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4 × 400 metres Relay, Men

Date31 July – 1 August 1980
StatusOlympic
LocationBolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva
Participants97 from 24 countries

The top three teams entering the Olympic year were considered to be the USA, Kenya, and West Germany. But all three boycotted the Moskva Olympics, leading to a severely devalued event. At this time, substitutes were not allowed in the early rounds of the relays, and a runner could only be replaced in the final due to an injury. The Soviets controversially held out 400 gold medalist Viktor Markin in the opening round, instead running Viktor Burakov. But Buryakov developed a mysterious injury before the final, allowing Markin to run. The final was quite close throughout with no more than 1-2 metres separating the USSR and the GDR. The GDR actually had a narrow lead at the bell, and their anchor was run by Volker Beck, gold medalist in the 400 hurdles. But Markin ran him down on the final lap, and won by slightly over a metre. The winning time was the slowest since the 1960 Olympics.

PosNumberCompetitorsNOCR1Final
1–Soviet UnionURS3:01.8 (1 h1)3:01.1 (1)Gold
Remigijus Valiulis • Mikhail Linge • Nikolay Chernetsky • Viktor Markin • Viktor Burakov • Sergey Lovachov (DNS)
2–East GermanyGDR3:03.4 (1 h2)3:01.3 (2)Silver
Klaus Thiele • Andreas Knebel • Frank Schaffer • Volker Beck • Udo Bauer (DNS) • Frank Richter (DNS)
3–ItalyITA3:03.5 (3 h2)3:04.3 (3)Bronze
Stefano Malinverni • Mauro Zuliani • Roberto Tozzi • Pietro Mennea • Flavio Borghi (DNS) • Mauro Marchioretto (DNS)
4–FranceFRA3:05.4 (1 h3)3:04.8 (4)
Jacques Fellice • Robert Froissart • Didier Dubois • Francis Demarthon • Philippe Le Joncour (DNS) • Hector Llatser (DNS)
5–BrazilBRA3:04.9 (2 h1)3:05.9 (5)
Paulo Roberto Correia • Antônio Ferreira • Agberto Guimarães • Geraldo José Pegado • Altevir de Araújo (DNS) • Katsuhiko Nakaya (DNS)
6–Trinidad and TobagoTTO3:04.3 (4 h2)3:06.6 (6)
Joseph Coombs • Charles Joseph • Rafer Mohammed • Mike Solomon • Andrew Bruce (DNS) • Mike Paul (DNS)
7–CzechoslovakiaTCH3:03.5 (2 h2)3:07.0 (7)
Josef Lomický • Dušan Malovec • František Břečka • Karel Kolář • Stanislav Sajdok (DNS)
AC r2/2–Great BritainGBR3:05.9 (2 h3)– (DNF)
Alan Bell • Terry Whitehead • Rod Milne • Glen Cohen • William Fowell (DNS) • David Jenkins (DNS)
