Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 400 metres


These are the official results of the Men's 400 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held from July 27, 1980 and on July 30, 1980.

Final

Semifinals

RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Fons Brijdenbach45.46-
2Rick Mitchell45.48-
3David Jenkins45.59-
4Mike Solomon45.61-
5Dele Udo45.88-
6Nikolay Chernetskiy45.94-
7Mauro Zuliani46.01-
8Karel Kolář46.11-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Schaffer45.47-
2Viktor Markin45.60-
3Alberto Juantorena45.95-
4Joseph Coombs45.96-
5Viktor Burakov45.97-
6Didier Dubois46.72-
7Jens Smedegaard Hansen47.00-
8Alan Bell48.50-

Quarterfinals

The quarter finals were held on 28 July 1980. The top four in each heat advanced to the semi finals.
RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Rick Mitchell45.73-
2Fons Brijdenbach45.88-
3Jens Smedegaard Hansen45.89-
4Dele Udo46.18-
5Francis Demarthon46.38-
6Jozo Alebić46.60-
7Charles Lupiya47.67-
8Stefano Malinverni47.79-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Viktor Markin45.58-
2Joseph Coombs45.81-
3Mauro Zuliani45.93-
4Alan Bell46.17-
5Andrzej Stępień46.31-
6Eddy De Leeuw46.47-
7Derrick Peynado46.50-
8Marcel Klarenbeek46.81-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Schaffer46.15-
2Alberto Juantorena46.23-
3Viktor Burakov46.23-
4Didier Dubois46.60-
5Silver Ayoo47.03-
6Bert Cameron47.31-
7Glen Cohen47.35-
8Jacques Borlée47.73-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1David Jenkins45.99-
2Mike Solomon46.12-
3Karel Kolář46.27-
4Nikolay Chernetskiy46.30-
5Roberto Tozzi46.73-
6Hope Ezeigbo46.88-
7Ian Stapleton47.64-
8Hussain Ali Nasayyif48.50-

Round one

Eight Round One heats were held at the Lenin Stadium on Sunday 27 July 1980. The first four in each heat progressed to the Quarter Finals.


RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1David Jenkins46.67-
2Karel Kolář47.26-
3Francis Demarthon47.43-
4Eddy De Leeuw47.59-
5Charles Dramiga48.69-
6Asfaw Deble49.77-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Bert Cameron47.54-
2Didier Dubois47.57-
3Silver Ayoo47.78-
4Charles Lupiya48.49-
5Horia Toboc49.90-
6Léopold Hounkanrin51.04-
7Joseph Ramotshabi51.49-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Dele Udo46.48-
2Joseph Coombs46.55-
3Rick Mitchell46.63-
4Jens Smedegaard Hansen47.01-
5Jimmy Massallay49.68-
6El-Mehdi Sallah Diab49.89-
7Panh Khemanith53.74-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Derrick Peynado47.37-
2Fons Brijdenbach47.72-
3Andrzej Stępień47.99-
4Glen Cohen48.35-
5Régis Tranquille49.34-
6Mohamed Diakité49.59-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Viktor Markin46.88-
2Mike Solomon47.24-
3Hope Ezeigbo47.46-
4Jacques Borlée47.77-
5Mohamed El-Abed50.47-
6Sahr Kendor52.98-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Jozo Alebić47.61-
2Stefano Malinverni47.63-
3Ian Stapleton47.97-
4Hussain Ali Nasayyif48.03-
5Harry Schulting48.53-
6William Akabi-Davis50.80-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Frank Schaffer46.13-
2Viktor Burakov46.41-
3Alberto Juantorena46.69-
4Roberto Tozzi47.01-
5Jerzy Pietrzyk47.18-
6Geraldo José Pegado48.71-



RankAthleteNationTimeNotes
1Nikolay Chernetskiy47.04-
2Mauro Zuliani47.16-
3Marcel Klarenbeek47.67-
4Alan Bell47.38-
5Oddur Sigurðsson47.39-
6Isidoro Hornillos47.45-