Great Britain at The 1980 Summer Olympics - Athletics

Athletics

Men's Competition

Men's 100 metres

  • Allan Wells
  • Heat — 10.35
  • Quarterfinals — 10.11
  • Semifinals — 10.27
  • Final — 10.25 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Cameron Sharp
  • Heat — 10.38
  • Quarterfinals — 10.38
  • Semifinals — 10.60 (→ did not advance)
  • Andrew McMaster
  • Heat — 10.43
  • Quarterfinals — 10.42 (→ did not advance)

Men's 800 metres

  • Steve Ovett
  • Heat — 1:49.4
  • Semifinals — 1:46.6
  • Final — 1:45.4 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Sebastian Coe
  • Heat — 1:48.5
  • Semifinals — 1:46.7
  • Final — 1:45.9 (→ Silver Medal)
  • Dave Warren
  • Heat — 1:49.9
  • Semifinals — 1:47.2
  • Final — 1:49.3 (→ 8th place)

Men's 1,500 metres

  • Sebastian Coe
  • Heat — 3:40.1
  • Semifinals — 3:39.4
  • Final — 3:38.4 (→ Gold Medal)
  • Steve Ovett
  • Heat — 3:36.8
  • Semifinals — 3:43.1
  • Final — 3:39.0 (→ Bronze Medal)
  • Steve Cram
  • Heat — 3:44.1
  • Semifinals — 3:43.6
  • Final — 3:41.0 (→ 8th place)

Men's 10,000 metres

  • Brendan Foster
  • Heat — 28:55.2
  • Final — 28:22.6 (→ 11th place)
  • Mike McLeod
  • Heat — 28:57.3
  • Final — 28:40.8 (→ 12th place)
  • Geoffrey Smith
  • Heat — 30:00.1 (→ did not advance)

Men's Marathon

  • David Black
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Bernie Ford
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)
  • Ian Thompson
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 4x400 metres Relay

  • Alan Bell, Terry Whitehead, Rod Milne, and Glen Cohen
  • Heat — 3:05.9
  • Final — did not finish (→ no ranking)

Men's 110 m Hurdles

  • Wilbert Greaves
  • Heat — 13.85
  • Semifinals — 13.98 (→ did not advance)
  • Mark Holtom
  • Heat — 13.83
  • Semifinals — 13.94 (→ did not advance)

Men's 400 m Hurdles

  • Gary Oakes
  • Heat — 50.39
  • Semifinals — 50.07
  • Final — 49.11 (→ Bronze Medal)

Men's 3,000 m Steeplechase

  • Colin Reitz
  • Heat — 8:35.3
  • Semifinals — 8:29.8 (→ did not advance)
  • Roger Hackney
  • Heat — 8:36.4
  • Semifinals — 8:29.2 (→ did not advance)
  • Tony Staynings
  • Heat — 8:47.5
  • Semifinals — 8:52.3 (→ did not advance)

Men's Pole Vault

  • Brian Hooper
  • Qualification — 5.35 m
  • Final — 5.35 m (→ 11th place)

Men's High Jump

  • Mark Naylor
  • Qualification — 2.21 m
  • Final — 2.21 m (→ 9th place)

Men's Triple Jump

  • Keith Connor
  • Qualification — 16.57 m
  • Final — 16.87 m (→ 4th place)

Men's Shot Put

  • Geoff Capes
  • Qualification — 19.75 m
  • Final — 20.50 m (→ 5th place)

Men's Javelin Throw

  • David Ottley
  • Qualification — 77.20 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)

Men's Hammer Throw

  • Chris Black
  • Qualification — 66.74 m (→ did not advance, 14th place)
  • Paul Dickenson
  • Qualification — 64.22 m (→ did not advance, 15th place)

Men's Decathlon

  • Daley Thompson
  • Final — 8495 points (→ Gold Medal)
  • Bradley McStravick
  • Final — 7616 points (→ 15th place)

Men's 20 km Walk

  • Roger Mills
  • Final — 1:32:37.8 (→ 10th place)

Men's 50 km Walk

  • Ian Richards
  • Final — 4:22:57 (→ 11th place)
Women's Competition

Women's 100 metres

  • Kathy Smallwood-Cook
  • Heat — 11.37
  • Quarterfinals — 11.24
  • Semifinals — 11.30
  • Final — 11.28 (→ 6th place)
  • Heather Hunte-Oakes
  • Heat — 11.40
  • Quarterfinals — 11.25
  • Semifinals — 11.36
  • Final — 11.34 (→ 8th place)
  • Sonia Lannaman
  • Heat — 11.58
  • Quarterfinals — 11.20
  • Semifinals — 11.38 (→ did not advance)

Women's 800 metres

  • Christina Boxer-Cahill
  • Heat — 2:02.1
  • Semifinals — 2:00.9 (→ did not advance)

Women's 1,500 metres

  • Janet Marlow
  • Heat — 4:15.9 (→ did not advance)

Women's 100 m Hurdles

  • Shirley Strong
  • Heat — 13.39
  • Semifinal — 13.12 (→ did not advance)
  • Lorna Boothe
  • Heat — 13.86 (→ did not advance)

Women's High Jump

  • Louise Miller
  • Qualification — 1.88 m
  • Final — 1.85 m (→ 11th place)

Women's Long Jump

  • Susan Hearnskaw
  • Qualification — 6.66 m
  • Final — 6.50 m (→ 9th place)
  • Sue Reeve
  • Qualifying Round — 6.48 m
  • Final — 6.46 m (→ 10th place)

Women's Discus Throw

  • Meg Ritchie
  • Qualification — 58.66 m
  • Final — 61.16 m (→ 9th place)

Women's Javelin Throw

  • Tessa Sanderson
  • Qualification — 48.76 m (→ did not advance)
  • Fatima Whitbread
  • Qualification — 47.44 m (→ did not advance)

Women's Shot Put

  • Angela Littlewood
  • Final — 17.53 m (→ 13th place)

Women's Pentathlon

  • Judy Livermore — 4304 points (→ 13th place)
    1. 100 metres — 13.57 s
    2. Shot Put — 13.56 m
    3. High Jump — 1.77 m
    4. Long Jump — 5.71 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:25.30
  • Susan Longden — 4234 points (→ 15th place)
    1. 100 metres — 14.10 s
    2. Shot Put — 11.47 m
    3. High Jump — 1.74 m
    4. Long Jump — 6.09 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:19.60
  • Yvette Wray — 4159 points (→ 16th place)
    1. 100 metres — 13.78 s
    2. Shot Put — 12.01 m
    3. High Jump — 1.65 m
    4. Long Jump — 5.60 m
    5. 800 metres — 2:15.90

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