| | Event type
Long Jump, Women
| Date | 30 – 31 July 1980 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva |
| Participants | 19 from 11 countries |
In 1978, Soviet Lithuanian Vilma Bardauskienė had become the first woman to surpass seven metres with a world record of 7.07 (23-2½), and she bettered that mark ten days later with 7.09 (23-3¼). But she was injured and did not compete in Moskva. Also missing were the American jumpers, but they probably would not have affected the final outcome. The competition in Moskva went back and forth and was not settled until the final round. Tatyana Skachko (URS) led in round three with 7.01 (23-0), and would eventually win bronze. In round six, Soviet Tatyana Kolpakova jumped 7.06 (23-2), threatening the world record, to take the lead. But East Germany’s Brigitte Wujak threatened that with 7.04 (23-1¼) on her final jump, winning the silver medal.
| Pos | Nr | Athlete | NOC | Qualifying | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 267 | Tatyana Kolpakova |  URS | 6.70 (3) | 7.06 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 142 | Brigitte Wujak |  GDR | 6.65 (5) | 7.04 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 32 | Tatyana Skachko | URS | 6.56 (9) | 7.01 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 210 | Anna Włodarczyk |  POL | 6.58 (=6) | 6.95 (4) | |||
| 5 | 135 | Siegrun Siegl | GDR | 6.53 (10) | 6.87 (5) | |||
| 6 | 255 | Jarmila Nygrýnová |  TCH | 6.58 (=6) | 6.83 (6) | |||
| 7 | 114 | Sigrid Heimann | GDR | 6.71 (2) | 6.71 (7) | |||
| 8 | 258 | Lidiya Alfeyeva | URS | 6.78 (1) | 6.71 (8) | |||
| 9 | 86 | Sue Hearnshaw |  GBR | 6.66 (4) | 6.50 (9) | |||
| 10 | 99 | Sue Reeve | GBR | 6.48 (11) | 6.46 (10) | |||
| 11 | 211 | Barbara Baran-Wojnar | POL | 6.44 (12) | 6.33 (11) | |||
| 12 | 287 | Lidiya Gusheva |  BUL | 6.56 (8) | 6.24 (12) | |||
| 13 | 145 | Jennifer Inniss |  GUY | 6.44 (13) | 6.10 (13) | |||
| 14 r1/2 | 158 | Mária Pap |  HUN | 6.41 (14) | – | |||
| 15 r1/2 | 143 | Maroula Lambrou |  GRE | 6.37 (15) | – | |||
| 16 r1/2 | 159 | Margit Papp | HUN | 6.32 (16) | – | |||
| =17 r1/2 | 35 | Ekaterina Nedeva | BUL | 5.83 (=17) | – | |||
| =17 r1/2 | 183 | Dorothy Scott |  JAM | 5.83 (=17) | – | |||
| 19 r1/2 | 292 | Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Na |  VIE | 5.35 (19) | – | |||
| 231 | Estella Meheux |  SLE | – ( | – | ||||
| 245 | Dia Toutingi |  SYR | – ( | – |
Qualifying Round (30 July 1980 — 10:00)
Top 12 and ties and all those reaching 6.50 metres advanced to the final.
| Pos | Athlete | NOC | Distance | 2nd Best | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lidiya Alfeyeva | URS | 6.78 | – | |||
| 2 | Sigrid Heimann | GDR | 6.71 | – | |||
| 3 | Tatyana Kolpakova | URS | 6.70 | – | |||
| 4 | Sue Hearnshaw | GBR | 6.66 | – | |||
| 5 | Brigitte Wujak | GDR | 6.65 | – | |||
| =6 | Jarmila Nygrýnová | TCH | 6.58 | – | |||
| =6 | Anna Włodarczyk | POL | 6.58 | – | |||
| 8 | Lidiya Gusheva | BUL | 6.56 | 6.35 | |||
| 9 | Tatyana Skachko | URS | 6.56 | – | |||
| 10 | Siegrun Siegl | GDR | 6.53 | – | |||
| 11 | Sue Reeve | GBR | 6.48 | – | |||
| 12 | Barbara Baran-Wojnar | POL | 6.44 | 6.40 | |||
| 13 | Jennifer Inniss | GUY | 6.44 | 6.36 | |||
| 14 | Mária Pap | HUN | 6.41 | – | |||
| 15 | Maroula Lambrou | GRE | 6.37 | – | |||
| 16 | Margit Papp | HUN | 6.32 | – | |||
