Athletics at the Friendship Games

Friendship Games

The Friendship Games or Friendship-84 was an international multi-sport event held between 2 July and 16 September 1984 in the Soviet Union and eight other socialist states which boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles....

was contested in 41 events, 24 events by men and 17 by women. Men competed at the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium

Luzhniki Stadium

The Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow, or briefly Luzhniki Stadium , is the biggest sports stadium in Russia. Its total seating capacity is 78,360 seats, all covered. The stadium is a part of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, previously called the Central Lenin Stadium...

 (now Luzhniki Stadium) in Moscow

Moscow

Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...

, Soviet Union

Soviet Union

The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....

 between 17 and 18 August, while women's events took place at the Evžen Rošický Stadium in Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

, Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

The Czechoslovak Socialist Republic was the official name of Czechoslovakia from 1960 until end of 1989 , a Soviet satellite state of the Eastern Bloc....

 between 16 and 18 August 1984.

One new world record was set, by East German Irina Meszynski

Irina Meszynski

Irina Meszynski is a retired East German discus thrower.On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters...

 in women's discus throw, with 73.36 m. As of 2008, it was still the sixth best result in the history of this discipline.

It was the only Friendship Games competition which saw participation of recent Olympic

1984 Summer Olympics

The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...

 gold medalists, with American sprinter Alice Brown

Alice Brown (athlete)

Alice Regina Brown is a retired American sprinter. She was a silver medalist in the 1984 Olympic 100m final in a time of 11.13 seconds...

 taking part in women's 100 metre run, and West German Claudia Losch

Claudia Losch

Claudia Losch is a German track and field athlete.Losch won the German indoor championship in the shot put in 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, and 1989...

 competing in shot put. However, neither won medals.

In an unusual feat, Alberto Juantorena

Alberto Juantorena

Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles....

 (Cuba) and Ryszard Ostrowski

Ryszard Ostrowski

Ryszard Ostrowski is a retired Polish middle distance runner who specialized in the 800 metres.He was born in Poznań, and represented the club Olimpia Poznań. He won the 800 metres at the 1983 Summer Universiade and the 1985 Summer Universiade...

 (Poland) both crossed the finish line at exactly the same moment in men's 800 metres run. After the officials were unable to decide who came first – not even using a photograph – both were declared winners.

Men

100 metres		10.17		10.18		10.21
200 metres		20.34		20.41		20.58
400 metres		44.78		45.51		45.57
800 metres		1:45.68	none awarded	–		1:45.82
1500 metres		3:36.65		3:37.35		3:38.42
5000 metres		13:26.35		13:26.85		13:29.08
10000 metres		27:55.16		27:58.97		28:03.06
110 metre hurdles		13.52		13.57		13.64
400 metre hurdles		48.63		48.74		49.29
3000 metre steeplechase		8:27.15		8:27.43		8:32.36
4×100 metre relay	Soviet Union Aleksandr Yevgenyev Sergei Sokolov Sergei Sokolov Sergei Leonidovich Sokolov is a Soviet military commander.Sokolov served in the Battle of Lake Khasan during the Soviet-Japanese Border Wars and also served on the Eastern Front during World War II.... Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov Nikolay Sidorov Nikolay Aleksandrovich Sidorov is a former Soviet track and field athlete where he won the soviet 100 metre championships on 2 occasions, he was then the winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics....	38.32	Cuba Tomás González Leandro Peñalver Leandro Peñalver Leandro Peñalver is a retired Cuban athlete who competed in the sprints. His personal best is 10.06 seconds, achieved in Caracas in 1983.-External links:... Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Silvio Leonard Sarría also known as Silvio Leonard Tartabull is a former sprinter from Cuba. He was the second athlete to run the 100 metres in less than 10 seconds with electronic timing, running in 9.98 seconds on August 11, 1977 in Guadalajara. The first was 1968 Olympic champion Jim Hines... Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Osvaldo Lara Cañizares is a retired male track and field sprinter from Cuba, who represented his native country at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He reached both 100/200 finals where he finished 5th in the 100...	38.79	Poland Krzysztof Zwoliński Krzysztof Zwolinski Krzysztof Zwoliński was a Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He was a Polish 60 metre indoor champion in 1986.... Marian Woronin Marian Woronin Marian Jerzy Woronin is a retired Polish athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. He is a four-time European Indoor Champion in the 60 metres... Czesław Prądzyński Arkadiusz Janiak	38.81
4×400 metre relay	Soviet Union Siergey Lovachev Yevgeniy Lomtev Aleksandr Kurochkin Viktor Markin Viktor Markin Viktor Fyodorovich Markin is a former Soviet athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics....	3:00.16	German Democratic Republic Carlo Niestädt Mathias Schersing Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe Thomas Schönlebe is a former German 400 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome... Jens Carlowitz Jens Carlowitz Jens Carlowitz is a retired East German sprinter.His personal best time was 44.86 seconds, achieved at the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona...	3:00.47	Cuba Lázaro Martínez Lazaro Martínez Lázaro Martínez Despaigne is a retired Cuban sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.He won an Olympic silver medal in 4 x 400 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. His personal best of 46.12 was set during the 1991 World Championships.... Carlos Reyte Roberto Ramos Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Alberto Juantorena Danger is a Cuban former track athlete. At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he became the first and so far only athlete to win both the 400 and 800 m Olympic titles....	3:04.76
Marathon		2:10:32		2:11:30		2:11:44
20 km walk		1:21:57		1:22:21		1:22:40
50 km walk		3:43:06		3:45:53		3:58:47
High jump		2.25 m	none awarded	–		2.20 m
Pole vault		5.80 m		5.70 m		5.70 m
Long jump		8.38 m		8.37 m		8.22 m
Triple jump		17.46 m		17.41 m		17.29 m
Shot put		21.64 m		21.60 m		21.58 m
Discus throw		66.70 m		66.04 m		66.02 m
Hammer throw		85.60 m		82.56 m		81.30 m
Javelin throw		94.44 m		88.32 m		87.10 m
Decathlon		8523		8450		8433

