80 metres hurdles

80 metres hurdles is a distance in hurdling run by women until 1972 in international competitions.

Since the 1972 Summer Olympics, the event has been permanently replaced by the 100 metre hurdles.

[1] The distance, with different spacing between hurdles, is still in use in Masters athletics in the Men's division over 70 years of age, and the Women's division over 40 years of age.

[2] The distance, with different spacing between hurdles, is also in use in the 11- to 12-year-old division, previously called the "Midget" division.

[3] Mieke van der Merwe ran an 11.08 on the (75 meter Hurdles Girls u/12 event) in the 2024 South African School Athletics Championship held in Polokwane on 25 March 2024.