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Sprint, Men

Date	23 – 26 July 1980
Status	Olympic
Location	Velotrek, Sportivny kompleks Krylatskoye, Moskva
Participants	15 from 15 countries
Format	1,000 metres.

Because of the boycott, the field was small, with only 15 starters (there had been 51 in 1972 in München). The favorite was the 1979 World Champion, Lutz Heßlich (GDR). He won the event without losing a race until the final. In the final, France’s Yavé Cahard defeated Heßlich in the second race, but Heßlich re-grouped to win the deciding bout and the gold medal. The 1976 gold medalist, Czechoslovakia’s Anton Tkáč, lost to Cahard in the semi-finals, and then lost the bronze medal race to Sergey Kopylov. Kopylov would win the World Championships in 1981 and 1982. Heßlich could not compete in 1984 because of the Eastern Bloc boycott, but he returned in 1988 to win another gold medal in this event. The boycott likely prevented him from winning three straight gold medals, as he was World Champion in 1983, 1985, and 1987, and placed second in 1981, 1982, and 1986.

Pos	Competitor	NOC	R1	R1 Rep	R2	Round Two Repêchage	Eighth-Finals	1/8-Final Repêchage	QF	SF	Final
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.42 (1 h1)	–	walkover (1 h1)	–	10.75 (1 h1)	–	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	2 (1 h1)	Gold
2	Yavé Cahard	FRA	10.70 (1 h3)	–	10.87 (1 h3)	–	10.94 (1 h3)	–	2 (1 h3)	2 (1 h2)	1 (2 h1)	Silver
3	Sergey Kopylov	URS	walkover (1 h4)	–	10.55 (1 h4)	–	10.71 (1 h4)	–	2 (1 h4)	0 (2 h1)	2 (1 h2)	Bronze
4	Anton Tkáč	TCH	10.86 (1 h2)	–	11.23 (1 h2)	–	11.19 (1 h2)	–	2 (1 h2)	1 (2 h2)	0 (2 h2)
5	Henrik Salée	DEN	11.24 (1 h7)	–	– (2 h6)	10.94 (1 h1)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h2)	0 (2 h1)	–	11.36 (1 h3)
6	Heinz Isler	SUI	10.98 (1 h8)	–	11.47 (1 h6)	–	– (2 h5)	11.20 (1 h1)	0 (2 h3)	–	– (2 h3)
7	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.35 (1 h9)	–	10.93 (1 h7)	–	– (2 h4)	11.25 (1 h2)	0 (2 h2)	–	– (3 h3)
8	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	walkover (1 h5)	–	11.07 (1 h5)	–	10.95 (1 h5)	–	0 (2 h4)	–	– (4 h3)
2 h1 r6/9	Lau Veldt	NED	– (2 h9)	11.38 (1 h3)	– (2 h3)	11.04 (1 h2)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–
3 h2 r6/9	James Joseph	GUY	– (2 h7)	11.08 (1 h2)	– (2 h4)	no time (1 h3)	– (2 h1)	– (3 h2)	–	–	–
2 h1 r4/9	László Morcz	HUN	– (2 h8)	– (2 h3)	– (2 h2)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r4/9	Benedykt Kocot	POL	walkover (1 h6)	–	– (2 h7)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–
AC h3 r4/9	Terry Tinsley	GBR	– (2 h3)	11.62 (1 h1)	– (2 h5)	– (DNF h3)	–	–	–	–	–		DNF
2 h1 r2/9	John Musa	ZIM	– (2 h1)	– (2 h1)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2 h2 r2/9	Fawzi Abdussalam	LBA	– (2 h2)	– (2 h2)	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Round One

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	11.42	Q
2	John Musa	ZIM	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Anton Tkáč	TCH	10.86	Q
2	Fawzi Abdussalam	LBA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Yavé Cahard	FRA	10.70	Q
2	Terry Tinsley	GBR	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kopylov	URS	walkover	Q

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	walkover	Q

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Benedykt Kocot	POL	walkover	Q

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Henrik Salée	DEN	11.24	Q
2	James Joseph	GUY	–

Heat #8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Heinz Isler	SUI	10.98	Q
2	László Morcz	HUN	–

Heat #9

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.35	Q
2	Lau Veldt	NED	–

Round One Repêchage

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round two.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Terry Tinsley	GBR	11.62	Q
2	John Musa	ZIM	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	James Joseph	GUY	11.08	Q
2	Fawzi Abdussalam	LBA	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lau Veldt	NED	11.38	Q
2	László Morcz	HUN	–

Repêchage Final

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	László Morcz	HUN	11.49	Q
2	Fawzi Abdussalam	LBA	–	Q
3	John Musa	ZIM	–

Round Two

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round three.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	walkover	Q

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Anton Tkáč	TCH	11.23	Q
2	László Morcz	HUN	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Yavé Cahard	FRA	10.87	Q
2	Lau Veldt	NED	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kopylov	URS	10.55	Q
2	James Joseph	GUY	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	11.07	Q
2	Terry Tinsley	GBR	–

Heat #6

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Heinz Isler	SUI	11.47	Q
2	Henrik Salée	DEN	–

Heat #7

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	10.93	Q
2	Benedykt Kocot	POL	–

Round Two Repêchage

Date	23 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to round three.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Henrik Salée	DEN	10.94	Q
2	László Morcz	HUN	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lau Veldt	NED	11.04	Q
2	Benedykt Kocot	POL	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	James Joseph	GUY	no time	Q
DNF	Terry Tinsley	GBR	–

Eighth-Finals

Date	24 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	10.75	Q
2	James Joseph	GUY	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Anton Tkáč	TCH	11.19	Q
2	Lau Veldt	NED	–

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Yavé Cahard	FRA	10.94	Q
2	Henrik Salée	DEN	–

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Sergey Kopylov	URS	10.71	Q
2	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	–

Heat #5

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	10.95	Q
2	Heinz Isler	SUI	–

1/8-Final Repêchage

Date	24 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Winner of each heat advanced to the quarter-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Heinz Isler	SUI	11.20	Q
2	Lau Veldt	NED	–

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	11.25	Q
2	Henrik Salée	DEN	–	Q
3	James Joseph	GUY	–

Quarter-Finals

Date	24 July 1980 — 18:00
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	Q
2	Henrik Salée	DEN	0

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Anton Tkáč	TCH	2	Q
2	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	0

Heat #3

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Yavé Cahard	FRA	2	Q
2	Heinz Isler	SUI	0

Heat #4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Sergey Kopylov	URS	2	Q
2	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	0

Semi-Finals

Date	25 July 1980 — 19:00
Format	Best two of three races. Winner of each heat advanced to the final.

Heat #1

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2	Q
2	Sergey Kopylov	URS	0

Heat #2

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Yavé Cahard	FRA	2	Q
2	Anton Tkáč	TCH	1

Final Round

Date	26 July 1980 — 16:00
Format	Best two of three races.

Heat 1/2

Time	16:00

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Lutz Heßlich	GDR	2
2	Yavé Cahard	FRA	1

Heat 3/4

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Races Won
1	Sergey Kopylov	URS	2
2	Anton Tkáč	TCH	0

Heat 5-8

Pos	Competitor	NOC	Time
1	Henrik Salée	DEN	11.36
2	Heinz Isler	SUI	–
3	Kenrick Tucker	AUS	–
4	Octavio Dazzan	ITA	–