| Men's marathon at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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 Waldemar Cierpinski celebrating his gold medal. Left behind himGerard Nijboer. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Central Lenin Olympic Stadium,Moscow | |||||||||
| Date | 1 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 74 from 40 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 2:11:03 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
Themen's marathon at the1980 Summer Olympics inMoscow,USSR had an entry list of 76 competitors, with 74 athletes from 40 nations starting and 53 runners finishing the race held on Friday 1 August 1980.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at three since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won byWaldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, the second man to successfully defend Olympic gold in the marathon (afterAbebe Bikila in 1960 and 1964). Both the Netherlands (Gerard Nijboer's silver) and the Soviet Union (Satymkul Dzhumanazarov's bronze) won their first men's Olympic marathon medals. The winning margin was 17 seconds.
This was the 19th appearance of the event, which is one of 12 athletics events to have been held at every Summer Olympics. Returning runners from the 1976 marathon included defending championWaldemar Cierpinski of East Germany, bronze medalist (and 1972 silver medalist)Karel Lismont of Belgium, fifth-place finisher (and two-time doubler in the 5000 metres and 10000 metres)Lasse Virén of Finland, seventh-place finisherLeonid Moseyev of the Soviet Union, and tenth-place finisherHenri Schoofs of Belgium. The two strongest challengers against a Cierpinski repeat wereBill Rodgers of the United States (1975 and 1978–80 Boston winner, 1976–79 New York winner, 1977 Fukuoka winner, and 1976 Olympian) andToshihiko Seko of Japan (1979–1980 Fukuoka winner). Both men, however, were kept out of the games due to the American-led boycott.[2]
Algeria, the Republic of the Congo, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Madagascar, the Seychelles, and Zimbabwe each made their first appearance in Olympic men's marathons. Great Britain made its 17th appearance, most of any nation competing but one behind the boycotting United States.
As all Olympic marathons, the competition was a single race. The marathon distance of 42,195 km was run over a "very flat" out-and-back route along theMoskva river.[2]
These were the standing world and Olympic records prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| World record |  Derek Clayton (AUS) | 2:08:33.6 | Antwerp,Belgium | 30 May 1969 |
| Olympic record |  Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR) | 2:09:55.0 | Montreal,Canada | 31 July 1976 |
No new world or Olympic bests were set during the competition.
All times areMoscow Time (UTC+3)
| Date | Time | Round |
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| Friday, 1 August 1980 | 17:15 | Final |
