Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 kilometres walk
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Quick Facts Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXII Olympiad, Venue ...
Men's 50 kilometres walk at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Central Lenin Stadium | |||||||||
Date | 30 July | |||||||||
Competitors | 29 from 14 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 3:49:24 | |||||||||
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The Men's 50 km Race Walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR had an entry list of 27 competitors. Three athletes were disqualified and nine of them did not finish in the final, held on 30 July 1980.[1] This event was not conducted in 1976, it was last held in 1972.
This event netted Spain its first-ever medal in athletics, with Jordi Llopart taking silver.[2]