Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 July & 1 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | |
| 20 km walk | men | |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | |
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | |
| Combined events | ||
| Pentathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
These are the official results of the
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Nina Ziuskova
Irina Nazarova |
 East Germany (GDR)Barbara Krug Gabriele Löwe Christina Lathan Marita Koch |
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Records
These were the standing World and Olympic records (in seconds) prior to the 1980 Summer Olympics.
| World Record | 3:19.23 |  Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Lathan
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Montreal (CAN) | 31 July 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:19.23 | Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Lathan
|
Montreal (CAN) | 31 July 1976 |
Final
- Held on Friday 1 August 1980
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Nina Ziuskova
• Irina Nazarova |
3:20.12 |
|
East Germany (GDR)
|
• Barbara Krug • Gabriele Löwe • Christina Lathan • Marita Koch |
3:20.35 |
|
Great Britain (GBR)
|
• | 3:27.5 |
| 4. |  Romania (ROM)
|
• Elena Tarfta
|
3:27.74 |
| 5. |  Hungary (HUN)
|
• Ilona Pal
|
3:27.9 |
| 6. |  Poland (POL)
|
• Malgorzata Dunecka
|
3:27.9 |
| 7. | Belgium (BEL)
|
• Lea Alaerts • Regine Berg • Anne Michel • Rosine Wallez |
3:31.6 |
| – |  Bulgaria (BUL)
|
• | DNF |
Semi-finals
- Held on Thursday 31 July 1980
Heat 1
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soviet Union (URS)
|
• Olga Mineyeva • Tatyana Goyshchik • Lyudmila Chernova • Tatyana Prorochenko |
3:25.3 |
| 2. | Bulgaria (BUL)
|
• Svobodka Damyanova • Rositsa Stamenova • Malena Andonova • Bonka Dimova |
3:28.7 |
| 3. | Great Britain (GBR)
|
• | 3:29.0 |
| 4. |  Jamaica (JAM)
|
• Cathy Rattray
• Merlene Ottey |
3:31.5 |
| 5. | Italy (ITA)
|
• Erika Rossi
|
3:46.2 |
Heat 2
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR)
|
• Gabriele Löwe • Barbara Krug • Christina Lathan • Marita Koch |
3:28.7 |
| 2. | Poland (POL)
|
• Malgorzata Dunecka
|
3:29.7 |
| 3. | Hungary (HUN)
|
• Ilona Pal
|
3:29.7 |
| 4. | Romania (ROM)
|
• Elena Tarfta
|
3:29.8 |
| 5. | Belgium (BEL)
|
• Lea Alaerts • Regine Berg • Anne Michel • Rosine Wallez |
3:30.7 |
| 6. |  Nigeria (NGR)
|
• Gloria Ayanlaja • Kehinde Vaughan • Asele Woy • Mary Akinyemi |
3:36.0 |
See also
- 1982 Women's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Athens)
- 1983 World Championships in Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m Relay (Helsinki)
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2017.