Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's marathon

The Men's Marathon at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980.[1]

Men's marathon at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Waldemar Cierpinski, celebrating his gold medal. Left behind him Gerard Nijboer
Venue	Central Lenin Olympic Stadium, Moscow
Dates	1 August
Competitors	74 from 40 nations
Winning time	2:11:03
Medalists
Waldemar Cierpinski  East Germany Gerard Nijboer  Netherlands Satymkul Dzhumanazarov  Soviet Union

Runner pass in front of Saint Basil's Cathedral. Winner Waldemar Cierpinski is at left.

Medalists

Gold	Waldemar Cierpinski  East Germany
Silver	Gerard Nijboer  Netherlands
Bronze	Satymkul Dzhumanazarov  Soviet Union

Results

Place	Athlete	Time
1	Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)	2:11:03
2	Gerard Nijboer (NED)	2:11:20
3	Satymkul Dzhumanazarov (URS)	2:11:35
4	Vladimir Kotov (URS)	2:12:05
5	Leonid Moseyev (URS)	2:12:14
6	Rodolfo Gómez (MEX)	2:12:39
7	Dereje Nedi (ETH)	2:12:44
8	Massimo Magnani (ITA)	2:13:12
9	Karel Lismont (BEL)	2:13:27
10	Robert de Castella (AUS)	2:14:31
11	Hans-Joachim Truppel (GDR)	2:14:55
12	Ferenc Szekeres (HUN)	2:15:18
13	Marc Smet (BEL)	2:16:00
14	Emmanuel Ndiemandoi (TAN)	2:16:47
15	Gidamis Shahanga (TAN)	2:16:47
16	Anacleto Pinto (POR)	2:17:04
17	Domingo Tibaduiza (COL)	2:17:06
18	Rik Schoofs (BEL)	2:17:28
19	Kjell-Erik Ståhl (SWE)	2:17:44
20	Michael Koussis (GRE)	2:18:02
21	Jürgen Eberding (GDR)	2:18:04
22	Eleuterio Antón (ESP)	2:18:16
23	Leodigard Martin (TAN)	2:18:21
24	Moges Alemayehu (ETH)	2:18:40
25	Jules Randrianarivelo (MAD)	2:19:23
26	Zbigniew Pierzynka (POL)	2:20:03
27	Koh Chun-Son (PRK)	2:20:08
28	Chris Wardlaw (AUS)	2:20:42
29	Li Jong-hyung (PRK)	2:21:10
30	Tommy Persson (SWE)	2:21:11
31	Hari Chand (IND)	2:22:08
32	Håkan Spik (FIN)	2:22:24
33	Choe Chang-Sop (PRK)	2:22:42
34	Luis Barbosa (COL)	2:22:58
35	Marco Marchei (ITA)	2:23:21
36	Vincent Rakabaele (LES)	2:23:29
37	Baikuntha Manandhar (NEP)	2:23:51
38	Dick Hooper (IRL)	2:23:53
39	Josef Steiner (AUT)	2:24:24
40	Joseph Peter (SUI)	2:24:53
41	Cor Vriend (NED)	2:26:41
42	Pat Hooper (IRL)	2:30:28
43	Buumba Halwand (ZAM)	2:36:51
44	Issa Chetoui (LBA)	2:38:01
45	Mukunda Hari Shrestha (NEP)	2:38:52
46	Baba Ibrahim Suma-Keita (SLE)	2:41:20
47	Soe Khin (BIR)	2:41:41
48	Damiano Musonda (ZAM)	2:42:11
49	Enemri Najem Al-Marghani (LBA)	2:42:27
50	Nguyễn Quyễn (VIE)	2:44:37
51	Tapfumaneyi Jonga (ZIM)	2:47:17
52	Emmanuel M'Pioh (CGO)	2:48:17
53	Abel Nkhoma (ZIM)	2:53:35
—	Shivnath Singh (IND)	DNF
	Ryszard Marczak (POL)	DNF
	Andrzej Sajkowski (POL)	DNF
	Vlastimil Zwiefelhofer (TCH)	DNF
	Radamés González (CUB)	DNF
	Dave Black (GBR)	DNF
	Bernie Ford (GBR)	DNF
	Lasse Virén (FIN)	DNF
	Jean-Michel Charbonnel (FRA)	DNF
	Albert Marie (SEY)	DNF
	Abdelmadjid Mada (ALG)	DNF
	Gerard Barrett (AUS)	DNF
	Göran Högberg (SWE)	DNF
	Josef Jánský (TCH)	DNF
	Nabil Chouéry (LIB)	DNF
	Ian Thompson (GBR)	DNF
	Jouni Kortelainen (FIN)	DNF
	Patrick Chiwala (ZAM)	DNF
	Kebede Balcha (ETH)	DNF
	Jørn Lauenborg (DEN)	DNF
	Kenneth Hlasa (LES)	DNF
—	Laswell Ngoma (ZIM)	DNS
	John Treacy (IRL)	DNS

See also

• 1978 Men's European Championships Marathon (Prague)
• 1980 Marathon Year Ranking
• 1982 Men's European Championships Marathon (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships Marathon (Helsinki)
• 1986 Men's European Championships Marathon (Stuttgart)

References

1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Marathon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2017.