The 1980 World Championships in Athletics () 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.

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 metres400 metres hurdles

Medal table

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

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 56.13 Q 2 4 Ellen Neumann 56.35 Q 3 1 Esther Mahr 57.51 Q 4 1 Hilde Frederiksen 57.72 Q 5 2 Petra Pfaff 57.92 Q 6 4 Christine Warden 57.84 Q 7 2 Lynette Foreman 58.07 Q 8 1 Montserrat Pujol 58.54 Q 8 3 Mary Appleby 58.54 Q 10 3 Rosa Colorado 58.79 Q 11 1 Olga Commandeur 58.87 q 12 4 Helle Sichlau 58.99 Q 13 2 Susan Dalgoutté 59.63 Q 14 2 Esther Kaufmann 59.74 q 15 2 Simone Büngener 59.98 q 16 3 Francine Gendron q 17 3 Debra Melrose 18 1 Lai Lih-jian 19 3 Ruth Dubois 20 2 Dominique Le Disset 21 4 Kim Whitehead 22 4 Andrea Wachter 23 4 Célestine N'Drin 1 Kirsi Ulvinen

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 55.89 Q 1 2 Ellen Neumann 55.89 Q 3 2 Esther Mahr 56.16 Q 4 1 Petra Pfaff 56.78 Q 5 1 Mary Appleby 57.06 Q 6 2 Christine Warden 57.26 Q 7 1 Hilde Frederiksen 57.44 Q 8 2 Lynette Foreman 57.46 Q 9 2 Rosa Colorado 57.47 10 1 Montserrat Pujol 57.72 11 2 Olga Commandeur 57.93 NR 12 1 Helle Sichlau 58.44 13 2 Simone Büngener 59.11 14 2 Esther Kaufmann 59.55 15 1 Susan Dalgoutté 59.85 16 1 Francine Gendron

"A" final Rank Lane Name Nationality Time Notes 7 Bärbel Broschat 54.55 CR, PB 6 Ellen Neumann 54.56 8 Petra Pfaff 55.84 4 5 Mary Appleby 56.51 5 1 Esther Mahr 56.81 6 4 Hilde Frederiksen 56.85 7 3 Lynette Foreman 58.24 2 Christine Warden

"B" final Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Rosa Colorado 57.51 DQ, doping 1 Helle Sichlau 58.03 2 Montserrat Pujol 58.38 4 Simone Büngener 58.77 5 Susan Dalgoutté 59.31 6 Esther Kaufmann 59.41 7 Francine Gendron 59.61 Olga Commandeur

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 9:04.7 Q 1 2 Birgit Friedmann 9:04.7 Q 3 2 Breda Pergar 9:04.9 Q 4 2 Karoline Nemetz 9:04.9 Q 5 2 Joelle Debrouwer 9:05.0 Q 6 2 Penny Werthner 9:05.8 Q 7 1 Charlotte Teske 9:06.1 Q 8 1 Ingrid Kristiansen 9:06.4 Q 9 1 Eva Ernström 9:06.5 Q 10 2 Wendy Smith 9:07.3 q 11 1 Geri Fitch 9:07.6 Q 12 1 Mary Shea 9:09.4 q 13 2 Julie Shea 9:11.4 14 2 Fionnuala Morrish 9:13.8 15 1 Anat Meiri 9:26.7 16 1 Anne Audain 9:26.8 17 1 Brenda Webb 9:27.6 18 2 Olga Caccaviello 10:01.2

Final

Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Birgit Friedmann 8:48.05 CR, PB Karoline Nemetz 8:50.22 Ingrid Kristiansen 8:58.8 4 Joelle Debrouwer 8:59.0 5 Breda Pergar 8:59.7 6 Penny Werthner 9:03.5 7 Charlotte Teske 9:04.3 8 Eva Ernström 9:07.7 9 Aurora Cunha 9:11.2 10 Mary Shea 9:13.7 11 Geri Fitch 9:37.6 Wendy Smith

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. 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

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