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DeutschAthletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium |
| Dates | 31 July & 1 August |
| Competitors | from 20 nations |
| Medalists | |
| 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 women's 4 × 400 m relay event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. A total of 11 nations competed. The final was held on 1 August 1980. The event was won by the Soviet Union team of Tatyana Prorochenko, Tatyana Goyshchik, Nina Ziuskova and Irina Nazarova, which beat the East German team. Great Britain came third.[1]
Medalists[edit]
Records[edit]
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 | Montreal (CAN) | 31 July 1976 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Record | 3:19.23 | Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Lathan | Montreal (CAN) | 31 July 1976 |
Final[edit]
- Held on Friday 1 August 1980
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Soviet Union (URS) | • Tatyana Prorochenko • Tatyana Goyshchik • Nina Ziuskova • Irina Nazarova | 3:20.12 |
 |  East Germany (GDR) | • Barbara Krug • Gabriele Löwe • Christina Lathan • Marita Koch | 3:20.35 |
 |  Great Britain (GBR) | • Linsey MacDonald • Michelle Probert • Joslyn Hoyte-Smith • Donna Hartley | 3:27.5 |
| 4. |  Romania (ROM) | • Iboia Korodi • Niculina Lazarciuc • Maria Samungi • Elena Tarfta | 3:27.74 |
| 5. |  Hungary (HUN) | • Iren Orosz • Judit Forgecs • Eva Toth • Ilona Pal | 3:27.9 |
| 6. |  Poland (POL) | • Grazyna Oliszewska • Elzbieta Katolik • Jolanta Januchta • Malgorzata Dunecka | 3:27.9 |
| 7. | Belgium (BEL) | • Lea Alaerts • Regine Berg • Anne Michel • Rosine Wallez | 3:31.6 |
| – |  Bulgaria (BUL) | • Svobodka Damianova • Rositsa Stamenova • Malena Andonova • Bonka Dimova | DNF |
Semi-finals[edit]
- Held on Thursday 31 July 1980
Heat 1[edit]
| 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) | • Linsey MacDonald • Michelle Probert • Joslyn Hoyte-Smith • Donna Hartley | 3:29.0 |
| 4. |  Jamaica (JAM) | • Ruth Williams-Simpson • Jacqueline Pusey • Cathy Rattray • Merlene Ottey | 3:31.5 |
| 5. | Italy (ITA) | • Rossana Lombardo • Agnese Possamai • Daniela Porcelli • Erika Rossi | 3:46.2 |
Heat 2[edit]
| RANK | NATION | ATHLETES | TIME |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | East Germany (GDR) | • Gabriele Löwe • Barbara Krug • Christina Lathan • Marita Koch | 3:28.7 |
| 2. | Poland (POL) | • Grazyna Oliszewska • Jolanta Januchta • Elzbieta Katolik • Malgorzata Dunecka | 3:29.7 |
| 3. | Hungary (HUN) | • Iren Orosz • Judit Forgecs • Iboiya Petrika • Ilona Pal | 3:29.7 |
| 4. | Romania (ROM) | • Ibolya Korodi • Niculina Lazarciuc • Maria Samungi • 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[edit]
- 1982 Women's European Championships 4 × 400 m Relay (Athens)
- 1983 World Championships in Athletics Women's 4 × 400 m Relay (Helsinki)
References[edit]
- ^ "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.