Women

100 metres		10.95		11.02		11.10
200 metres		22.15		22.75		22.79
400 metres		48.16		48.73		49.52
800 metres		1:57.31		1:58.06		1:58.10
1500 metres		3:56.63		3:58.70		4:01.61
3000 metres		8:33.01		8:40.53		8:43.74
100 metre hurdles		12.55		12.60		12.61
400 metre hurdles		53.67		54.42		54.65
4×100 metre relay	Pepa Pavlova Pepa Pavlova Pepa Pavlova is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Tsvetanka Ilieva, Rositsa Stamenova and Yuliana Marinova.... Anelia Nuneva Anelia Nuneva Aneliya Vechernikova née Nuneva is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria, she competed mainly in the 100m. In the final of the 100m at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games she was drawn in lane 4 alongside Florence Griffith-Joyner the red hot favorite... Nadezhda Georgieva Liliyana Ivanova	42.62	Soviet Union Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Kondratyeva Lyudmila Andreyevna Kondratyeva is a Russian athlete, who competed for the USSR and is the 1980 Olympic 100 m champion.... Maia Azarashvili Maia Azarashvili Maia Azarashvili is a retired Georgian sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres, representing the USSR and Georgia .She finished seventh at the 1988 Summer Olympics and fifth at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. She competed at the World Championships in 1987, 1993 and 1995 without... Svetlana Zhizdrikova Olga Antonova	42.71	Czechoslovakia Eva Murková Eva Murková Eva Murková is a retired long jumper who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was the gold medal at the European Indoor Championships in 1983.-Major achievements:-References:... Taťána Kocembová Tatána Kocembová Taťána Kocembová is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was the 1983 World Championship silver medal in a personal best time of 48.59s. That time still ranks as the number 10 time and number 5 individual ever... Renata Černochová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships....	43.21
4×400 metre relay	Soviet Union Irina Baskakova Irina Baskakova Irina Baskakova is a retired track and field sprinter from the Soviet Union, known for winning the bronze medal in the women's 4x400 metres relay at the 1982 European Championships... Irina Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Mariya Pinigina Mariya Dzhumabaevna Pinigina is a retired athlete who competed mainly in the 400 metres, training at Spartak in Kiev... Olga Bryzgina Olga Bryzgina Olha Bryzhina is a retired athlete who represented USSR and later Ukraine. She trained at Dynamo in Voroshilovgrad. Competing in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay, she was a particularly successful Olympian with three gold medals and one silver. At the 1988 Olympics the Soviet relay team...	3:19.12	Czechoslovakia Alena Bulířová Zuzana Moravčíková Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová Jarmila Kratochvílová is a Czech former sprinter and middle distance runner. In 1983, she set world record times for both the 400 metres and 800 metres, and won gold medals in both distances at the World Championships.... Taťána Kocembová Tatána Kocembová Taťána Kocembová is a retired 400 metres runner who represented Czechoslovakia. Her greatest achievement was the 1983 World Championship silver medal in a personal best time of 48.59s. That time still ranks as the number 10 time and number 5 individual ever...	3:21.89	Galina Penkova Galina Penkova Galina Penkova, née Yencheva is a retired Bulgarian sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.She finished eighth in the 4 x 400 metres relay at the 1983 World Championships, with teammates Svobodka Damyanova, Rositsa Stamenova and Katya Ilieva.... Katia Ilieva Radostina Shtereva Rositsa Stamenova Rositsa Stamenova Rositsa Stamenova is a retired sprinter from Bulgaria. She won two medals at the European Indoor Championships.Her personal best time was 50.82 seconds, achieved in August 1984 in Prague.-Achievements:-References:...	3:28.34
Marathon		2:33:44		2:33:54		2:33:59
High jump		1.96 m		1.96 m		1.96 m
Long jump		7.15 m		7.11 m		7.11 m
Shot put		21.96 m		21.33 m		21.18 m
Discus throw		73.36 m (WR)		72.14 m		70.14 m
Javelin throw		73.30 m		65.40 m		64.34 m
Heptathlon		6477		6357		6290

World records broken

1 new world record was set.

Event	Name	Nationality	Result
Women's discus throw	Irina Meszynski Irina Meszynski Irina Meszynski is a retired East German discus thrower.On August 17, 1984 Meszynski set a world record in women's discus throw at 73.36 meters...	German Democratic Republic	73.36 m

Medal table

1	Soviet Union	24	20	19	63
2	German Democratic Republic	8	7	4	19
3	Bulgaria	4	1	5	10
4	Cuba	3	3	3	9
5	Poland	2	0	3	5
6	Ethiopia	1	2	2	5
7	Hungary	1	1	0	2
8	Czechoslovakia	0	5	3	8
9	North Korea	0	0	1	1
9	Sweden	0	0	1	1
Total		43	39	41	123