Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay explained

These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. There were a total number of 16 nations competing. The top three in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final.^[1]

Final

The final was held on Friday 1 August 1980, at the Lenin Stadium

RANK	NATION	FINAL	TIME
			38.26
			38.33
			38.53
4.			38.62
5.			38.73
6.			38.99
7.			39.12
8.			39.54

Heats

There were two heats which took place on 31 July 1980 at the Lenin Stadium. The first three in each heat and fastest two others advanced to the final.

RANK	NATION	HEAT 1	TIME
1.			38.68
2.			39.01
3.			39.25
4.			39.71
5.			39.74
6.			40.25
7.			41.71
8.			DNF

RANK	NATION	HEAT 2	TIME
1.			38.65
2.			38.83
3.			39.20
4=.		• Hammed Adio • Kayode Elegbede • Samson Oyeledun • Peter Okodogbe	39.48
4=.			39.48
6.			39.97
7.			40.09
8.			42.53

See also

• 1976 Men's Olympic Games 4 × 100 m Relay (Montreal)
• 1978 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Prague)
• 1982 Men's European Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Athens)
• 1983 Men's World Championships 4 × 100 m Relay (Helsinki)
• 1984 Men's Olympic Games 4 × 100 m Relay (Los Angeles)

External links

• Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417173814/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/ATH/mens-4-x-100-metres-relay.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 19 August 2017 . sports-reference.com.