Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 110 metres hurdles

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 23 competitors from 16 nations, with three qualifying heats (23 runners) and two semifinals (16) before the final (8) took place on Sunday 27 July 1980.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Thomas Munkelt of East Germany, the first medal by a German runner in the event. Alejandro Casañas of Cuba took silver for the second Games in a row, making him the eighth man with two medals in the event. Aleksandr Puchkov's bronze was the Soviet Union's second medal in the event and first since 1964.

Men's 110 metres hurdles
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Soviet stamp depicting hurdling
VenueLuzhniki Stadium
Date25 and 27 July
Competitors23 from 16 nations
Winning time13.39
Medalists
Thomas Munkelt
 East Germany
Alejandro Casañas
 Cuba
Aleksandr Puchkov
 Soviet Union
Athletics at the
1980 Summer Olympics
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Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Two finalists from 1976 returned: silver medalist Alejandro Casañas of Cuba and fifth-place finisher Thomas Munkelt of East Germany. While 1976 had been an off year for American hurdles, the United States had two dominant athletes in 1980: Renaldo Nehemiah and Greg Foster. The American-led boycott of the 1980 Games, however, prevented both from competing. In their absence, Casañas and Munkelt were favored.[2]

Bulgaria, the Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, the Seychelles, and Syria each made their first appearance in the event. Great Britain made its 17th appearance (having missed 1900 and 1904), most of any nation competing in 1980 but still one behind the absent United States's 18.

Competition format

The competition continued to use the three-round format used since 1908 (except 1960, which had four rounds) and eight-man semifinals and finals, as well as the "fastest loser" system, used since 1964. The first round consisted of three heats, with 7 or 8 hurdlers each. The top five hurdlers in each heat, along with the next fastest overall, advanced to the semifinals. The 16 semifinalists were divided into two semifinals of 8 hurdlers each; the top four hurdlers in each advanced to the 8-man final.[2][3]

Records

These were the standing world and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.

World record Renaldo Nehemiah (USA)13.00Los Angeles, United States6 May 1979
Olympic record Rod Milburn (USA)13.24Munich, East Germany7 September 1972

No new world or Olympic records were set during the competition.

Schedule

All times are Moscow Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Friday, 25 July 198019:20Round 1
Sunday, 27 July 198017:00
19:00		Semifinals
Final

Results

Round 1

The first round was held on Friday 25 July 1980.

Heat 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
16 Yuriy Chervanyov Soviet Union 13.75Q
21 Jan Pusty Poland 13.84Q
34 Plamen Krastev Bulgaria 13.95Q
42 Andreas Schlißke East Germany 14.18Q
55 Petar Vukičević Yugoslavia 14.19Q
68 Bernard Mabikana Republic of the Congo 15.42
77 Maher Hreitani Syria 15.45
—3 Július Ivan Czechoslovakia DNF
Wind: +0.2 m/s

Heat 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
15 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.55Q
23 Andrey Prokofyev Soviet Union 13.61Q
34 Javier Moracho Spain 13.72Q
42 Wilbert Greaves Great Britain 13.85Q
56 Borisav Pisić Yugoslavia 14.13Q
61 Abdoulaye Sarr Senegal 14.57
77 Abdul Jabbar Rahima Iraq 14.89
Wind: +0.5 m/s

Heat 3
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
14 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 13.46Q
21 Arto Bryggare Finland 13.77Q
33 Mark Holtom Great Britain 13.83Q
46 Aleksandr Puchkov Soviet Union 13.84Q
55 Thomas Dittrich East Germany 13.93Q
62 Carlos Sala Spain 14.28q
78 Abdul Ismail Mozambique 15.18
87 Antonio Gopal Seychelles 16.36
Wind: +1.0 m/s

Semifinals

The semifinals were held on Sunday 27 July 1980.

Semifinal 1
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
18 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 13.44Q
23 Aleksandr Puchkov Soviet Union 13.50Q
32 Yuriy Chervanyov Soviet Union 13.78Q
47 Javier Moracho Spain 13.80Q
54 Thomas Dittrich East Germany 13.90
61 Wilbert Greaves Great Britain 13.98
76 Borisav Pisić Yugoslavia 14.16
85 Andreas Schlißke East Germany 14.60
Wind: +0.7 m/s

Semifinal 2
RankLane AthleteNation TimeNotes
17 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 13.49Q
28 Andrey Prokofyev Soviet Union 13.59Q
32 Arto Bryggare Finland 13.78Q
44 Jan Pusty Poland 13.81Q
51 Mark Holtom Great Britain 13.94
66 Plamen Krastev Bulgaria 13.99
75 Carlos Sala Spain 14.00
83 Petar Vukičević Yugoslavia 14.12
Wind: +0.9 m/s

Final

Casañas hit the first two hurdles, allowing Munkelt to build a lead; Casañas nearly caught him, but "lost out to Munkelt in a lean at the tape."[2]

RankLane AthleteNation ReactionTime
3 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 0.12913.39
6 Alejandro Casañas Cuba 0.14413.40
4 Aleksandr Puchkov Soviet Union 0.14513.44
45 Andrey Prokofyev Soviet Union 0.14513.49
51 Jan Pusty Poland 0.14913.68
62 Arto Bryggare Finland 0.17513.76
78 Javier Moracho Spain 0.15113.78
87 Yuriy Chervanyov Soviet Union 0.16615.80
Wind: +0.9 m/s

See also

References
  1. "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's 110 metres Hurdles". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  2. "110 metres Hurdles, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Official Report, vol. 3, p. 45.
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