The 1980 European Athletics Indoor Championships were held in

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, a city in

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, on 1 and 2 March 1980. The championships were boycotted by

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. The middle-distance races were hand-timed. The host nation topped the medal table with 12 medals, including 5 golds, followed closely by Poland and the Soviet Union.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

Participating nations

* (4) * (11) * (13) * (1) * (9) * (1) * (5) * (14) * (4) * (3) * (11) * (1) * (4) * (15) * (5) * (3) * (21) * (1) * (4) * (29) * (10) * (6) * (8) * (1) * (42) * (8)

References

Results - men
at GBRathletics.com

at GBRathletics.com

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European Indoor Championships in Athletics The European Athletics Indoor Championships is a biennial indoor track and field competition for European athletes that is organised by the European Athletic Association. It was held for the first time in 1970, replacing the European Indoor Games ...

International athletics competitions hosted by West Germany