Nov 13, 1980

Larry Bird in action

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Oct 16, 1980

John Bond, right, and John Benson take the helm at Maine Road

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Sep 20, 1980

Lupe Pintor knocks out British boxer Johnny Owen

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Sep 7, 1980

Franco Harris in action for the Pittsburgh Steelers

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Aug 1, 1980

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Aug 1, 1980

Nadia Comaneci won two gold medals but missed out on the uneven bars after taking a tumble

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Aug 1, 1980

Britain's Duncan Goodhew stormed to victory in the men's 100m breaststroke

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Aug 1, 1980

Alexander Dityatin won a medal in each of the eight gymnastics events, including three golds, and in so doing became the first athlete to win eight medals at an Olympics

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Aug 1, 1980

Daley Thompson's all-round class took him to gold in the decathlon

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Aug 1, 1980

Steve Ovett held off favourite Sebastian Coe to take gold in the 800m

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Aug 1, 1980

Miruts Yifter proved a class apart as he won gold in the 5000m and 10,000m

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Aug 1, 1980

Belgium's Hugo De Grauwe found the weight too much

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Aug 1, 1980

Yelena Naimushina routine on the beam helped USSR take gold in the team event

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Aug 1, 1980

Soviet weightlifter Sultan Rakhmanov lifted a combined weight of 440 kilograms to win the gold

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Aug 1, 1980

Sebastian Coe caused a huge shock by beating team-mate Steve Ovett in the 1500m final

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Aug 1, 1980

The Olympic flame burned in front of the ancient Novodevici Russian Orthodox monastery

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Aug 1, 1980

Red Square and the Kremlin was the impressive backdrop to the marathon

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Aug 1, 1980

Seb Coe leads fellow Brits Steve Ovett and Steve Cram

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Aug 1980

Vince van der Bijl in action at Uxbridge (2)

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Jul 27, 1980

Jim Yardley in action for Northamptonshire

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