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4 × 100 metres Relay, Men

Date	31 July – 1 August 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants	64 from 16 countries

With the USA boycotting the Moskva Olympics, the 4×100 was more open than it had ever been. The Poles and Soviet Union were considered the favorites with Cuba also given a shot. But in the heats, a very bad pass eliminated the Cuban team, who did not advance to the final. The final was close for the first leg but Eugen Ray of the GDR pulled away on the backstretch, only to see a poor exchange ruin his team’s chances. The Soviet Union pulled away on the third leg. Poland’s Marian Woronin gained slightly on the anchor leg but the USSR held on for the gold medal.

Pos	Number	Competitors	NOC	R1	Final
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	38.68 (1 h1)	38.26 (1)	Gold
		Vladimir Muravyov • Nikolay Sidorov • Aleksandr Aksinin • Andrey Prokofyev • Andrey Shlyapnikov (DNS) • Aleksandr Stasevich (DNS)
2	–	Poland	POL	38.83 (2 h2)	38.33 (2)	Silver
		Krzysztof Zwoliński • Zenon Licznerski • Lech Dunecki • Marian Woronin • Jerzy Brunner (DNS) • Stanisław Jaskułka (DNS)
3	–	France	FRA	39.01 (2 h1)	38.53 (3)	Bronze
		Antoine Richard • Pascal Barré • Patrick Barré • Hermann Panzo • Joseph Arame (DNS) • Bernard Petitbois (DNS)
4	–	Great Britain	GBR	39.20 (3 h2)	38.62 (4)
		Mike McFarlane • Allan Wells • Cameron Sharp • Drew McMaster • Steve Green (DNS) • Trevor Hoyte (DNS)
5	–	East Germany	GDR	38.65 (1 h2)	38.73 (5)
		Sören Schlegel • Eugen Ray • Bernhard Hoff • Thomas Munkelt • Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (DNS) • Olaf Prenzler (DNS)
6	–	Bulgaria	BUL	39.25 (3 h1)	38.99 (6)
		Pavel Pavlov • Vladimir Ivanov • Ivaylo Karanyotov • Petar Petrov • Plamen Krastev (DNS) • Ivan Tuparov (DNS)
7	–	Nigeria	NGR	39.48 (=4 h2)	39.12 (7)
		Hameed Adio • Kayode Elegbede • Samson Oyeledun • Peter Okodogbe • Innocent Egbunike (DNS) • Francis Ude (DNS)
8	–	Brazil	BRA	39.48 (=4 h2)	39.54 (8)
		Miltão • Nelsinho • Katsuhiko Nakaya • Altevir de Araújo • Paulo Roberto Correia (DNS) • João do Pulo (DNS)
4 h1 r1/2	–	Jamaica	JAM	39.71 (4 h1)	–
		Don Quarrie • Colin Bradford • Michael Davis • Albert Lawrence • Anthony Davis (DNS) • Dennis Henry (DNS)
5 h1 r1/2	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.74 (5 h1)	–
		Edwin Noel • Hasely Crawford • Chris Brathwaite • Andrew Bruce • Frank Adams (DNS) • Charles Joseph (DNS)
6 h1 r1/2	–	Senegal	SEN	40.25 (6 h1)	–
		Boubacar Diallo • Momar N'Dao • Cheikh Touradou Diouf • Issa Fall • Diong Gomis (DNS) • Abdoulaye Sarr (DNS)
6 h2 r1/2	–	Hungary	HUN	39.97 (6 h2)	–
		István Tatár • István Nagy • László Babály, Sr. • Ferenc Kiss • Viktor Heinrich (DNS)
7 h1 r1/2	–	Seychelles	SEY	41.71 (7 h1)	–
		Marc Larose • Régis Tranquille • Casimir Pereira • Vincent Confait • Arthure Agathine (DNS)
7 h2 r1/2	–	Congo	CGO	40.09 (7 h2)	–
		Louis Nkanza • Théophile Nkounkou • Jean-Pierre Basségéla • Antoine Kiakouama • Antoine Nkounkou (DNS)
8 h2 r1/2	–	Sierra Leone	SLE	42.53 (8 h2)	–
		Rudolph George • Sheku Boima • William Akabi-Davis • Walter During • Columba Blango (DNS) • John Carew (DNS)
AC h1 r1/2	–	Cuba	CUB	– (DNF h1)	–
		Osvaldo Lara • Alejandro Casañas • Silvio Leonard • Tomás González • Israel Alfonso (DNS) • Juan Saborit (DNS)

Round One

Date	31 July 1980 — 10:30
Format	Top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.

Pos	Team	NOC	Time (automatic)
1	East Germany	GDR	38.65	Q
2	Soviet Union	URS	38.68	Q
3	Poland	POL	38.83	Q
4	France	FRA	39.01	Q
5	Great Britain	GBR	39.20	Q
6	Bulgaria	BUL	39.25	Q
7	Brazil	BRA	39.48	q
8	Nigeria	NGR	39.48	q
9	Jamaica	JAM	39.71
10	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.74
11	Hungary	HUN	39.97
12	Congo	CGO	40.09
13	Senegal	SEN	40.25
14	Seychelles	SEY	41.71
15	Sierra Leone	SLE	42.53
DNF	Cuba	CUB	–