3 h1 r1/2–YugoslaviaYUG3:05.3 (3 h1)–
Željko Knapić • Milovan Savić • Rok Kopitar • Jozo Alebić • Aleksandar Popović (DNS)
3 h3 r1/2–SwitzerlandSUI3:07.2 (3 h3)–
Rolf Strittmatter • Peter Haas • Rolf Gisler • Urs Kamber • Franz Meier (DNS)
4 h1 r1/2–PolandPOL3:05.8 (4 h1)–
Jan Pawłowicz • Jerzy Pietrzyk • Adam Starostka • Andrzej Stępień • Lech Dunecki (DNS) • Zbigniew Jaremski (DNS)
4 h3 r1/2–IraqIRQ3:10.5 (4 h3)–
Hussain Ali Nasayyif • Ali Hassan Kadhum • Fahim Abdul Al-Sada • Abbas Murshid Al-Aibi • Abdul Jabbar Rahima (DNS)
5 h1 r1/2–NetherlandsNED3:06.0 (5 h1)–
Marcel Klarenbeek • Mario Westbroek • Henk Brouwer • Harry Schulting • Peter van Beusekom (DNS) • Koen Gijsbers (DNS)
5 h2 r1/2–UgandaUGA3:07.0 (5 h2)–
Pius Olowo • Charles Dramiga • John Akii-Bua • Silver Ayoo • Moses Kyeswa (DNS)
5 h3 r1/2–NigeriaNGR3:14.1 (5 h3)–
Sunday Uti • Hope Ezeigbo • Felix Imadiyi • Dele Udo • Ahmed Garba (DNS) • Leonard Ordiah (DNS)
6 h1 r1/2–SpainESP3:06.9 (6 h1)–
Isidoro Hornillos • Colomán Trabado • Benjamín González • José Casabona • Ángel Cruz (DNS) • Antonio Páez (DNS)
6 h2 r1/2–LibyaLBA3:16.7 (6 h2)–
Bashir Al-Fellah • Salem El-Margini • Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma • El-Mehdi Sallah Diab
6 h3 r1/2–Sri LankaSRI3:14.4 (6 h3)–
Samararatne Dharmasena • Kosala Sahabandu • Newton Perera • Appunidage Premachandra • Ranjith Aluwihare (DNS)
7 h1 r1/2–ZambiaZAM3:14.9 (7 h1)–
Charles Lupiya • Alston Muziyo • Archfell Musango • Davison Lishebo • Bogger Mushanga (DNS)
7 h2 r1/2–EthiopiaETH3:18.2 (7 h2)–
Besha Tuffa • Kumela Fituma • Asfaw Deble • Atre Bezabeh
7 h3 r1/2–SeychellesSEY3:19.2 (7 h3)–
Vincent Confait • Régis Tranquille • Marc Larose • Casimir Pereira • Arthure Agathine (DNS)
8 h1 r1/2–Sierra LeoneSLE3:25.0 (8 h1)–
William Akabi-Davis • Jimmy Massallay • Sahr Kendor • George Branche • Sheku Boima (DNS) • Walter During (DNS)
AC h2 r1/2–BelgiumBEL– (DNF h2)–
Eddy De Leeuw • Danny Roelandt • Rik Vandenberghe • Fons Brijdenbach • Jacques Borlée (DNS) • Reno Roelandt (DNS)
AC h3 r1/2–JamaicaJAM– (DNF h3)–
Derrick Peynado • Colin Bradford • Ian Stapleton • Bert Cameron • Alfred Daley (DNS) • Dennis Henry (DNS)
DNS–KuwaitKUW––
Ramyan Al-Ramyan • Khaled Khalifa • Najem Al-Souailem • Jasem Al-Yagout • Abdul Latif Abbas • Khaled Hussain