| =17 | Ekaterina Nedeva | BUL | 5.83 | – | |||
| =17 | Dorothy Scott | JAM | 5.83 | – | |||
| 19 | Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Na | VIE | 5.35 | – | |||
| Estella Meheux | SLE | – | – | ||||
| Dia Toutingi | SYR | – | – |
Qualifying Round, Group A (30 July 1980)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Tatyana Kolpakova | URS | 6.70 | 6.70 (+0.6) | - | - | |||
| 2 | 6 | Sue Hearnshaw | GBR | 6.66 | × | 6.66 (+1.1) | - | |||
| 3 | 7 | Brigitte Wujak | GDR | 6.65 | 6.65 (+0.2) | - | - | |||
| 4 | 5 | Jarmila Nygrýnová | TCH | 6.58 | 6.58 (-0.2) | - | - | |||
| 5 | 8 | Siegrun Siegl | GDR | 6.53 | 6.53 (+0.9) | - | - | |||
| 6 | 10 | Jennifer Inniss | GUY | 6.44 | 6.26 (+0.3) | 6.36 (+0.1) | 6.44 (-0.2) | |||
| 7 | 9 | Mária Pap | HUN | 6.41 | 6.41 (+0.4) | 6.25 (+1.3) | 6.28 (+1.7) | |||
| 8 | 3 | Maroula Lambrou | GRE | 6.37 | × | 6.37 (+0.6) | × | |||
| 9 | 4 | Ekaterina Nedeva | BUL | 5.83 | × | × | 5.83 (+0.1) | |||
| 10 | 1 | Nguyễn Thị Hoàng Na | VIE | 5.35 | 5.30 (+0.4) | 5.35 (-0.3) | 5.23 (+0.5) |
Qualifying Round, Group B (30 July 1980)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Lidiya Alfeyeva | URS | 6.78 | 6.78 (+0.1) | - | - | |||
| 2 | 2 | Sigrid Heimann | GDR | 6.71 | 6.71 (+0.5) | - | - | |||
| 3 | 1 | Anna Włodarczyk | POL | 6.58 | × | 6.58 (+0.5) | - | |||
| 4 | 5 | Lidiya Gusheva | BUL | 6.56 | 6.35 (+0.4) | 6.56 (+1.5) | - | |||
| 5 | 9 | Tatyana Skachko | URS | 6.56 | 6.56 (-0.9) | - | - | |||
| 6 | 8 | Sue Reeve | GBR | 6.48 | × | 6.43w (+2.4) | 6.48 (+0.3) | |||
| 7 | 7 | Barbara Baran-Wojnar | POL | 6.44 | 6.40 (+1.5) | 6.15 (-0.4) | 6.44 (+0.1) | |||
| 8 | 3 | Margit Papp | HUN | 6.32 | 6.32 (-0.6) | × | × | |||
| 9 | 10 | Dorothy Scott | JAM | 5.83 | × | 5.83 (-0.6) | × | |||
| 11 | Estella Meheux | SLE | – | – | – | – | ||||
| 4 | Dia Toutingi | SYR | – | – | – | – |
Final Round (31 July 1980 — 18:50)
| Pos | Ord | Athlete | NOC | Distance | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Tatyana Kolpakova | URS | 7.06 | 6.84 (+1.3) | 6.81 (+1.1) | 6.72 (-0.1) | 6.87 (-1.1) | 6.73 (-0.1) | 7.06 (+0.4) | |||
| 2 | 11 | Brigitte Wujak | GDR | 7.04 | 6.88 (-1.1) | 6.68 (-0.6) | 6.81 (+0.3) | 6.87 (+0.9) | 6.81 (+0.6) | 7.04 (+0.5) | |||
| 3 | 4 | Tatyana Skachko | URS | 7.01 | 6.96 (+1.6) | 6.89 (+0.6) | 7.01 (-0.4) | 6.86 (-0.2) | 6.56 (-0.5) | 6.64 (0.0) | |||
| 4 | 5 | Anna Włodarczyk | POL | 6.95 | 6.56 (+0.2) | 6.83 (-0.1) | × | × | 6.88 (+0.3) | 6.95 (+0.4) | |||
| 5 | 12 | Siegrun Siegl | GDR | 6.87 | × | 6.68 (+0.2) | × | × | 6.65 (+0.2) | 6.87 (+0.4) | |||
| 6 | 7 | Jarmila Nygrýnová | TCH | 6.83 | 6.79 (+0.5) | 6.46 (-0.6) | 6.38 (-1.0) | 6.83 (0.0) | 6.71 (-0.9) | 6.76 (-0.9) | |||
| 7 | 1 | Sigrid Heimann | GDR | 6.71 | 6.71 (-0.6) | 6.71 (-0.4) | 6.65 (-0.1) | 6.68 (-1.2) | 6.68 (-0.3) | 6.69 (-0.1) | |||
| 8 | 3 | Lidiya Alfeyeva | URS | 6.71 | × | 6.71 (+0.8) | 6.07 (-0.6) | × | × | × | |||
| 9 | 10 | Sue Hearnshaw | GBR | 6.50 | × | 6.42 (+0.5) | 6.50 (+0.3) | – | – | – | |||
| 10 | 13 | Sue Reeve | GBR | 6.46 | 6.20 (-1.2) | 6.46 (-0.2) | × | – | – | – | |||
| 11 | 2 | Barbara Baran-Wojnar | POL | 6.33 | × | 6.33 (-0.1) | 6.28 (-0.1) | – | – | – | |||
| 12 | 8 | Lidiya Gusheva | BUL | 6.24 | 6.24 (+0.7) | 6.23 (+0.1) | 6.22 (-0.8) | – | – | – | |||
| 13 | 6 | Jennifer Inniss | GUY | 6.10 | 5.88 (+1.4) | 5.71w (+2.7) | 6.10 (+0.2) | – | – | – |