Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games:

The American boycott had minimal effect as the best throwers were now East Germans and Soviets. Brian Oldfield (USA) was a reinstated amateur and may have challenged. Udo Beyer had won the 1978 European Championship, was the defending champion, and was the world record holder. But he would win only a bronze medal. Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS) moved up from his 1976 bronze to win silver in 1980. The winner was a big surprise. Vladimir Kiselyov (URS) opened with 21.10 (69-2¾), only three centimeters off his PR, and that was good enough for the gold medal. But he would improve in the final round to 21.35 (70-0½), securing the gold, and surpassing 70-feet for the first time at the Olympics. Kiselyev would never medal again at any major international competition.