| Date | 24 July 1980 — 20:25 | |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Bolshaya arena, Tsentralny stadion imeni V.I. Lenina, Moskva | |
| Format | Top 4 in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. | |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time (automatic) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 290 | Allan Wells | 10.11 | ||||
| 2 | 96 | Petar Petrov | 10.13 | ||||
| 3 | 133 | Silvio Leonard | 10.16 | ||||
| 4 | 132 | Osvaldo Lara | 10.21 | ||||
| 5 | 355 | James Gilkes | 10.26 | ||||
| =6 | 433 | Pietro Mennea | 10.27 | ||||
| =6 | 555 | Marian Woronin | 10.27 | ||||
| 8 | 672 | Hasely Crawford | 10.28 | ||||
| 9 | 331 | Sören Schlegel | 10.28 | ||||
| 10 | 686 | Aleksandr Aksinin | 10.29 | ||||
| 11 | 451 | Don Quarrie | 10.29 | ||||
| 12 | 245 | Hermann Panzo | 10.29 | ||||
| 13 | 115 | Gregory Illorson | 10.29 | ||||
| 14 | 326 | Eugen Ray | 10.30 | ||||
| =15 | 517 | Peter Okodogbe | 10.34 | ||||
| =15 | 720 | Vladimir Muravyov | 10.34 | ||||
| 17 | 669 | Chris Brathwaite | 10.37 | ||||
| 18 | 283 | Cameron Sharp | 10.38 | ||||
| 19 | 529 | Lech Dunecki | 10.40 | ||||
| 20 | 734 | Andrey Shlyapnikov | 10.41 | ||||
| 21 | 271 | Drew McMaster | 10.42 | ||||
| 22 | 128 | Tomás González | 10.44 | ||||
| =23 | 82 | Nelsinho | 10.45 | ||||
| =23 | 247 | Antoine Richard | 10.45 | ||||
| 25 | 314 | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat | 10.54 | ||||
| 26 | 558 | Krzysztof Zwoliński | 10.54 | ||||
| 27 | 142 | Gerardo Suero | 10.57 | ||||
| 28 | 112 | Théophile Nkounkou | 10.59 | ||||
| 29 | 349 | Lampros Kefalas | 10.62 | ||||
| 30 | 510 | Hameed Adio | 10.67 | ||||
| 31 | 79 | Katsuhiko Nakaya | 10.70 | ||||
| 32 | 519 | Samson Oyeledun | 10.73 |
| Wind | 1.4 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Allan Wells | 10.11 | |||
| 2 | 2 | Petar Petrov | 10.13 | |||
| 3 | 3 | Osvaldo Lara | 10.21 | |||
| 4 | 6 | Pietro Mennea | 10.27 | |||
| =5 | 8 | Hasely Crawford | 10.28 | |||
| =5 | 5 | Sören Schlegel | 10.28 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Nelsinho | 10.45 | |||
| 8 | 7 | Lampros Kefalas | 10.62 |
| Wind | 0.2 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Silvio Leonard | 10.16 | |||
| 2 | 4 | Marian Woronin | 10.27 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Eugen Ray | 10.30 | |||
| 4 | 8 | Chris Brathwaite | 10.37 | |||
| 5 | 5 | Andrey Shlyapnikov | 10.41 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Théophile Nkounkou | 10.59 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Hameed Adio | 10.67 | |||
| 8 | 3 | Katsuhiko Nakaya | 10.70 |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Aleksandr Aksinin | 10.29 | |||
| 2 | 7 | Don Quarrie | 10.29 | |||
| 3 | 2 | Hermann Panzo | 10.29 | |||
| 4 | 5 | Peter Okodogbe | 10.34 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Lech Dunecki | 10.40 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Drew McMaster | 10.42 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Tomás González | 10.44 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Gerardo Suero | 10.57 |
| Wind | 0.3 m/s |
|---|
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time (Automatic) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | James Gilkes | 10.26 | |||
| 2 | 3 | Gregory Illorson | 10.29 | |||
| 3 | 5 | Vladimir Muravyov | 10.34 | |||
| 4 | 2 | Cameron Sharp | 10.38 | |||
| 5 | 8 | Antoine Richard | 10.45 | |||
| 6 | 6 | Klaus-Dieter Kurrat | 10.54 | |||
| 7 | 7 | Krzysztof Zwoliński | 10.54 | |||
| 8 | 4 | Samson Oyeledun | 10.73 |