Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics explained

Event:Athletics
Games:1980 Summer
Competitors:936
Nations:40
Prev:1976
Next:1984

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics consisted of 275 events. The Games saw 1,973 Para athletes from 43 countries compete in 13 sports.[1]

The full list of sports was; archery, Para athletics, dartchery, lawn bowls, goalball, shooting Para sport, Para swimming, table tennis, sitting volleyball, weightlifting, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing and wrestling.

The USA and Poland tied for the most gold medals in Arnhem, with USA taking 195 overall medals and Poland finishing with 177. Germany, Canada and Great Britain rounded out the top 5 on the medals chart. Bahamas, Jamaica, Kenya, Kuwait, Luxembourg, Sudan and Zimbabwe won their first ever medals in this competition.

Medal summary

Men's events

60 m 1A
60 m 1B
60 m 1C
60 m A
80 m CP C
80 m CP D
100 m 2
100 m 3
100 m 4
100 m 5
100 m B
100 m C
100 m C1
100 m D
100 m D1 runners
NoneNone
100 m D1 wheelchairs
100 m E
100 m E1
100 m F
100 m F1
200 m 2
200 m 3
400 m 2
400 m 3
400 m A
400 m B
400 m C
400 m C1
None
400 m D
400 m D1 runners
NoneNone
400 m D1 wheelchairs
400 m E
400 m E1
None
400 m F
400 m F1
800 m 4
800 m 5
800 m CP C
800 m CP D
1500 m 4
1500 m 5
1500 m A
1500 m B
1500 m E
1500 m E1
1500 m F
1500 m F1
NoneNone
5000 m walk A
5000 m walk B
4×60 m relay 1A-1C
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Arturo Granados
Eduardo Monsalvo
Pedro Sandoval
Francisco de las Fuentes
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J. Lewellyn
G. Slupe
J. Thorn
D. Wallen
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E. Niehof
C. J. M. Slijkerman
J. C. Smit
J. van der Belt
4×80 m relay CP D
4×100 m relay 2-5
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M. de Meyer
Marc de Vos
Remi van Ophem
Paul van Winkel
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Rene Corona
Uriel Martinez
Ruben Rojas
Eusebio Valdez
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Mel Fitzgerald
Rick Hansen
Ron Minor
André Viger
4×100 m relay C
NoneNone
4×100 m relay D
NoneNone
4×100 m relay D1
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Curt Brinkman
Richard Bryant
J. Finch
Jim Martinson
NoneNone
4×100 m relay E-F1
NoneNone
4×400 m relay D1
NoneNone
4×400 m relay E
NoneNone
High jump A
High jump B
High jump C
High jump D
High jump E
High jump F
Long jump A
Long jump B
Long jump C
Long jump CP C
Long jump CP D
Long jump D
Long jump E
Long jump E1
Long jump F
Long jump F1
Triple jump A
Triple jump B
Club throw 1A
Club throw 1B
Discus throw 1A
Discus throw 1B
Discus throw 1C
Discus throw 2
Discus throw 3
Discus throw 4
Discus throw 5
Discus throw A
Discus throw B
Discus throw C
Discus throw C1
Discus throw CP C
Discus throw CP D
Discus throw D
Discus throw D1
Discus throw E
Discus throw F
Discus throw J
Javelin throw 1C
Javelin throw 2
Javelin throw 3
Javelin throw 4
Javelin throw 5
Javelin throw B
Javelin throw C
Javelin throw C1
Javelin throw CP C
Javelin throw CP D
Javelin throw D
Javelin throw D1
Javelin throw E
Javelin throw F
Javelin throw J
Shot put 1A
Shot put 1B
Shot put 1C
Shot put 2
Shot put 3
Shot put 4
Shot put 5
Shot put A
Shot put B
Shot put C
Shot put C1
Shot put CP C
Shot put CP D
Shot put D
Shot put D1
Shot put E
Shot put F
Shot put J
Slalom 1A
Slalom 1B
Slalom 1C
Slalom 2
Slalom 3
Slalom 4
Slalom 5
Slalom F1
Pentathlon 1A
None
Pentathlon 1B
Pentathlon 1C
Pentathlon 2
Pentathlon 3
Pentathlon 4
Pentathlon 5
Pentathlon A
Pentathlon B
Pentathlon C
Pentathlon C1
None
Pentathlon D
Pentathlon D1
None
Pentathlon E
Pentathlon E1
NoneNone
Pentathlon F

Women's events

60 m 1A
[2]
60 m 1B
60 m 1C
60 m 2
60 m 3
60 m 4
60 m 5
60 m A
60 m CP C
60 m CP D
100 m B
100 m C
100 m C1
NoneNone
100 m D
None
100 m D1
100 m E
100 m F
None
100 m F1
None
200 m 2
200 m 3
400 m 2
400 m 3
400 m A
400 m B
400 m C1
NoneNone
400 m CP C
400 m CP D
400 m D
NoneNone
400 m D1 runners
NoneNone
400 m D1 wheelchairs
NoneNone
400 m E
None
400 m F1
800 m 4
800 m 5
800 m A
800 m B
1500 m 4
1500 m 5
1500 m F1
None
3000 m walk A
4×60 m relay 1A-1C
NoneNone
4×60 m relay 2-5
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Rosa Camara
Dora Garcia
Juana Soto
Angeles Valdez
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Candace Cable
Kathryne Lynne Carlton
Karen Casper
Sharon Rahn
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Waltraud Hagenlocher
Errol Marklein
S. Roelli
C. Zeyher
4×60 m relay CP C
NoneNone
4×60 m relay CP D
NoneNoneNone
High jump A
High jump B
High jump C
NoneNone
High jump D
NoneNone
Long jump B
Long jump C
Long jump CP C
Long jump CP D
Long jump D
None
Long jump E
Long jump F
None
Long jump F1
Club throw 1A
Club throw 1B
Discus throw 1A
Discus throw 1B
Discus throw 1C
Discus throw 2
Discus throw 3
Discus throw 4
Discus throw 5
Discus throw A
Discus throw B
Discus throw C
Discus throw C1
Discus throw CP C
Discus throw CP D
Discus throw D
Discus throw D1
Discus throw E
NoneNone
Discus throw F
None
Javelin throw 1C
None
Javelin throw 2
Javelin throw 3
Javelin throw 4
Javelin throw 5
Javelin throw A
Javelin throw B
Javelin throw C
Javelin throw C1
Javelin throw CP C
Javelin throw CP D
Javelin throw D
Javelin throw D1
Javelin throw E
NoneNone
Javelin throw F
None
Shot put 1A
Shot put 1B
Shot put 1C
None
Shot put 2
Shot put 3
Shot put 4
Shot put 5
Shot put A
Shot put B
Shot put C
None
Shot put C1
None
Shot put CP C
None
Shot put CP D
Shot put D
Shot put D1
Shot put E
NoneNone
Shot put F
None
Slalom 1A
Slalom 1B
Slalom 1C
None
Slalom 2
Slalom 3
Slalom 4
Slalom 5
Pentathlon 1B
None
Pentathlon 2
None
Pentathlon 3
Pentathlon 4
Pentathlon 5
None
Pentathlon A
Pentathlon B
Pentathlon D
None

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arnhem 1980. International Paralympic Committee. en. 2020-05-06.
  2. Web site: Maggie Killin. 22 March 2014. paralympics.org.uk.