1980 edition of the World Championships in Athletics
1980 World Championships in Athletics
Dutch logo
Host city
Sittard, Netherlands
Nations
21
Athletes
42
Events
2
Dates
14–16 August 1980
Opened by
Queen Beatrix
Main venue
De Baandert
← 1976 Malmö
1983 Helsinki →
The 1980 World Championships in Athletics (Dutch: 1980 Wereldkampioenschappen atletiek) was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Hosted from 14 to 16 August 1980 at the De Baandert in Sittard, Netherlands, it featured two events: the women's 400 metres hurdles and the women's 3000 metres run.[1] West Germany's Birgit Friedmann took the first women's world title in the 3000 m, while her East German counterpart Bärbel Broschat became the first women's 400 m hurdles world champion.[2]
^Archive of Past Events. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
^IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2013-09-08.
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