# Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metres

These are the official results of the women's 400 metres event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 25, 1980, and on July 28, 1980.

## Final

* Held on Monday July 28, 1980
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| | Marita Koch | East Germany | 48.88 OR |
| | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 49.46 |
| | Christina Lathan | East Germany | 49.66 |
| 4 | Irina Nazarova | Soviet Union | 50.07 |
| 5 | Nina Zyuskova | Soviet Union | 50.17 |
| 6 | Gabriele Löwe | East Germany | 51.33 |
| 7 | Pirjo Häggman | Finland | 51.35 |
| 8 | Linsey MacDonald | Great Britain | 52.40 |

## Semifinals

* Held on Sunday July 27, 1980
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 50.57 |
| 2 | Gabriele Löwe | East Germany | 50.85 |
| 3 | Pirjo Häggman | Finland | 51.02 |
| 4 | Nina Zyuskova | Soviet Union | 51.12 |
| 5 | Lyudmila Chernova | Soviet Union | 51.30 |
| 6 | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | Great Britain | 51.47 |
| 7 | Małgorzata Dunecka | Poland | 51.93 |
| 8 | Rositsa Stamenova | Bulgaria | 52.96 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Christina Lathan | East Germany | 50.16 |
| 2 | Irina Nazarova | Soviet Union | 50.18 |
| 3 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 50.79 |
| 4 | Linsey MacDonald | Great Britain | 51.60 |
| 5 | Michelle Probert | Great Britain | 51.89 |
| 6 | Ilona Pál | Hungary | 51.99 |
| 7 | Grażyna Oliszewska | Poland | 52.36 |
| 8 | Irena Szewińska | Poland | 53.13 |

## Heats

* Held on Friday July 25, 1980
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Christina Lathan | East Germany | 51.33 |
| 2 | Ilona Pál | Hungary | 51.99 |
| 3 | Michelle Probert | Great Britain | 52.16 |
| 4 | Svobodka Damyanova | Bulgaria | 52.23 |
| 5 | Niculina Lazarciuc | Romania | 52.52 |
| 6 | Ann-Louise Skoglund | Sweden | 52.78 |
| 7 | Kehinde Vaughan | Nigeria | 53.54 |
| 8 | Eugenia Osho-Williams | Sierra Leone | 1:00.44 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Nina Ziuskova | Soviet Union | 51.42 |
| 2 | Linsey MacDonald | Great Britain | 52.57 |
| 3 | Rositsa Stamenova | Bulgaria | 52.71 |
| 4 | Maria Samungi | Romania | 52.89 |
| 5 | Sophie Malbranque | France | 53.46 |
| 6 | Hala El-Moughrabi | Syria | 59.33 |
| 7 | Xiomara Larios | Nicaragua | 1:01.50 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Irina Nazarova | Soviet Union | 51.66 |
| 2 | Pirjo Häggman | Finland | 52.56 |
| 3 | Irena Szewińska | Poland | 52.57 |
| 4 | Karoline Käfer | Austria | 52.82 |
| 5 | Erica Rossi | Italy | 52.98 |
| 6 | Judit Forgács | Hungary | 53.06 |
| 7 | Marième Boye | Senegal | 55.16 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Joslyn Hoyte-Smith | Great Britain | 52.24 |
| 2 | Gabriele Löwe | East Germany | 52.43 |
| 3 | Grażyna Oliszewska | Poland | 52.62 |
| 4 | Mary Akinyemi | Nigeria | 52.64 |
| 5 | Elena Tărîţă | Romania | 52.96 |
| 6 | Malena Andonova | Bulgaria | 53.30 |
| 7 | Anne Michel | Belgium | 54.22 |
| 8 | Acacia Mate | Mozambique | 1:00.90 |
| Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| 1 | Jarmila Kratochvílová | Czechoslovakia | 51.04 |
| 2 | Marita Koch | East Germany | 51.06 |
| 3 | Lyudmila Chernova | Soviet Union | 51.51 |
| 4 | Małgorzata Dunecka | Poland | 51.84 |
| 5 | Rosine Wallez | Belgium | 52.00 |
| 6 | Gloria Ayanlaja | Nigeria | 53.55 |
| 7 | Ruth Williams-Simpson | Jamaica | 55.59 |
| 8 | Trần Thị Ngọc Anh | Vietnam | 1:00.62 |