Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's javelin throw


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The Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 22 competitors, with two qualifying groups (22 throwers) before the final (12) took place on Friday July 25, 1980. The top 12 and ties, and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. All results were made with a rough surfaced javelin (old design).[1]

Women's javelin throw

at the Games of the XXII Olympiad

Date24 July 1980 (qualifications)
25 July 1980 (final)
Competitors22 from 13 nations
Winning distance68.40 OR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) María Caridad Colón
 Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Saida Gunba
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Ute Hommola
 East Germany

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Qualification Round
24.07.1980 – 12:25h
Final Round
25.07.1980 – 17:15h
  • All results shown are in metres
Q automatic qualification
q qualification by rank
DNS did not start
NM no mark
WR world record
AR area record
NR national record
PB personal best
SB season best
Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics
World record   Tatyana Biryulina (URS) 70.08 m July 12, 1980   Podolsk, Soviet Union
Olympic record   Ruth Fuchs (GDR)  65.94 m July 24, 1976   Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Broken records during the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic record   María Caridad Colón (CUB)   '68.40 m July 25, 1980   Moscow, Soviet Union
Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 1   Ute Richter (GDR) 57.40 66.66 — 66.66 m
2 4   Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) 63.84 — — 63.84 m
3 7   María Caridad Colón (CUB) 62.42 — — 62.42 m
4 8   Ivanka Vancheva (BUL) 61.16 — — 61.16 m
5 9   Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) 60.56 — — 60.56 m
6 10   Bernadetta Blechacz (POL) 55.92 50.26 59.90 59.90 m
7 11   Tatyana Biryulina (URS) 57.72 52.44 59.86 59.86 m
8 13   Mária Janák (HUN) 54.22 X 57.80 57.80 m
9 15   Petra Rivers (AUS) 51.08 53.14 55.80 55.80 m
10 18   Fatima Whitbread (GBR) 47.44 47.22 49.74 49.74 m
— —   Sofia Sakorafa (GRE) X X X NM
Rank Overall Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3
1 2   Ruth Fuchs (GDR) 54.12 64.26 — 64.26 m
2 3   Saida Gunba (URS) 63.98 — — 63.98 m
3 5   Ute Hommola (GDR) 63.52 — — 63.52 m
4 6   Yadviga Putiniene (URS) 62.96 — — 62.96 m
5 12   Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) 58.76 X — 58.76 m
6 14   Tiina Lillak (FIN) 53.44 56.26 X 56.26 m
7 16   Pam Matthews (AUS) 55.72 53.72 51.70 55.72 m
8 17   Agnès Tchuinté (CMR) 55.36 52.16 49.22 55.36 m
9 19   Tessa Sanderson (GBR) 48.76 X X 48.76 m
10 20   Patricia Guerrero (PER) 38.36 45.40 45.42 45.42 m
— 2   Tsvetana Ralinska (BUL) — — — DNS
Rank Athlete Attempts Distance
1 2 3 4 5 6
    María Caridad Colón (CUB) 68.40 X 64.58 62.70 66.02 63.06 68.40 m
    Saida Gunba (URS) 66.08 67.76 X 63.78 X 65.06 67.76 m
    Ute Hommola (GDR) 60.62 58.84 66.04 66.56 61.96 64.92 66.56 m
4   Ute Richter (GDR) 54.86 53.12 62.80 65.68 66.04 66.54 66.54 m
5   Ivanka Vancheva (BUL) 65.38 60.88 X 60.12 61.90 62.90 65.38 m
6   Tatyana Biryulina (URS) 56.28 65.08 58.42 60.36 X 62.48 65.08 m
7   Éva Ráduly-Zörgő (ROU) X 64.08 54.80 59.44 57.02 54.30 64.08 m
8   Ruth Fuchs (GDR) 59.90 X 61.48 X 63.94 59.20 63.94 m
9   Bernadetta Blechacz (POL) 57.94 52.84 61.46 61.46 m
10   Antoaneta Todorova (BUL) 54.76 60.66 52.98 60.66 m
11   Yadviga Putiniene (URS) 59.94 X 52.72 59.94 m
12   Fausta Quintavalla (ITA) 49.60 57.50 57.52 57.52 m
  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Javelin Throw". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2018.