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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Grand Arena, Central Lenin Stadium Area, Moskva
Date Started: July 25, 1980
Date Finished: July 26, 1980
| Gold: | Lyudmila Kondratyeva |
| Silver: | Marlies Oelsner-Göhr |
| Bronze: | Ingrid Auerswald-Lange |
In 1979 Evelyn Ashford (USA) won the World Cup title, defeating her arch-rival, East German Marlies Göhr. She was ranked #1 in the world for the year, but could not compete in Moskva because of the American boycott. Göhr was the 1978 European Champion and the world record holder, having become the first woman to run under 11 seconds in 1977. But in the Olympic final, she was outleaned by Soviet Lyudmila Kondratyeva who in 11.06, a margin of 0.01.
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lyudmila Kondratyeva | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | |
| 2 | Marlies Oelsner-Göhr | 22 | East Germany | GDR | Silver | |
| 3 | Ingrid Auerswald-Lange | 22 | East Germany | GDR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Linda Haglund | 24 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 5 | Romy Müller | 21 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 6 | Kathy Smallwood-Cook | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 7 | Chantal Réga | 24 | France | FRA | ||
| 8 | Heather Hunte-Oakes | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r3/4 | Vera Anisimova | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | Sonia Lannaman | 24 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | Emma Sulter | 28 | France | FRA | ||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | Nataliya Bochina | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | Mariya Shishkova | 26 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | Sofka Popova | 26 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | Laureen Beckles | 21 | France | FRA | ||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | Denise Robertson-Boyd | 27 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | Oguzoeme Nsenu | 22 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 6 h3 r2/4 | Rufina Uba | 21 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | Brigitte Senglaub | 22 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | Debbie Wells | 19 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 8 h1 r2/4 | Marisa Masullo | 21 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 8 h2 r2/4 | Rosie Allwood | 27 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 4 h3 r1/4 | Els Vader | 20 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 5 h1 r1/4 | Helinä Laihorinne-Marjamaa | 24 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 5 h2 r1/4 | Lelieth Hodges | 27 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 6 h1 r1/4 | P. T. Usha | 16 | India | IND | ||
| 6 h2 r1/4 | Marième Boye | 23 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 6 h3 r1/4 | Françoise Damado | 16 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 6 h4 r1/4 | Jennifer Innis | 20 | Guyana | GUY | ||
| 6 h5 r1/4 | Nzaeli Kyomo | 23 | Tanzania | TAN | ||
| 7 h1 r1/4 | Bessey de Létourdie | 18 | Seychelles | SEY | ||
| 7 h2 r1/4 | Edwige Bancole | Benin | BEN | |||
| 7 h3 r1/4 | Mosi Alli | 19 | Tanzania | TAN | ||
| 7 h4 r1/4 | Estella Meheux | 18 | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 7 h5 r1/4 | Carmela Bolivár | 23 | Peru | PER | ||
| 8 h2 r1/4 | Seuth Khampa | 17 | Laos | LAO | ||
| 8 h3 r1/4 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | 19 | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 8 h4 r1/4 | Trần Thanh Vân | 20 | Vietnam | VIE | ||
| 8 h5 r1/4 | Ruth Enang Mesode | 22 | Cameroon | CMR | ||
| AC h1 r1/4 | Elżbieta Stachurska | 21 | Poland | POL |