Round One

Date31 July 1980 — 18:50
FormatTop two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.
PosTeamNOCTime (automatic)
1Soviet UnionURS3:01.8Q
2East GermanyGDR3:03.4Q
3CzechoslovakiaTCH3:03.5Q
4ItalyITA3:03.5q
5Trinidad and TobagoTTO3:04.3q
6BrazilBRA3:04.9Q
7YugoslaviaYUG3:05.3
8FranceFRA3:05.4Q
9PolandPOL3:05.8
10Great BritainGBR3:05.9Q
11NetherlandsNED3:06.0
12SpainESP3:06.9
13UgandaUGA3:07.0
14SwitzerlandSUI3:07.2
15IraqIRQ3:10.5
16NigeriaNGR3:14.1
17Sri LankaSRI3:14.4
18ZambiaZAM3:14.9
19LibyaLBA3:16.7
20EthiopiaETH3:18.2
21SeychellesSEY3:19.2
22Sierra LeoneSLE3:25.0
DNFBelgiumBEL–
DNFJamaicaJAM–

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–Soviet UnionURS3:01.8Q
Lead-Off694Nikolay Chernetsky –
2nd Leg713Mikhail Linge –
3rd Leg741Remigijus Valiulis –
Anchor693Viktor Burakov –
2–BrazilBRA3:04.9Q
Lead-Off75Paulo Roberto Correia –
2nd Leg76Antônio Ferreira –
3rd Leg78Agberto Guimarães –
Anchor81Geraldo José Pegado –
3–YugoslaviaYUG3:05.3
Lead-Off756Željko Knapić –
2nd Leg763Milovan Savić –
3rd Leg758Rok Kopitar –
Anchor754Jozo Alebić –
4–PolandPOL3:05.8
Lead-Off542Jan Pawłowicz –
2nd Leg544Jerzy Pietrzyk –
3rd Leg549Adam Starostka –
Anchor550Andrzej Stępień –
5–NetherlandsNED3:06.0
Lead-Off357Henk Brouwer –1
2nd Leg364Mario Westbroek –
3rd Leg359Marcel Klarenbeek –
Anchor361Harry Schulting –
6–SpainESP3:06.9
Lead-Off153Isidoro Hornillos –
2nd Leg165Colomán Trabado –
3rd Leg151Benjamín González –
Anchor147José Casabona –
7–ZambiaZAM3:14.9
Lead-Off772Charles Lupiya –
2nd Leg775Alston Muziyo –
3rd Leg774Archfell Musango –
Anchor771Davison Lishebo –
8–Sierra LeoneSLE3:25.0
Lead-Off590William Akabi-Davis –
2nd Leg598Jimmy Massallay –
3rd Leg597Sahr Kendor –
Anchor593George Branche –

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–East GermanyGDR3:03.4Q
Lead-Off339Klaus Thiele –
2nd Leg312Andreas Knebel –
3rd Leg329Frank Schaffer –
Anchor293Volker Beck –
2–CzechoslovakiaTCH3:03.5Q
Lead-Off660Josef Lomický –
2nd Leg661Dušan Malovec –
3rd Leg653František Břečka –
Anchor658Karel Kolář –
3–ItalyITA3:03.5q
Lead-Off430Stefano Malinverni –
2nd Leg440Mauro Zuliani –
3rd Leg437Roberto Tozzi –
Anchor433Pietro Mennea –
4–Trinidad and TobagoTTO3:04.3q
Lead-Off677Mike Solomon –
2nd Leg674Rafer Mohammed –
3rd Leg673Charles Joseph –
Anchor671Joseph Coombs –
5–UgandaUGA3:07.0
Lead-Off684Pius Olowo –
2nd Leg681Charles Dramiga –
3rd Leg678John Akii-Bua –
Anchor680Silver Ayoo –
6–LibyaLBA3:16.7
Lead-Off472Bashir Al-Fellah –
2nd Leg471Salem El-Margini –
3rd Leg474Ahmed Mohamed Sallouma –
Anchor469El-Mehdi Sallah Diab –
7–EthiopiaETH3:18.2
Lead-Off186Besha Tuffa –
2nd Leg175Kumela Fituma –
3rd Leg173Asfaw Deble –
Anchor171Atre Bezabeh –
DNF–BelgiumBEL–
Lead-Off40Eddy De Leeuw –
2nd Leg47Danny Roelandt –
3rd Leg52Rik Vandenberghe –
Anchor39Fons Brijdenbach –