Heat #1

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	38.68	Q
Lead-Off	720	Vladimir Muravyov		–
2nd Leg	735	Nikolay Sidorov		–
3rd Leg	686	Aleksandr Aksinin		–
Anchor	725	Andrey Prokofyev		–
2	–	France	FRA	39.01	Q
Lead-Off	247	Antoine Richard		–
2nd Leg	226	Pascal Barré		–
3rd Leg	227	Patrick Barré		–
Anchor	245	Hermann Panzo		–
3	–	Bulgaria	BUL	39.25	Q
Lead-Off	95	Pavel Pavlov		–
2nd Leg	87	Vladimir Ivanov		–
3rd Leg	88	Ivaylo Karanyotov		–
Anchor	96	Petar Petrov		–
4	–	Jamaica	JAM	39.71
Lead-Off	451	Don Quarrie		–
2nd Leg	441	Colin Bradford		–
3rd Leg	445	Michael Davis		–
Anchor	448	Albert Lawrence		–
5	–	Trinidad and Tobago	TTO	39.74
Lead-Off	675	Edwin Noel		–
2nd Leg	672	Hasely Crawford		–
3rd Leg	669	Chris Brathwaite		–
Anchor	670	Andrew Bruce		–
6	–	Senegal	SEN	40.25
Lead-Off	574	Boubacar Diallo		–
2nd Leg	579	Momar N'Dao		–
3rd Leg	575	Cheikh Touradou Diouf		–
Anchor	576	Issa Fall		–
7	–	Seychelles	SEY	41.71
Lead-Off	586	Marc Larose		–
2nd Leg	589	Régis Tranquille		–
3rd Leg	588	Casimir Pereira		–
Anchor	584	Vincent Confait		–
DNF	–	Cuba	CUB	–
Lead-Off	132	Osvaldo Lara		–
2nd Leg	123	Alejandro Casañas		–
3rd Leg	133	Silvio Leonard		–
Anchor	128	Tomás González		–

Heat #2

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	East Germany	GDR	38.65	Q
Lead-Off	331	Sören Schlegel		–
2nd Leg	326	Eugen Ray		–
3rd Leg	309	Bernhard Hoff		–
Anchor	319	Thomas Munkelt		–
2	–	Poland	POL	38.83	Q
Lead-Off	558	Krzysztof Zwoliński		–
2nd Leg	537	Zenon Licznerski		–
3rd Leg	529	Lech Dunecki		–
Anchor	555	Marian Woronin		–
3	–	Great Britain	GBR	39.20	Q
Lead-Off	269	Mike McFarlane		–
2nd Leg	290	Allan Wells		–
3rd Leg	283	Cameron Sharp		–
Anchor	271	Drew McMaster		–
=4	–	Brazil	BRA	39.48	q
Lead-Off	74	Miltão		–
2nd Leg	82	Nelsinho		–
3rd Leg	79	Katsuhiko Nakaya		–
Anchor	73	Altevir de Araújo		–
=4	–	Nigeria	NGR	39.48	q
Lead-Off	510	Hameed Adio		–
2nd Leg	513	Kayode Elegbede		–
3rd Leg	519	Samson Oyeledun		–
Anchor	517	Peter Okodogbe		–
6	–	Hungary	HUN	39.97
Lead-Off	392	István Tatár		–
2nd Leg	379	István Nagy		–
3rd Leg	366	László Babály, Sr.		–
Anchor	376	Ferenc Kiss		–
7	–	Congo	CGO	40.09
Lead-Off	108	Louis Nkanza		–
2nd Leg	112	Théophile Nkounkou		–
3rd Leg	107	Jean-Pierre Basségéla		–
Anchor	109	Antoine Kiakouama		–
8	–	Sierra Leone	SLE	42.53
Lead-Off	596	Rudolph George		–
2nd Leg	592	Sheku Boima		–
3rd Leg	590	William Akabi-Davis		–
Anchor	595	Walter During		–

Final Round

Date	1 August 1980 — 17:50

Pos	Lane	Competitors	NOC	Time (Automatic)
1	–	Soviet Union	URS	38.26
Lead-Off	720	Vladimir Muravyov		–
2nd Leg	735	Nikolay Sidorov		–
3rd Leg	686	Aleksandr Aksinin		–
Anchor	725	Andrey Prokofyev		–
2	–	Poland	POL	38.33
Lead-Off	558	Krzysztof Zwoliński		–
2nd Leg	537	Zenon Licznerski		–
3rd Leg	529	Lech Dunecki		–
Anchor	555	Marian Woronin		–
3	–	France	FRA	38.53
Lead-Off	247	Antoine Richard		–
2nd Leg	226	Pascal Barré		–
3rd Leg	227	Patrick Barré		–
Anchor	245	Hermann Panzo		–
4	–	Great Britain	GBR	38.62
Lead-Off	269	Mike McFarlane		–
2nd Leg	290	Allan Wells		–
3rd Leg	283	Cameron Sharp		–
Anchor	271	Drew McMaster		–
5	–	East Germany	GDR	38.73
Lead-Off	331	Sören Schlegel		–
2nd Leg	326	Eugen Ray		–
3rd Leg	309	Bernhard Hoff		–
Anchor	319	Thomas Munkelt		–
6	–	Bulgaria	BUL	38.99
Lead-Off	95	Pavel Pavlov		–
2nd Leg	87	Vladimir Ivanov		–
3rd Leg	88	Ivaylo Karanyotov		–
Anchor	96	Petar Petrov		–
7	–	Nigeria	NGR	39.12
Lead-Off	510	Hameed Adio		–
2nd Leg	513	Kayode Elegbede		–
3rd Leg	519	Samson Oyeledun		–
Anchor	517	Peter Okodogbe		–
8	–	Brazil	BRA	39.54
Lead-Off	74	Miltão		–
2nd Leg	82	Nelsinho		–
3rd Leg	79	Katsuhiko Nakaya		–
Anchor	73	Altevir de Araújo		–