1980 World Championships in Athletics

Athletics competition in Sittard, Netherlands 1980 World Championships in Athletics Sittard80logo.png Sittard, Netherlands Dutch logo 21 42 2 14–16 August 1980 Queen Beatrix De Baandert 1976 Malmö 1983 Helsinki The 1980 World Championships in Athletics (nl Wereldkampioenschappen atletiek 1980) was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Hosted from 14 to 16 August 1980 at the De Baandert in Sittard, Netherlands, it featured two events: the women's 400 metres hurdles and the women's 3000 metres run.Archive of Past Events. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-08. West Germany's Birgit Friedmann took the first women's world title in the 3000 m, while her East German counterpart Bärbel Broschat became the first women's 400 m hurdles world champion.IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-08. Summary Historically, the IAAF and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed that the Athletics at the Summer Olympics served as the world championship event for the sport. The IAAF began to expand its programme of approved events for women and this conflicted with the Olympic athletics programme. The 400 m hurdles was recently introduced event for female athletes while the 3000 m marked the increasing popularity of long-distance running events among women. Neither event was contested at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The boycott of those Olympics and the presence of the Liberty Bell Classic (an alternative event for the boycotting nations) gave the IAAF additional incentive to hold its own competition; although the Soviet Union withdrew, the events in Sittard attracted entries from countries on both sides of the Western and Eastern divide.Matthews, Peter (2012). Historical Dictionary of Track and Field (pg. 217). Scarecrow Press (eBook). Retrieved on 2013-09-08. A total of 42 women from 21 nations entered the competition – there were 18 participants in the 3000 m and 24 athletes in the 400 m hurdles. The hurdles format had four heats of six athletes, two semi-finals of eight athletes, then an "A" and a "B" final. The 3000 m run had two stages: two heats of nine athletes each, followed by a final of twelve athletes. 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf IAAF Media & Public Relations Department Monte Carlo 194, 210–1 2009 5 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf 29 June 2011 The tournament followed the 1976 World Championships in Athletics, which featured just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk – and was organised by the IAAF in reaction to the IOC dropping that event for the 1976 Summer Olympics. The 1980 World Championships preceded the launch of the IAAF's independent global event, with the inaugural 1983 World Championships in Athletics taking place three years later with a programme of 41 events.1st IAAF World Championships in Athletics. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-08. One athlete, Spain's Rosa Colorado, later had her results at the championships disqualified for doping offences.IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (archived). IAAF (2013). Retrieved on 2015-07-06. Medallists 3000 metresBirgit Friedmann FRG 1980 World Championships in AthleticsKaroline Nemetz SWE 1980 World Championships in AthleticsIngrid Kristiansen NOR 1980 World Championships in Athletics400 metres hurdlesBärbel Broschat GDR 1980 World Championships in AthleticsEllen Neumann GDR 1980 World Championships in AthleticsPetra Pfaff GDR 1980 World Championships in Athletics Medal table NED flagIOC2 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Schedule Date Event14 August 400 m hurdles heats3000 m heats15 August 400 m hurdles semi-finals10,000 m final16 August 400 m hurdles finals3000 m final 400 metres hurdles results Heats thumb|Hurdles winner Bärbel Broschat was the fastest athlete in all three rounds. Qualifying rule: the first three athletes in each heat (Q) plus the four fastest non-qualifiers (q) progressed to the semi-finals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 3 Bärbel Broschat GDR 56.13 Q 2 4 Ellen Neumann GDR 56.35 Q 3 1 Esther Mahr USA 57.51 Q 4 1 Hilde Frederiksen NOR 57.72 Q 5 2 Petra Pfaff GDR 57.92 Q 6 4 Christine Warden GBR 57.84 Q 7 2 Lynette Foreman AUS 58.07 Q 8 1 Montserrat Pujol ESP 58.54 Q 8 3 Mary Appleby IRL 58.54 Q 10 3 Rosa Colorado ESP 58.79 Q 11 1 Olga Commandeur NED 58.87 q 12 4 Helle Sichlau DEN 58.99 Q 13 2 Susan Dalgoutté GBR 59.63 Q 14 2 Esther Kaufmann SUI 59.74 q 15 2 Simone Büngener FRG 59.98 q 16 3 Francine Gendron CAN 60.40 1:00.40 q 17 3 Debra Melrose USA 60.46 1:00.46 18 1 Lai Lih-jian TPE 61.01 1:01.01 19 3 Ruth Dubois FRA 61.12 1:01.12 20 2 Dominique Le Disset FRA 61.22 1:01.22 21 4 Kim Whitehead USA 61.33 1:01.33 22 4 Andrea Wachter CAN 62.28 1:02.28 23 4 Célestine N'Drin CIV 64.91 1:04.91 99 1 Kirsi Ulvinen SWE 99.99 DQ Semi-finals Qualifying rule: the first four athletes in each semi-final (Q) progressed to the "A" final. The remaining