The Olympic Boycott Games (titled the Liberty Bell Classic) was an event held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1980 by 29 of the boycotting countries of the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics as an alternative to the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. Participating nations included the United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China, Egypt, Thailand, West Germany, Sudan and Kenya. It began on July 16, shortly before the 1980 Summer Olympics opened on July 19. In some events, the times were better than those in Moscow, such as American Renaldo Nehemiah's time of 13.31 in the 110m hurdles ahead of East German gold medal winner Thomas Munkelt's time of 13.39. Earlier in the year, the United States had previously considered holding an alternate games in Côte d'Ivoire, Italy, Japan, West Germany or China.[1] A similar event was held in 1984 by boycotting countries of the 1984 Summer Olympics, called the Friendship Games.
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Medal summary
Athletics
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters |  Mel LattanyUnited States (USA) |
10.31 | Harvey Glance United States (USA) |
10.31 | Willie Gault United States (USA) |
10.33 |
| 200 meters | James Butler United States (USA) |
20.65 | Fred Taylor United States (USA) |
20.66 |  Desai WilliamsCanada (CAN) |
20.92 |
| 400 meters |  Billy KonchellahKenya (KEN) |
45.59 |  El Kashief HassanSudan (SUD) |
45.60 | Bill Green United States (USA) |
45.79 |
| 800 meters | Donald Paige United States (USA) |
1:47.19 | Omer Khalifa Sudan (SUD) |
1:47.27 | Randy Wilson United States (USA) |
1:48.03 |
| 1500 meters | Steve Scott United States (USA) |
3:40.19 | Omer Khalifa Sudan (SUD) |
3:40.34 | Mike Durkin United States (USA) |
3:41.40 |
| 5000 meters | Kip Rono Kenya (KEN) |
13:37.52 | Hillary Tuwei Kenya (KEN) |
13:45.77 | Greg Duhaime Canada (CAN) |
13:45.77 |
| 110 meter hurdles | Renaldo Nehemiah United States (USA) |
13.31 | Tonie Campbell United States (USA) |
13.68 |  Hans-Gerd KleinWest Germany (FRG) |
13.94 |
| 400 meter hurdles | James Walker United States (USA) |
48.6 | David Lee United States (USA) |
49.1 | Bart Williams United States (USA) |
50.0 |
| 4×100 meter relay | United States (USA) |
38.61 | Canada (CAN) |
38.54 |  Thailand (THA) |
41.29 |
| 4×400 meter relay | United States (USA) |
3:03.20 | Kenya (KEN) |
3:05.72 | Sudan (SUD) |
3:04.76 |
| High jump | Benn Fields United States (USA) |
2.26 m | Nat Page United States (USA) |
2.26 m | Dietmar Mögenburg West Germany (FRG) Carlo ThränhardtWest Germany (FRG) |
2.22 m |
| Long jump | Larry Myricks United States (USA) |
8.20 m | Larry Doubley United States (USA) |
7.95 m | Carl Lewis United States (USA) |
7.77 m |
| Triple jump |  Zhou ZhenxianChina (CHN) |
16.90 m | Greg Caldwell United States (USA) |
16.75 m |  Steve HannaBahamas (BAH) |
16.42 m |
| Pole vault | Tom Hintnaus United States (USA) |
5.50 m | Steve Lawry United States (USA) |
5.33 m | Zhang Cheng China (CHN) |
5.18 m |
| Shot put |  Youssef Nagui AsaadEgypt (EGY) |
19.69 m | Ian Pyka United States (USA) |
19.58 m | only two competitors entered | |
| Discus throw | Ben Plucknett United States (USA) |
61.46 m | Al Oerter United States (USA) |
60.76 m | Alwin Wagner West Germany (FRG) |
59.48 m |
| Javelin throw | Shen Maomao China (CHN) |
89.12 m | Tom Petranoff United States (USA) |
84.56 m | Gheorghe Megelea Canada (CAN) |
79.24 m |
| Hammer throw | Scott Neilson Canada (CAN) |
72.62 m | Boris Djerassi United States (USA) |
71.34 m | Andy Bessette United States (USA) |
69.08 m |
| Decathlon | Bobby Coffman United States (USA) |
8058 | Lee Palles United States (USA) |
8009 | Wang Kangqiang China (CHN) |
7015 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 meters | Chandra Cheeseborough United States (USA) |
11.27 | Jeanette Bolden United States (USA) |
11.41 | Karen Hawkins United States (USA) |
11.43 |
| 200 meters | Angella Taylor Canada (CAN) |
22.77 | Chandra Cheeseborough United States (USA) |
22.84 | Karen Hawkins United States (USA) |
23.41 |
| 400 meters | Gwen Gardner United States (USA) |
52.04 | Charmaine Crooks Canada (CAN) |
52.33 | Roberta Belle United States (USA) |
52.34 |
| 800 meters | Yvonne Mondesire Canada (CAN) |
2:02.34 | Robin Campbell United States (USA) |
2:02.53 | Ann Mackie-Morelli Canada (CAN) |
2:02.63 |
| 1500 meters | Mary Decker United States (USA) |
4:00.87 | Julie Brown United States (USA) |
4:10.37 | Francie Larrieu United States (USA) |
4:10.39 |
| 100 meter hurdles | Stephanie Hightower United States (USA) |
13.08 | Benita Fitzgerald United States (USA) |
13.17 |  Esther RotIsrael (ISR) |
13.20 |
| 4×100 meter relay | United States (USA) |
44.57 | West Germany (FRG) |
45.26 | Thailand (THA) |
46.90 |
| 4×400 meter relay | United States (USA) |
3:32.69 | Canada (CAN) |
3:33.50 | ||
| High jump | Zheng Dazhen China (CHN) |
1.92 m | Brigitte Reid Canada (CAN) |
1.84 m | Paula Girven United States (USA) |
1.80 m |
| Long jump | Kathy McMillan United States (USA) |
6.65 m | Carol Lewis United States (USA) |
6.60 m | Shonel Ferguson Bahamas (BAH) |
6.48 m |
| Shot put | Shen Lijuan China (CHN) |
17.09 m (OR) |
Ann Turbyne United States (USA) |
16.24 m | Lu Cheng China (CHN) |
15.98 m |
| Discus throw | Xie Jianhua China (CHN) |
56.56 m | Lucette Moreau Canada (CAN) |
55.20 m | Lorna Griffin United States (USA) |
53.52 m |
| Javelin throw | Laurie Kern Canada (CAN) |
57.42 m | Tang Guoli China (CHN) |
55.30 m | Li Baolian China (CHN) |
54.94 m |
| Pentathlon | Diane Konihowski Canada (CAN) |
4640 | Marlene Harmon United States (USA) |
4346 | Linda Waltman United States (USA) |
4314 |
See also
References
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