Moscow 1980 -- Games of the XXII Olympiad
Moscow, 24 July 1980, Games of the XXII Olympiad. Alexander DITYATIN of the Soviet Union, second in the parallel bars, in action. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections/photo TASS
Steve OVETT (279) and Sebastian COE (254), both of Great Britain, trail Jurgen STRAUB (338) of East Germany part way through the men's 1500m final at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. OVETT eventually finished third behind COE and STRAUB. Credit: Getty Images
Moscow, 19 July 1980, Games of the XXII Olympiad. Nadia COMANECI of Romania in action on the beam. She won the gold medal in the beam and in the floor events. Credit: Getty Images/Tony Duffy
Moscow 1980: Gerd WESSIG of the German Democratic Republic jumps for joy after winning the men's high jump competition at the Games of the XXII Olympiad. Credit: Getty Images
Moscow, Pirita, July 1980: medal ceremony for the sailing Star class at the Games of the XXII Olympiad: Valentyn Mankin of the Soviet Union, 1st. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Moscow, 2 August 1980, Games of the XXII Olympiad: Teofilo STEVENSON of Cuba (left) and Piotr ZAEV of the Soviet Union in action during the heavyweight boxing final bout. Credit: IOC Olympic Museum Collections
Moscow, 1980, Games of the XXII Olympiad. Heavyweight boxer Teofilo STEVENSON of Cuba focuses intently on his opponent during a bout. Credit: Getty Images UK/Getty Images
Moscow, 1 August 1980. Men's athletics: Mirtus YIFTER of Ethiopia brushes shoulders with Aleksandr FEDOTKIN of the Soviet Union on his way to victory in the 5000m at the Games of the XXII Olympiad. Credit: Getty Images/Tony Duffy
Moscow 19 July 1980. Opening ceremony, the basketball player Sergei Belov prepares to light the cauldron with the Olympic flame. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Moscow 19 July 1980. Opening ceremony, the President of the USSR Léonid Brejnev declares the official opening of the Games of the XXII Olympiad. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Moscow 19 July 1980. Opening ceremony, the crowd in the stand and the delegations together in the Olympic stadium. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections/Mario Pescante
Moscow 19 July 1980. Opening ceremony, the flag-bearers of the different nations and the Olympic flag in the stand. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections/Mario Pescante
Moscow 3 August 1980. Closing ceremony, the mascot Misha flies away. Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections
Moscow, 22 July 1980, Sports Palace at the Central Lenin Stadium: Artistic gymnastics, men's team competition. The gold medal-winning Soviet Union team on the podium: (L-R) Nikolay ANDRIANOV, Eduard AZARIAN, Aleksandr DITYATIN, Bogdan MAKUTS, Vladimir MARKELOV et Aleksandr TKACHEV . Credit: IOC/Olympic Museum collections/Photo:Tass
Moscow 19 July 1980. Participating for the third time in the Olympic Games, the Italian Pietro Mennea is in the lead in the final of the 200m. He went on to win the gold medal, ahead of the British athlete Wells and the Jamaican Quarrie, but did not break the famous world record of 19:72 which he had set the previous year. Credit: Getty Images/Tony Duffy
Moscow 19 July 1980. Opening ceremony, performers form a human pyramid. Credit: Getty Images
Moscow July 1980 : Men's athletics, Viktor Markin of the Soviet Union in action during the Mens 400 metres event. He won the gold medal. Credit: Getty Images/Tony Duffy
Moscow July 1980 : Women's artistic gymnastics, Nellie Kim of Tajikistan in the Soviet Union in action during her performance in the floor exercises. Credit: Getty Images
Moscow July 1980 : Men's athletic, Bronislaw Malinowski of Poland in action during the 3000m steeple chase. He won the gold medal. Credit: Getty Images
Moscow July 1980 : The field rounds a bend during the men's individual road race event.22 July 1980 : Men's swimming, Duncan Goodhew of Great Britain dives into the pool at the start of the 100m breaststroke event. He won the gold medal with a time of 1:03.44. Credit: Getty Images/Tony Duffy
