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Athletics At The 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 400 Metres Relay
These are the official results of the Men's 4 × 400 metre relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa .... There were a total number of 24 nations competing. The top two in each heat and next two fastest advanced to the final. Final *Held on Friday 1 August 1980 Heats *Held on Thursday 31 July 1980 See also * 1976 Men's Olympic Games 4 × 400 m Relay (Montreal) * 1978 Men's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Prague) * 1982 Men's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Athens) * 1983 Men's World Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Helsinki) * 1984 Men's Olympic Games 4 × 400 m Relay (Los Angeles) References External links Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics At The 1980 Summer Olympics - Men's 4 X 400 Met ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Athletics At The 1980 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. They were held in the Grand Arena of the Central Lenin Stadium at Luzhniki (south-western part of Moscow) between July 24 and August 1. There were a total number of 959 participating athletes from 70 countries. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Controversy Polish gold medallist pole vaulter Władysław Kozakiewicz showed an obscene bras d'honneur gesture in all four directions to the jeering Soviet public, causing an international scandal and almost losing his medal as a result. There were numerous incidents and accusations of Soviet officials using their authority to negate marks by opponents to the point that IAAF officials found the need to look over the officials' shoulders to try to keep the events fair. There were also accusations of opening stadium gates to advantage Soviet athletes, and causing other disturbances to opposing athletes. The Soviet Union's Jaak Uudmäe and Viktor Saneyev won the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |