These are the official results of the
Women's Pentathlon competition at the
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...
in
Moscow,
USSR. There were a total number of 19 participating athletes, with the competition held on 24 July 1980. This was to be the last Pentathlon competition at this level as the
Heptathlon
A heptathlon is a track and field combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek επτά (hepta, meaning "seven") and ἄθλος (áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "competition"). A competitor in a hept ...
subsequently replaced it in
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
and became the multi-event competition for women.
Results
See also
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1976 Women's Olympic Games Pentathlon (Montreal)
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1978 Women's European Championships Pentathlon (Prague)
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1982 Women's European Championships Heptathlon (Athens)
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1983 Women's World Championship Heptathlon (Helsinki)
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1984 Women's Olympic Games Heptathlon (Los Angeles)
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1984 Women's Friendship Games Heptathlon (Prague)
References
External links
Results
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1980
Events January
* January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission.
* January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC.
* January 9 – ...
1980 in women's athletics
Women's events at the 1980 Summer Olympics