non-qualifiers were entered into the "B" final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Bärbel Broschat GDR 55.89 Q 1 2 Ellen Neumann GDR 55.89 Q 3 2 Esther Mahr USA 56.16 Q 4 1 Petra Pfaff GDR 56.78 Q 5 1 Mary Appleby IRL 57.06 Q 6 2 Christine Warden GBR 57.26 Q 7 1 Hilde Frederiksen NOR 57.44 Q 8 2 Lynette Foreman AUS 57.46 Q 9 2 Rosa Colorado ESP 57.47 10 1 Montserrat Pujol ESP 57.72 11 2 Olga Commandeur NED 57.93 NR 12 1 Helle Sichlau DEN 58.44 13 2 Simone Büngener FRG 59.11 14 2 Esther Kaufmann SUI 59.55 15 1 Susan Dalgoutté GBR 59.85 16 1 Francine Gendron CAN 60.14 1:00.14 "A" final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 7 Bärbel Broschat GDR 54.55 CR, PB 6 Ellen Neumann GDR 54.56 8 Petra Pfaff GDR 55.84 4 5 Mary Appleby IRL 56.51 5 1 Esther Mahr USA 56.81 6 4 Hilde Frederiksen NOR 56.85 7 3 Lynette Foreman AUS 58.24 9 2 Christine Warden GBR 99.99 DQ "B" final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 9 1 Rosa Colorado ESP 57.51 DQ, doping 1 Helle Sichlau DEN 58.03 2 Montserrat Pujol ESP 58.38 4 Simone Büngener FRG 58.77 5 Susan Dalgoutté GBR 59.31 6 Esther Kaufmann SUI 59.41 7 Francine Gendron CAN 59.61 9 Olga Commandeur NED 99.99 DNF 3000 metres results Heats Qualifying rule: the first five athletes in each heat (Q) plus the two fastest non-qualifiers (q) progressed to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Aurora Cunha POR 9:04.7 Q 1 2 Birgit Friedmann FRG 9:04.7 Q 3 2 Breda Pergar YUG SFR 9:04.9 Q 4 2 Karoline Nemetz SWE 9:04.9 Q 5 2 Joelle Debrouwer FRA 9:05.0 Q 6 2 Penny Werthner CAN 9:05.8 Q 7 1 Charlotte Teske FRG 9:06.1 Q 8 1 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 9:06.4 Q 9 1 Eva Ernström SWE 9:06.5 Q 10 2 Wendy Smith GBR 9:07.3 q 11 1 Geri Fitch CAN 9:07.6 Q 12 1 Mary Shea USA 9:09.4 q 13 2 Julie Shea USA 9:11.4 14 2 Fionnuala Morrish IRL 9:13.8 15 1 Anat Meiri ISR 9:26.7 16 1 Anne Audain NZL 9:26.8 17 1 Brenda Webb USA 9:27.6 18 2 Olga Caccaviello ARG 10:01.2 Final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Birgit Friedmann FRG 8:48.05 CR, PB Karoline Nemetz SWE 8:50.22 Ingrid Kristiansen NOR 8:58.8 4 Joelle Debrouwer FRA 8:59.0 5 Breda Pergar YUG SFR 8:59.7 6 Penny Werthner CAN 9:03.5 7 Charlotte Teske FRG 9:04.3 8 Eva Ernström SWE 9:07.7 9 Aurora Cunha POR 9:11.2 10 Mary Shea USA 9:13.7 11 Geri Fitch CAN 9:37.6 99 Wendy Smith GBR 9:99.99 DNF 10,000 metres results Held alongside the men's international Netherlands vs Ireland vs Wales match, the event saw some invitation events for women which are not considered part of the World Championships.Interland in cijfers https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&cql%5B%5D=%28date%3D"18-08-1980"%29&redirect=true&resultscoll=dddtitel&identifier=ABCDDD:010879955:mpeg21:p011&rowid=1&pres%5Bmaxperpage%5D=36 11 March 2023 De Volkskrant 18 August 1980 11 Dutch Nevertheless, the 10,000 metres appear in IAAF statistics as it was not part of the Olympic programme at the time.IAAF Statistics Book Moscow 2013 (pg. 234). IAAF/AFTS (2013). Edited by Mark Butler. Retrieved on 2013-09-09. Rank Name Nationality Time Notes 1 Kath Binns 32:57.17 NR 2 Fionnuala Morrish 33:51.7 3 Magda Ilands 34:25.3 4 Marja Wokke 35:28.9 Participation 22em ARG 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 AUS 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 CAN 1980 World Championships in Athletics 4 TPE 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 DEN 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 GDR 1980 World Championships in Athletics 3 FRA 1980 World Championships in Athletics 3 GBR 1980 World Championships in Athletics 3 IRL 1980 World Championships in Athletics 2 ISR 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 CIV 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 NED 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 NZL 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 NOR 1980 World Championships in Athletics 2 POR 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 ESP 1980 World Championships in Athletics 2 SWE 1980 World Championships in Athletics 3 SUI 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 USA 1980 World Championships in Athletics 6 FRG 1980 World Championships in Athletics 3 YUG 1980 World Championships in Athletics 1 References Results 12th IAAF World Championships In Athletics: IAAF Statistics Handbook. Berlin 2009. http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf IAAF Media & Public Relations Department Monte Carlo 194, 210–1 2009 5 August 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20110629134819/http://www.iaaf.org/mm/document/competitions/competition/05/15/63/20090706014834_httppostedfile_p345-688_11303.pdf 29 June 2011 Category:World Athletics Championships World Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by the Netherlands World Championships in Athletics Category:Sports competitions in Sittard-Geleen World Championships in Athletics Category:Women's athletics competitions in the Netherlands Category:1980 in women's international sport