Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 1500 metres
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The men's 1,500m metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. The final was held on Friday 1 August 1980.[1] Forty athletes from 29 nations competed.[2] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by 0.4 seconds by Sebastian Coe of Great Britain, the nation's first championship in the event since back-to-back wins surrounding World War I in 1912 and 1920, and first medal of any color since 1932. East Germany took its first medal in the 1500 metres since starting to compete separately, with Jürgen Straub's silver.
Quick Facts Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 1500 metres at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Lenin Central Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 30 July 1980 (qualification) 31 July 1980 (semi-finals) 1 August 1980 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 40 from 29 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:38.4 | |||||||||
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