Heat #3

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)
1–FranceFRA3:05.4Q
Lead-Off235Jacques Fellice –
2nd Leg236Robert Froissart –
3rd Leg232Didier Dubois –
Anchor230Francis Demarthon –
2–Great BritainGBR3:05.9Q
Lead-Off250Alan Bell –
2nd Leg291Terry Whitehead –
3rd Leg274Rod Milne –
Anchor255Glen Cohen –
3–SwitzerlandSUI3:07.2
Lead-Off619Rolf Strittmatter –
2nd Leg613Peter Haas –
3rd Leg612Rolf Gisler –
Anchor614Urs Kamber –
4–IraqIRQ3:10.5
Lead-Off414Hussain Ali Nasayyif –
2nd Leg411Ali Hassan Kadhum –
3rd Leg410Fahim Abdul Al-Sada –
Anchor413Abbas Murshid Al-Aibi –
5–NigeriaNGR3:14.1
Lead-Off522Sunday Uti –
2nd Leg784Hope Ezeigbo –
3rd Leg515Felix Imadiyi –
Anchor521Dele Udo –
6–Sri LankaSRI3:14.4
Lead-Off605Samararatne Dharmasena –
2nd Leg604Kosala Sahabandu –
3rd Leg602Newton Perera –
Anchor603Appunidage Premachandra –
7–SeychellesSEY3:19.2
Lead-Off584Vincent Confait –
2nd Leg589Régis Tranquille –
3rd Leg586Marc Larose –
Anchor588Casimir Pereira –
DNF–JamaicaJAM–
Lead-Off450Derrick Peynado –
2nd Leg441Colin Bradford –
3rd Leg452Ian Stapleton –
Anchor442Bert Cameron –

Final Round

Date1 August 1980 — 19:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime (Hand)Time (Automatic)SplitExchange
1–Soviet UnionURS3:01.13:01.08– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off741Remigijus Valiulis ––45.7 (1)– (–)
2nd Leg713Mikhail Linge ––45.4 (=2)1:31.1 (=1)
3rd Leg694Nikolay Chernetsky ––44.8 (=1)2:15.9 (=1)
Anchor718Viktor Markin ––45.2 (=1)– (–)
2–East GermanyGDR3:01.33:01.26– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off339Klaus Thiele ––45.8 (2)– (–)
2nd Leg312Andreas Knebel ––45.3 (1)1:31.1 (=1)
3rd Leg329Frank Schaffer ––44.8 (=1)2:15.9 (=1)
Anchor293Volker Beck ––45.4 (3)– (–)
3–ItalyITA3:04.3–– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off430Stefano Malinverni ––46.8 (5)– (–)
2nd Leg440Mauro Zuliani ––45.9 (=4)1:32.7 (4)
3rd Leg437Roberto Tozzi ––46.4 (5)2:19.1 (5)
Anchor433Pietro Mennea ––45.2 (=1)– (–)
4–FranceFRA3:04.8–– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off235Jacques Fellice ––46.6 (4)– (–)
2nd Leg236Robert Froissart ––46.7 (7)1:33.3 (6)
3rd Leg232Didier Dubois ––45.7 (3)2:19.0 (=3)
Anchor230Francis Demarthon ––45.8 (4)– (–)
5–BrazilBRA3:05.9–– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off75Paulo Roberto Correia ––47.4 (7)– (–)
2nd Leg76Antônio Ferreira ––45.4 (=2)1:32.8 (5)
3rd Leg78Agberto Guimarães ––46.2 (4)2:19.0 (=3)
Anchor81Geraldo José Pegado ––46.9 (7)– (–)
6–Trinidad and TobagoTTO3:06.6–– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off671Joseph Coombs ––45.9 (3)– (–)
2nd Leg673Charles Joseph ––45.9 (=4)1:31.8 (3)
3rd Leg674Rafer Mohammed ––48.1 (7)2:19.9 (6)
Anchor677Mike Solomon ––46.7 (6)– (–)
7–CzechoslovakiaTCH3:07.0–– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off660Josef Lomický ––47.3 (6)– (–)
2nd Leg661Dušan Malovec ––46.4 (6)1:33.7 (7)
3rd Leg653František Břečka ––46.7 (6)2:20.4 (7)
Anchor658Karel Kolář ––46.6 (5)– (–)
DNF–Great BritainGBR––– (–)– (–)
Lead-Off250Alan Bell ––– (–)– (–)
2nd Leg291Terry Whitehead ––– (–)– (–)
3rd Leg274Rod Milne ––– (–)– (–)
Anchor255Glen Cohen ––– (–)– (–)