1979 in the sport of athletics
Appearance
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This article contains an overview of the year 1979 in athletics.
Major events
[edit]World
[edit]Regional
[edit]World records
[edit]Men
[edit]Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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200 m | Pietro Mennea | Italy | 19.72 | Mexico City, Mexico | 12 September | |
800 m | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom | 1:42.33 | Oslo, Norway | 5 July | |
1500 m | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom | 3:32.03 | Zürich, Switzerland | 15 August | |
Mile | Sebastian Coe | United Kingdom | 3:48.95 | Oslo, Norway | 17 July | |
110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States | 13.16 | San Jose, United States | 14 April | |
110 m hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah | United States | 13.00 | Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States | 6 May |
Women
[edit]Event | Athlete | Nation | Performance | Meeting | Place | Date |
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200 m | Marita Koch | East Germany | 22.02 | Leipzig, East Germany | 3 June | |
200 m | Marita Koch | East Germany | 21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June | |
400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany | 48.89 | Potsdam, East Germany | 29 July | |
400 m | Marita Koch | East Germany | 48.60 | Turin, Italy | 4 August | |
Mile | Natalia Mărășescu | Romania | 4:22.1 | Auckland, New Zealand | 27 January | |
100 m hurdles | Grażyna Rabsztyn | Poland | 12.48[1] | Warsaw, Poland | 18 June | |
400 m hurdles | Marina Styepanova | Russia | 54.78 | Moscow, Russia | 27 July | |
Javelin throw | Ruth Fuchs | East Germany | 69.52 m | Dresden, East Germany | 13 June | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Marita Koch Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany | 42.10 | Karl-Marx-Stadt, East Germany | 10 June | |
4 × 100 metres relay | Christina Lathan Romy Müller Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr |
East Germany | 42.09 | Turin, Italy | 4 August | |
4 × 200 metres relay | Raisa Makhova Nina Zyuskova Tatyana Prorochenko Maria Kulchunova |
Soviet Union | 1:30.74[2] | Moscow, Soviet Union | 29 July |
Season's bests
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "Season Bests by Year (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Men)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- Matti Koskimies (1 January 2012). "World Record Progression (Women)". Retrieved 12 January 2012.