Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

These are the official results of the Men's Decathlon competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There were a total number of 21 participating athletes, with the competition starting on 25 July 1980, and ending on 26 July 1980.[1]

Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueLenin Central Stadium
Date25 July 1980
26 July 1980
Competitors21 from 12 nations
Winning result8495
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daley Thompson
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yuriy Kutsenko
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Sergei Zhelanov
 Soviet Union
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Medalists

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Gold Daley Thompson
  Great Britain
Silver Yuriy Kutsenko
  Soviet Union
Bronze Sergey Zhelanov
  Soviet Union

Schedule

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July 25, 1980
  1. 100 m
  2. Long Jump
  3. Shot Put
  4. High Jump
  5. 400 m
July 26, 1980
  1. 110 m hurdles
  2. Discus Throw
  3. Pole Vault
  4. Javelin Throw
  5. 1,500 m

Results

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  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. These marks were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming three of them.
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
  Daley Thompson   Great Britain 10.62 8.00 15.18 2.08 48.01 14.47 42.24 4.70 64.16 4:39.9 8495
  Yuriy Kutsenko   Soviet Union 11.19 7.74 14.50 2.08 48.67 15.04 39.86 4.90 68.08 4:22.6 8331
  Sergey Zhelanov   Soviet Union 11.40 7.60 14.17 2.18 49.27 14.83 42.80 4.60 57.30 4:27.5 8135
4 Georg Werthner   Austria 11.44 7.27 13.45 2.03 49.26 15.08 38.14 4.85 73.66 4:23.4 8050
5 Sepp Zeilbauer   Austria 11.29 7.14 15.31 2.03 50.91 14.80w 44.00 4.50 64.86 4:30.6 8007
6 Dariusz Ludwig   Poland 11.35 7.51 13.32 2.08 50.55 15.38w 45.82 4.80 58.38 4:29.7 7978
7 Atanas Andonov   Bulgaria 11.38 6.86 15.59 2.00 50.36 14.83 47.62 4.70 53.54 4:29.2 7927
8 Steffen Grummt   East Germany 11.35 6.86 16.15 1.94 49.39 14.82 48.56 4.30 55.24 4:30.2 7892
9 Esa Jokinen   Finland 11.40 7.27 14.12 2.06 49.06 15.62 40.48 4.20 67.38 4:34.4 7826
10 Janusz Szczerkowski   Poland 11.22 7.38 14.06 2.00 49.64 14.57 44.74 4.90 45.22 4:44.9 7822
11 Johannes Lahti   Finland 11.32 7.20 14.28 2.03 50.06 15.14 42.44 4.60 56.94 4:44.0 7765
12 Stephan Niklaus   Switzerland 11.17 6.93 14.29 1.97 49.74 14.96 42.18 4.30 66.54 4:44.9 7762
13 Peter Hadfield   Australia 11.04 7.36 13.34 1.85 48.40 15.18w 45.08 4.40 56.12 4:44.7 7709
14 Razvigor Yankov   Bulgaria 11.26 6.61 16.28 1.85 50.37 15.69w 48.02 4.60 58.12 4:51.2 7624
15 Bradley McStravick   Great Britain 10.97 6.74 13.53 1.91 48.80 15.23w 39.46 4.30 57.98 4:31.0 7616
16 Columba Blango   Sierra Leone 11.40 6.40 10.00 1.85 53.48 15.45 23.08 NM 36.20 5:22.9 5080
Miro Ronac   Peru 11.88 6.72 12.60 1.91 52.45 17.19 46.42 4.40 56.34 DNS DNF
Valeriu Caceanov   Soviet Union 11.22 7.65 14.70 2.08 48.67 14.40w 46.02 NM DNS DNF
Sandro Brogini   Italy 11.41 7.33 13.02 2.06 50.97 15.21 39.54 NM DNS DNF
Rainer Pottel   East Germany 11.16 NM 14.32 DNS DNF
Siegfried Stark   East Germany 11.27 7.00 DNS DNF

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
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