The 1980 World Championships in Athletics was the second global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Hosted from 14 to 16 August 19
Hurdles winner Bärbel Broschat was the fastest athlete in all three rounds.
The 1976 World Championships in Athletics was the first global, international athletics competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. Hosted on 18 September 1976 in
1980 World Championships in Athletics
…and a "B" final. The 3000 m run had two stages: two heats of nine athletes each, followed by a final of twelve athletes. The tournament followed the 1976 World Championships in Athletics, which featured just one event – the men's 50 kilometres walk – and was organised by the IAAF in reaction to the IOC dropping that event for the 1976…
The race started and finished in Malmö Stadion