Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union |
Format: Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 60.00 metres advanced to the final. |
Date Started: July 31, 1980 |
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Date Finished: August 1, 1980 |
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(Competitors: 17; Countries: 10; Finalists: 12) |
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Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
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Overview by IAAF |
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Petkova improved upon her Montreal 67.30 with 67.68 in the opening round to lead the final from Udo Beyer’s younger sister Gisela, who threw 67.08. Jahl, the reigning champion, justified her role of favourite with 69.76 in the second round. It was the first of four successive throws beyond the best of anyone else, which was 67.90 by Petkova in the last round. Lesovaya was close to the Bulgarian with her fifth round 67.40. Jahl’s best throw came in the third round, but her superiority was absolute; her six throws averaged 68.24. |
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Summary by Sports-reference.com |
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The American-led boycott had absolutely no impact on the outcome of this event. After winning the 1976 gold medal in an upset, Evelin Jahl had become the top discus thrower in the world, winning the 1978 European Championships and setting two world records, one in 1978 and one earlier in 1980. But only a few weeks before Moskva, Bulgaria's Mariya Petkova had broken Jahl's record with 71.80 (235-6¾). Jahl took the lead in the second round with 69.76 (228-10½) and that would be good enough to win, although she improved to 69.96 (229-6½) in the next round. Petkova led after the first round with 67.68 (222-0¾), but was pushed back to second by Jahl's second round throw, who held onto that position and improved in the final round with 67.90 (222-9¼) to seal the gold medal. |
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Results |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Final |
1 August |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
69.96 |
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Evelin Jahl |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Mar 56 |
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2 |
67.90 |
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Mariya Petkova |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
3 Nov 50 |
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3 |
67.40 |
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Tatyana Lesovaya |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 Apr 56 |
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4 |
67.08 |
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Gisela Beyer |
East Germany |
GDR |
16 Jul 60 |
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5 |
66.12 |
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Margitta Droese |
East Germany |
GDR |
10 Sep 52 |
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6 |
64.38 |
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Florenta Craciunescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 May 55 |
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7 |
63.84 |
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Galina Murashova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 Dec 55 |
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8 |
63.14 |
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Svetla Bozhkova |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
13 Mar 51 |
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9 |
61.16 |
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Meg Ritchie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
6 Jul 52 |
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10 |
60.86 |
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Carmen Romero |
Cuba |
CUB |
6 Oct 50 |
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11 |
59.96 |
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Zdenka Šilhavá |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
15 Jun 54 |
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12 |
55.06 |
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Ágnes Herczeg |
Hungary |
HUN |
28 Aug 50 |
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Discus Throw |
Women |
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Qualification |
31 July |
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Rank |
Mark |
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Athlete |
Country |
NOC |
Birth Date |
Records |
1 |
65.52 |
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Margitta Droese |
East Germany |
GDR |
10 Sep 52 |
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2 |
65.02 |
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Mariya Petkova |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
3 Nov 50 |
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3 |
62.86 |
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Gisela Beyer |
East Germany |
GDR |
16 Jul 60 |
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4 |
