Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's pentathlon

These are the official results of the Women's Pentathlon competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There were a total number of 19 participating athletes, with the competition held on 24 July 1980. This was to be the last Pentathlon competition at this level as the Heptathlon subsequently replaced it in 1984 and became the multi-event competition for women.[1]

Women's pentathlon
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueLenin Central Stadium
Date24 July
Competitors19 from 10 nations
Winning result5083 WR
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Nadiya Tkachenko
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Olga Rukavishnikova
 Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Olga Kuragina
 Soviet Union
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1984 →

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankAthleteNationality100m HSPHJLJ800mPointsNotes
Nadiya Tkachenko  Soviet Union13.2916.841.846.732:05.25083WR
Olga Rukavishnikova  Soviet Union13.6614.091.886.792:04.84937
Olga Kuragina  Soviet Union13.2612.491.846.772:03.64875
4Ramona Neubert  East Germany13.9313.681.776.632:07.74698
5Margit Papp  Hungary13.9614.941.746.352:15.84562
6Burglinde Pollak  East Germany13.7416.671.685.932:14.44553
7Valentina Dimitrova  Bulgaria14.3915.651.745.912:15.54458
8Emiliya Kunova  Bulgaria13.7311.981.746.102:11.14431
9Florence Picaut  France13.7513.241.805.832:16.74424
10Sylvia Barlag  Netherlands14.2011.821.806.052:16.44333
11Marcela Koblasová  Czechoslovakia14.1013.421.716.152:20.34328
12Małgorzata Guzowska  Poland14.1613.631.806.212:29.34326
13Judy Livermore  Great Britain13.5713.561.775.712:25.34304
14Conceição Geremias  Brazil14.3313.161.715.972:18.94263
15Sue Longden  Great Britain14.1011.471.746.092:19.64234
16Yvette Wray  Great Britain13.7812.011.655.602:15.94159
17Cécile Ngambi  Cameroon14.0910.281.805.382:39.73832
Nancy Vallecilla  Ecuador14.4611.121.685.45DNSDNF
Christine Laser  East Germany13.6713.39NMDNSDNF

See also

References