Cycling at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's sprint

Cycling - Men's sprint at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue	Moscow Olympic Velodrome
Dates	23 - 26 July
Competitors	18 from 18 nations
Medalists
Lutz Hesslich   East Germany   Yave Cahard   France   Sergei Kopylov   Soviet Union

The men's sprint event at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place on 23–26 July 1980 in Moscow Olympic Velodrome. ^[1][2]

Results

First Preliminary Round

Match 1 Name Time Qualify  Lutz Hesslich (GDR) 11.42 Q  John Musa (ZIM) Match 3 Name Time Qualify  Yave Cahard (FRA) 10.70 Q  Terrence Tinsley (GBR) Match 5 Name Time Qualify  Octavio Dazzan (ITA) - Q  Juan Palacios (ECU) DNS Match 7 Name Time Qualify  Henrik Salee (DEN) 11.24 Q  James Joseph (GUY) Match 9 Name Time Qualify  Kenrick Tucker (AUS) 11.35 Q  Lau Veldt (NED)

Match 2 Name Time Qualify  Anton Tkac (TCH) 10.86 Q  Fawzi Abdussalam (LBA) Match 4 Name Time Qualify  Sergei Kopylov (URS) - Q  Paul Ahokas (FIN) DNS Match 6 Name Time Qualify  Benedykt Kocot (POL) - Q  Hans Fischer (BRA) DNS Match 8 Name Time Qualify  Heinz Isler (SUI) 10.98 Q  Hans Fischer (BRA)

First Round Repechage

Match 1 Name Time Qualify  Terrence Tinsley (GBR) 11.62 q  John Musa (ZIM) Match 2 Name Time Qualify  James Joseph (GUY) 11.08 q  Fawzi Abdussalam (LBA)

Match 3 Name Time Qualify  Lau Veldt (NED) 11.38 q  Fawzi Abdussalam (LBA) Match 4 Name Time Qualify  Laszlo Morcz (HUN) 11.49 q  Fawzi Abdussalam (LBA)  John Musa (ZIM)

Second Preliminary Round

Match 1 Name Time Qualify  Lutz Hesslich (GDR) - Q  Fawzi Abdussalam (LBA) DNS Match 3 Name Time Qualify  Yeve Cahard (FRA) 10.87 Q  Lau Veldt (NED) Match 5 Name Time Qualify  Octavio Dazzan (ITA) 11.07 Q  Terrence Tinsley (GBR) Match 7 Name Time Qualify  Kenrick Tucker (AUS) 10.93 Q  Benedykt Kocot (POL)

Match 2 Name Time Qualify  Anton Tkac (TCH) 11.23 Q  Laszlo Morcz (HUN) Match 4 Name Time Qualify  Sergei Kopylov (URS) 10.55 Q  James Joseph (GUY) Match 6 Name Time Qualify  Heinz Isler (SUI) 11.47 Q  Henrik Salee (DEN)

Second Round Repechage

Match 1

Name	Time	Qualify
Henrik Salee (DEN)	10.94	q
Laszlo Morcz (HUN)

Match 2

Name	Time	Qualify
Lau Veldt (NED)	11.04	q
Benedykt Kocot (POL)

Match 3

Name	Time	Qualify
James Joseph (GUY)	-	q
Terrence Tinsley (GBR)	DNF

1/8 Final

Match 1 Name Time Qualify  Lutz Hesslich (GDR) 10.75 Q  James Joseph (GUY) Match 3 Name Time Qualify  Yave Cahard (FRA) 10.94 Q  Henrik Salee (DEN) Match 5 Name Time Qualify  Octavio Dazzan (ITA) 10.95 Q  Heinz Isler (SUI)

Match 2 Name Time Qualify  Anton Tkac (GDR) 11.19 Q  Lau Veldt (NED) Match 4 Name Time Qualify  Sergei Kopylov (URS) 10.95 Q  Kenrick Tucker (AUS)

1/8 Final Repechage

Match 1 Name Time Qualify  Heinz Isler (SUI) 10.95 q  Lau Veldt (NED)

Match 2 Name Time Qualify  Kenrick Tucker (AUS) 11.49 q  Henrik Salee (DEN) q  James Joseph (GUY)

Quarter-finals

Match 1 Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)  Lutz Hesslich (GDR) 10.95 10.96  Henrik Salee (DEN) Match 3 Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)  Yave Cahard (FRA) 11.05 11.04  Heinz Isler (SUI)

Match 2 Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)  Anton Tkac (TCH) 10.94 10.70  Kenrick Tucker (AUS) Match 4 Name Time (Race 1) Time (Race 2)  Sergei Kopylov (URS) 10.76 11.00  Octavio Dazzan (ITA)

Semi-finals

Match 1

Name	Time (Race 1)	Time (Race 2)	Time (Race 3)
Lutz Hesslich (GDR)	11.60	11.24
Sergei Kopylov (URS)

Match 2

Name	Time (Race 1)	Time (Race 2)	Time (Race 3)
Anton Tkac (TCH)	11.25
Yave Cahard (FRA)		11.28	10.66

Third Place Classification

Name	Time (Race 1)	Time (Race 2)	Rank
Sergei Kopylov (URS)	10.56	10.47
Anton Tkac (GDR)			4

Final

Name	Time (Race 1)	Time (Race 2)	Time (Race 3)	Rank
Lutz Hesslich (GDR)	11.40		12.01
Yave Cahard (FRA)		10.86

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