Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's discus throw
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Men's discus throw at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Lenin Stadium | |||||||||
Dates | 27 July 1980 (qualifying) 28 July 1980 (final) | |||||||||
Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | |||||||||
Winning distance | 66.64 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's discus throw event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had an entry list of 18 competitors from 12 nations, with one qualifying group and the final (12) held on Monday July 28, 1980.[1] The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Viktor Rashchupkin of the Soviet Union, the nation's first medal and first victory in the men's discus throw. Imrich Bugár put Czechoslovakia back on the podium in the event after a one-Games absence, taking silver. Luis Delís earned Cuba's first men's discus throw medal with his bronze. The United States, which had earned at least one medal in every appearance of the event prior to 1980, missed the podium due to the boycott.