Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Athletics
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Dates24 July – 1 August 1980
Competitors959 from 70 nations

Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events: 24 for men and 14 for women. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries. A number of countries had boycotted the games due to the Soviet-Afghan War.

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