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Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk

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The Men's 50 km Race Walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 27 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified and nine of them did not finish in the final, held on 30 July 1980.[1] This event was not conducted in 1976, it was last held in 1972.

This event netted Spain its first-ever medal in athletics, with Jordi Llopart taking silver.[2]

Medalists

GoldHartwig Gauder
 East Germany
SilverJordi Llopart
 Spain
BronzeYevgeniy Ivchenko
 Soviet Union

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References

  1. [1]
    "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's 50 kilometres Walk". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. [2]
    "1980 Olympic 50km race walk silver medallist Llopart dies". World Athletics. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
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