | national record |
| PB | personal best |
| SB | season best |
| Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
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| World Record | Ferenc Paragi (HUN) | 96.72 m | April 23, 1980 | Tata, Hungary |
| Olympic Record | Miklós Németh (HUN) | 94.58 m | July 25, 1976 | Montreal, Canada |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 1 | Ferenc Paragi (HUN) | X | 72.60 | 88.76 | 88.76 m |
| 2 | Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR) | 75.24 | 85.82 | — | 85.82 m |
| 3 | Dainis Kula (URS) | 85.76 | — | — | 85.76 m |
| 4 | Miklós Nemeth (HUN) | 84.84 | — | — | 84.84 m |
| 5 | Antero Puranen (FIN) | 74.78 | 84.02 | — | 84.02 m |
| 6 | Aleksandr Makarov (URS) | 83.32 | — | — | 83.32 m |
| 7 | Heino Puuste (URS) | 82.96 | — | — | 82.96 m |
| 8 | Justin Arop (UGA) | 63.02 | 76.64 | 82.68 | 82.68 m |
| 9 | Aimo Aho (FIN) | 70.84 | 78.50 | 82.12 | 82.12 m |
| 10 | Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) | X | 80.30 | — | 80.30 m |
| 11 | Detlef Fuhrmann (GDR) | 72.12 | X | 78.80 | 78.80 m |
| 12 | Stefan Stoykov (BUL) | 70.62 | 78.74 | 71.00 | 78.74 m |
| 13 | Detlef Michel (GDR) | 73.30 | 78.34 | X | 78.34 m |
| 14 | David Ottley (GBR) | X | 77.20 | 71.94 | 77.20 m |
| 15 | Dariusz Adamus (POL) | 69.68 | 75.72 | 76.82 | 76.82 m |
| 16 | Zakayo Malekwa (TAN) | 71.58 | X | 61.66 | 71.58 m |
| 17 | Inoussa Dangou (BEN) | 54.20 | 63.56 | X | 63.56 m |
| 18 | Milkessa Chalchisa (ETH) | X | 51.04 | 47.68 | 51.04 m |
| Rank | Athlete | Attempts | Distance | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| Dainis Kula (URS) | X | X | 88.88 | 91.20 | X | X | 91.20 m | |
| Aleksandr Makarov (URS) | 85.84 | 83.48 | X | 84.40 | 88.04 | 89.64 | 89.64 m | |
| Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR) | 86.72 | 73.74 | 84.04 | X | X | X | 86.72 m | |
| 4 | Heino Puuste (URS) | 86.10 | X | — | X | — | X | 86.10 m |
| 5 | Antero Puranen (FIN) | 85.12 | X | X | 78.14 | X | 82.94 | 85.12 m |
| 6 | Pentti Sinersaari (FIN) | 75.08 | 84.34 | 82.86 | X | X | X | 84.34 m |
| 7 | Detlef Fuhrmann (GDR) | 68.44 | 81.02 | 81.44 | 83.50 | 80.42 | 80.96 | 83.50 m |
| 8 | Miklós Nemeth (HUN) | 76.60 | 74.06 | 81.46 | 81.38 | 82.40 | 76.22 | 82.40 m |
| 9 | Aimo Aho (FIN) | 75.82 | 80.58 | 78.86 | 80.58 m | |||
| 10 | Ferenc Paragi (HUN) | X | 75.46 | 79.52 | 79.52 m | |||
| 11 | Stefan Stoykov (BUL) | 77.32 | 74.38 | 79.04 | 79.04 m | |||
| 12 | Justin Arop (UGA) | 53.56 | 77.34 | X | 77.34 m | |||
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