100 metres Hurdles, Women
| Date | 27 – 28 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Participants | 20 from 11 countries |
The American-led boycott had almost no effect on this event as all the best hurdlers were either Soviets, East Germans, or Eastern Europeans. Poland’s Grażyna Rabsztyn had been favored in 1976, and had since broken the world record, running 12.48 in 1978. But she continued her trend in major championships and did not medal. She never won a medal in any major international meet. The defending champion Johanna Klier was back and had since won the 1978 European Championships. In the final, Rabsztyn got off to a terrible start and was effectively out of the race. Klier-Schaller led early but was caught at the fifth hurdle by the Soviet Vera Komisova, who went on to win the gold medal.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | R1 | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 269 | Vera Komisova |  URS | 12.67 (1 h1) | 12.78 (1 h1) | 12.56 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 119 | Johanna Klier |  GDR | 13.03 (2 h3) | 12.77 (2 h2) | 12.63 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 205 | Lucyna Langer |  POL | 12.75 (2 h1) | 12.91 (2 h1) | 12.65 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 110 | Kerstin Claus | GDR | 12.77 (3 h1) | 12.99 (4 h2) | 12.66 (4) | |||
| 5 | 207 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.72 (1 h3) | 12.64 (1 h2) | 12.74 (5) | |||
| 6 | 275 | Irina Litovchenko | URS | 12.97 (1 h2) | 12.84 (3 h2) | 12.84 (6) | |||
| 7 | 112 | Bettina Gärtz | GDR | 13.06 (2 h2) | 13.04 (3 h1) | 12.93 (7) | |||
| 8 | 195 | Zofia Bielczyk | POL | 13.21 (3 h2) | 13.09 (4 h1) | 13.08 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r2/3 | 71 | Laurence Elloy-Machabey |  FRA | 13.60 (5 h3) | 13.33 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/3 | 103 | Shirley Strong |  GBR | 13.39 (4 h2) | 13.12 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/3 | 30 | Yordanka Donkova |  BUL | 13.24 (6 h1) | 13.39 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/3 | 46 | Daniela Valkova | BUL | 13.66 (5 h2) | 13.79 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/3 | 73 | Laurence Lebeau | FRA | 13.18 (4 h1) | 13.54 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r2/3 | 242 | Helena Pihl |  SWE | 13.46 (4 h3) | 13.68 (8 h1) | – | |||
| AC h2 r2/3 | 161 | Xénia Siska |  HUN | 13.23 (5 h1) | – (DNF h2) | – | |||
| 3 h3 r1/3 | 259 | Tatyana Anisimova | URS | 13.31 (3 h3) | – (DNS h2) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/3 | 3 | Penny Gillies |  AUS | 13.68 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h3 r1/3 | 80 | Lorna Boothe | GBR | 13.86 (6 h3) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/3 | 58 | Marisela Peralta |  DOM | 14.18 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h3 r1/3 | 231 | Estella Meheux |  SLE | 15.61 (7 h3) | – | – | |||
| 235 | Yvonne von Kauffungen |  SUI | – (DNS h2) | – | – | ||||
| 59 | Nancy Vallecilla |  ECU | – (DNS h2) | – | – |
Round One (27 July 1980 — 17:25)
Top four in each heat and next four fastest advanced to the semi-finals.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Vera Komisova | URS | 12.67 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Lucyna Langer | POL | 12.75 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Kerstin Claus | GDR | 12.77 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Laurence Lebeau | FRA | 13.18 | |||
| 5 | 7 | Xénia Siska | HUN | 13.23 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 13.24 | |||
| 7 | 4 | Marisela Peralta | DOM | 14.18 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Irina Litovchenko | URS | 12.97 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Bettina Gärtz | GDR | 13.06 | |||
| 3 | 4 | Zofia Bielczyk | POL | 13.21 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Shirley Strong | GBR | 13.39 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Daniela Valkova | BUL | 13.66 | |||
| 6 | 1 | Penny Gillies | AUS | 13.68 | |||
| 7 | Yvonne von Kauffungen | SUI | – | ||||
| 8 | Nancy Vallecilla | ECU | – |
Heat Three
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.72 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Johanna Klier | GDR | 13.03 | |||
| 3 | 6 | Tatyana Anisimova | URS | 13.31 | |||
| 4 | 7 | Helena Pihl | SWE | 13.46 | |||
| 5 | 2 | Laurence Elloy-Machabey | FRA | 13.60 | |||
| 6 | 5 | Lorna Boothe | GBR | 13.86 | |||
| 7 | 3 | Estella Meheux | SLE | 15.61 |
Semi-Finals (28 July 1980 — 17:00)
Top four in each heat advanced to the final.
Heat One
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Vera Komisova | URS | 12.78 | |||
| 2 | 6 | Lucyna Langer | POL | 12.91 | |||
| 3 | 1 | Bettina Gärtz | GDR | 13.04 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Zofia Bielczyk | POL | 13.09 | |||
| 5 | 4 | Laurence Elloy-Machabey | FRA | 13.33 | |||
| 6 | 3 | Yordanka Donkova | BUL | 13.39 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Laurence Lebeau | FRA | 13.54 | |||
| 8 | 5 | Helena Pihl | SWE | 13.68 |
Heat Two
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.64 | |||
| 2 | 1 | Johanna Klier | GDR | 12.77 | |||
| 3 | 7 | Irina Litovchenko | URS | 12.84 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Kerstin Claus | GDR | 12.99 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Shirley Strong | GBR | 13.12 | |||
| 6 | 4 | Daniela Valkova | BUL | 13.79 | |||
| 2 | Xénia Siska | HUN | – | ||||
| 5 | Tatyana Anisimova | URS | – |
Final (28 July 1980 — 19:15)
| Pos | Lane | Athlete | NOC | Time (A) | Reaction Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Vera Komisova | URS | 12.56 | 0.135 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Johanna Klier | GDR | 12.63 | 0.137 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Lucyna Langer | POL | 12.65 | 0.169 | |||
| 4 | 4 | Kerstin Claus | GDR | 12.66 | 0.131 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Grażyna Rabsztyn | POL | 12.74 | 0.138 | |||
| 6 | 7 | Irina Litovchenko | URS | 12.84 | 0.205 | |||
| 7 | 8 | Bettina Gärtz | GDR | 12.93 | 0.173 | |||
| 8 | 6 | Zofia Bielczyk | POL | 13.08 | 0.133 |