The Women's Javelin Throw

Javelin throw

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event at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

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 had an entrylist 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).

Medalists

Schedule

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  Qualification Round
  24.07.1980 – 12:25h
  Final Round
  25.07.1980 – 17:15h

Abbreviations

• 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

Group A

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	1		57.40	66.66	—	66.66 m
2	4		63.84	—	—	63.84 m
3	7		62.42	—	—	62.42 m
4	8		61.16	—	—	61.16 m
5	9		60.56	—	—	60.56 m
6	10		55.92	50.26	59.90	59.90 m
7	11		57.72	52.44	59.86	59.86 m
8	13		54.22	X	57.80	57.80 m
9	15		53.14	55.80	55.80	51.08 m
10	18		47.22	49.74	49.74	47.44 m
—	—		X	X	X	NM

Group B

Rank	Overall	Athlete	Attempts			Distance
			1	2	3
1	2		54.12	64.26	—	64.26 m
2	3		63.98	—	—	63.98 m
3	5		63.52	—	—	63.52 m
4	6		62.96	—	—	62.96 m
5	12		58.76	X	—	58.76 m
6	14		53.44	56.26	X	56.26 m
7	16		55.72	53.72	51.70	55.72 m
8	17		55.36	52.16	49.22	55.36 m
9	19		48.76	X	X	48.76 m
10	20		38.36	45.40	45.42	45.42 m
—	2		—	—	—	DNS

Final

Rank	Athlete	Attempts						Distance
		1	2	3	4	5	6
		68.40	X	64.58	62.70	66.02	63.06	68.40 m
		66.08	67.76	X	63.78	X	65.06	67.76 m
		60.62	58.84	66.04	66.56	61.96	64.92	66.56 m
4		54.86	53.12	62.80	65.68	66.04	66.54	66.54 m
5		65.38	60.88	X	60.12	61.90	62.90	65.38 m
6		56.28	65.08	58.42	60.36	X	62.48	65.08 m
7		X	64.08	54.80	59.44	57.02	54.30	64.08 m
8		59.90	X	61.48	X	63.94	59.20	63.94 m
9		57.94	52.84	61.64				61.46 m
10		54.76	60.66	52.98				60.66 m
11		59.94	X	52.72				59.94 m
12		49.60	57.50	57.52				57.52 m

See also

• 1978 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Prague)
• 1980 Javelin Throw Year Ranking
• 1982 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Athens)
  1982 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 1982 European Championships in Athens, Greece. The final was held on 9 September 1982...
  
  
• 1983 Women's World Championships Javelin Throw (Helsinki)
  1983 World Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's Javelin Throw event at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki, Finland. There were a total of 23 participating athletes, with the final held on Saturday August 13, 1983. The qualification mark was set at 62.00 metres...
  
  
• 1986 Women's European Championships Javelin Throw (Stuttgart)
  1986 European Championships in Athletics - Women's Javelin
  These are the official results of the Women's javelin throw event at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart, West Germany. The final was held on 29 August 1986...