Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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| 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 Discus Throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entrylist of 18 competitors, with one qualifying group and the final (12) held on Monday July 28, 1980.
Contents
Medalists
| Gold | Viktor Rashchupkin Soviet Union |
| Silver | Imrich Bugár Czechoslovakia |
| Bronze | Luis Delís Cuba |
Abbreviations
- All results shown are in metres
| 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 |
Records
| Standing records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Record |  Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) |
71.16 m | August 9, 1978 | East Berlin, East Germany |
| Olympic Record |  Mac Wilkins (USA) |
68.28 m | July 24, 1976 |  Montréal, Canada |
Results
Final
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
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 Viktor Rashchupkin (URS) |
66.64 m |
 |
 Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
66.38 m |
 |
 Luis Delís (CUB) |
66.32 m |
| 4. |  Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) |
65.64 m |
| 5. | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
65.58 m |
| 6. | Ihor Duhinets (URS) |
64.04 m |
| 7. |  Emil Vladimirov (BUL) |
63.18 m |
| 8. | Velko Velev (BUL) |
63.04 m |
| 9. |  Markku Tuokko (FIN) |
61.84 m |
| 10. | José Santa Cruz (CUB) |
61.52 m |
| 11. | Hilmar Hoßfeld (GDR) |
61.14 m |
| 12. |  Kenth Gardenkrans (SWE) |
60.24 m |
Qualifying round
- Held on Sunday July 27, 1980
| RANK | FINAL | DISTANCE |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Imrich Bugár (TCH) |
65.08 m |
| 2. | Viktor Rashchupkin (URS) |
64.78 m |
| 3. | Luis Delís (CUB) |
62.20 m |
| 4. | Ihor Duhinets (URS) |
63.10 m |
| 5. | Yuriy Dumchev (URS) |
62.82 m |
| 6. | Kenth Gardenkrans (SWE) |
62.58 m |
| 7. | Emil Vladimirov (BUL) |
62.50 m |
| 8. | Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR) |
62.46 m |
| 9. | Markku Tuokko (FIN) |
62.14 m |
| 10. | Velko Velev (BUL) |
61.32 m |
| 11. | José Santa Cruz (CUB) |
60.14 m |
| 12. | Hilmar Hoßfeld (GDR) |
59.92 m |
| 13. | Armin Lemme (GDR) |
59.44 m |
| 14. |  Iosif Nagy (ROU) |
59.34 m |
| 15. |  Namakoro Niare (MLI) |
57.34 m |
| 16. |  Adnan Houry (SYR) |
47.52 m |
| 17. |  Najem Najem (KUW) |
39.26 m |
| — |  Oskar Jakobsson (ISL) |
NM |
See also
- 1978 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Prague)
- 1982 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Athens)
- 1983 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Helsinki)
- 1986 Men's European Championships Discus Throw (Stuttgart)
- 1987 Men's World Championships Discus Throw (Rome)
