The
Women's High Jump event at the
1980 Summer Olympics in
Moscow
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,
Soviet Union
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had an entry list of 20 competitors. The final was held on Saturday 1980-07-26.
Sara Simeoni
Sara Simeoni (born 19 April 1953) is an Italian former high jumper, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics and twice set a world record in the women's high jump.
Biography
Sara Simeoni was born in Rivoli Veronese, in the province of V ...
took gold in the event,
Urszula Kielan won silver, and
Jutta Kirst
Jutta Kirst ( née Krautwurst; born 10 November 1954 in Dresden, Sachsen) is a retired female track and field athlete who competed for East Germany during her career in the women's high jump. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics held ...
won bronze.
Medalists
Results
Qualification
*Held on Friday July 25, 1980
Final
*Held on Saturday July 26, 1980
See also
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1976 Women's Olympic High Jump (Montreal)
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1978 Women's European Championships High Jump (Prague)
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1982 Women's European Championships High Jump (Athens)
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1983 Women's World Championships High Jump (Helsinki)
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1984 Women's Olympic High Jump (Los Angeles)
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1984 Women's Friendship Games High Jump (Prague)
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1986 Women's European Championships High Jump (Stuttgart)
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1987 Women's World Championships High Jump (Rome)
References
External links
Results
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High jump at the Olympics
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Women's events at the 1980 Summer Olympics