62.20 |
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Tatyana Lesovaya |
Soviet Union |
URS |
24 Apr 56 |
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5 |
60.84 |
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Svetla Bozhkova |
Bulgaria |
BUL |
13 Mar 51 |
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6 |
60.40 |
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Florenta Craciunescu |
Romania |
ROU |
7 May 55 |
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7 |
60.32 |
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Galina Murashova |
Soviet Union |
URS |
22 Dec 55 |
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8 |
60.22 |
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Evelin Jahl |
East Germany |
GDR |
28 Mar 56 |
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9 |
59.48 |
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Zdenka Šilhavá |
Czechoslovakia |
TCH |
15 Jun 54 |
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10 |
58.66 |
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Meg Ritchie |
Great Britain |
GBR |
6 Jul 52 |
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11 |
58.60 |
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Carmen Romero |
Cuba |
CUB |
6 Oct 50 |
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12 |
57.80 |
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Ágnes Herczeg |
Hungary |
HUN |
28 Aug 50 |
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13 |
57.62 |
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María Cristina Betancourt |
Cuba |
CUB |
15 Dec 47 |
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14 |
57.38 |
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Katalin Csôke |
Hungary |
HUN |
26 Jan 57 |
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15 |
54.90 |
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Gael Martin |
Australia |
AUS |
27 Aug 56 |
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16 |
53.76 |
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Faina Melnik |
Soviet Union |
URS |
9 Jun 45 |
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NM |
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Ludovina Oliveira |
Mozambique |
MOZ |
26 Apr 55 |
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Women Discus Throw Olympic Games Moscow 1980 - Friday 01.08
Final |
Team |
Dist. |
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2 |
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1. Evelin Jahl |
GDR |
69.96m |
66.14 |
69.76 |
69.96 |
68.44 |
68.52 |
66.66 |
2. Maria Petkova |
BUL |
67.90m |
67.68 |
65.36 |
67.66 |
65.56 |
67.68 |
67.90 |
3. Tatiana Lesovaia |
URS |
67.40m |
64.12 |
X |
65.72 |
64.84 |
67.40 |
66.20 |
4. Gisela Beyer |
GDR |
67.08m |
67.08 |
60.54 |
X |
X |
66.48 |
65.56 |
5. Margitta Pufe |
GDR |
66.12m |
51.72 |
64.84 |
61.24 |
58.70 |
X |
66.12 |
6. Florença Tacu |
ROM |
64.38m |
X |
64.06 |
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63.92 |
64.16 |
64.38 |
7. Galina Murashova |
URS |
63.84m |
61.36 |
61.46 |
63.84 |
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63.02 |
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8. Svetla Bozhkova |
BUL |
63.14m |
56.82 |
63.14 |
61.70 |
X |
59.54 |
61.26 |
9. Margaret Ritchie |
GBR |
61.16m |
X |
60.72 |
61.16 |
10.Carmen Romero |
CUB |
60.86m |
60.86 |
59.44 |
60.06 |
11.Zdena Bartonova |
TCH |
57.78m |
56.96 |
57.74 |
57.78 |
12.Agnes Herczeg |
HUN |
55.06m |
X |
55.06 |
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Qualification |
Thursday 31.07 |
Group |
Team |
Dist. |
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2 |
3 |
1. Margitta Pufe |
GDR |
65.52m |
65.52 |
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2. Maria Petkova |
BUL |
65.02m |
65.02 |
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3. Gisela Beyer |
GDR |
62.86m |
62.86 |
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4. Tatiana Lesovaia |
URS |
62.20m |
62.20 |
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5. Svetla Bozhkova |
BUL |
60.84m |
58.96 |
60.84 |
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6. Florença Tacu |
ROM |
60.40m |
60.40 |
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7. Galina Murashova |
URS |
60.32m |
54.56 |
60.32 |
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8. Evelin Jahl |
GDR |
60.22m |
57.86 |
60.22 |
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9. Zdena Bartonova |
TCH |
59.48m |
X |
59.48 |
57.78 |
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Group |
Team |
Dist. |
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10.Margaret Ritchie |
GBR |
58.66m |
58.66 |
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X |
11.Carmen Romero |
CUB |
58.60m |
X |
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58.60 |
12.Agnes Herczeg |
HUN |
57.80m |
57.80 |
53.74 |
56.86 |
13.Maria Betancourt |
CUB |
57.62m |
54.16 |
X |
57.62 |
14.Katalin Csoke |
HUN |
57.38m |
X |
56.84 |
57.38 |
15.Gael Mulhall |
AUS |
54.90m |
54.90 |
54.58 |
53.32 |
16.Faina Melnik |
URS |
53.76m |
51.64 |
53.76 |
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-. Oliveira Ludovina |
MOZ |
NM |
X |
X |
X |
-. Ulla Lundholm |
FIN |
DNS |
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