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Athletics at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games:
Women's 400 metres
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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 28, 1980
| Gold: |  Marita Koch |
| Silver: |  Jarmila Kratochvílová |
| Bronze: | Christina Brehmer-Lathan |
Summary
The American boycott had little effect on this event as the top one lappers were Soviets and East Germans, led by Marita Koch, the prohibitive favorite. Between 1978 and 1979 she had bettered the world record five times, and had won the 1978 European Championship. In that meet she became the first woman to better 49 seconds. The final in Moskva was an easy victory for her, winning by 5-6 metres. The first three women in this race ran under 50 seconds, the first time that had been accomplished.
Final Standings
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marita Koch | 23 | East Germany | GDR | Gold | OR |
| 2 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | 29 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | Silver | |
| 3 | Christina Brehmer-Lathan | 22 | East Germany | GDR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Irina Nazarova | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 | Nina Ziuskova | 28 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 6 | Gabriele Löwe | 21 | East Germany | GDR | ||
| 7 | Pirjo Wilmi-Häggman | 29 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 8 | Linsey MacDonald | 16 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | Lyudmila Chernova | 25 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | Michelle Probert-Scutt | 20 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | ||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | Ilona Pál | 25 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | Małgorzata Dunecka | 23 | Poland | POL | ||
| 7 h2 r2/3 | Grażyna Oliszewska | 20 | Poland | POL | ||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | Rositsa Stamenova | 25 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 8 h2 r2/3 | Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein | 34 | Poland | POL | ||
| 4 h1 r1/3 | Svobodka Damyanova | 25 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 4 h2 r1/3 | Maria Samungi | 29 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 4 h3 r1/3 | Karoline Käfer | 25 | Austria | AUT | ||
| 4 h4 r1/3 | Mary Akinyemi | 25 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 5 h1 r1/3 | Niculina Lazarciuc | 22 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 5 h2 r1/3 | Sophie Malbranque | 20 | France | FRA | ||
| 5 h3 r1/3 | Erica Rossi | 24 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 5 h4 r1/3 | Elena Tărîţă | 25 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 5 h5 r1/3 | Rosine Wallez | 23 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 6 h1 r1/3 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | 18 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | Hala El-Moughrabi | 21 | Syria | SYR | ||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | Judit Forgács | 21 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 6 h4 r1/3 | Malena Andonova | 23 | Bulgaria | BUL | ||
| 6 h5 r1/3 | Gloria Ayanlaja | 24 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | Kehinde Vaughan | 18 | Nigeria | NGR | ||
| 7 h2 r1/3 | Xiomara Larios | 21 | Nicaragua | NCA | ||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | Marième Boye | 23 | Senegal | SEN | ||
| 7 h4 r1/3 | Anne Michel | 20 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 7 h5 r1/3 | Ruth Williams-Simpson | 30 | Jamaica | JAM | ||
| 8 h1 r1/3 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | 19 | Sierra Leone | SLE | ||
| 8 h4 r1/3 | Acacia Mate | Mozambique | MOZ | |||
| 8 h5 r1/3 | Trần Thị Ngọc Anh | 22 | Vietnam | VIE |
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