Performances of the Year 1980
Accomplishments
Bronze medalist at 200 metre distance at her first Olympic Games.
Set five world indoor records over 300 yards (34.13, 33.64 & 33.46, 33.29,
33.12 seconds).
Set one world indoor record over 300 metres (37.13 seconds).
AIAW Collegiate champion over 200 metres (third over 100 metres).
Big Eight Outdoor Champion (200 metres).
She topped the 1980 US collegiate lists for the 100 and 200 metre sprint events.
Total victories: 20 (33 races)
Indoor races 1980
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1980-01-26 | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Nebraska vs. Kansas) |
6.82 NIR (60 y) 34.13 WIR (300y) |
- - |
1 1 |
| 1980-02-02 | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | 33.64 WIR (300y) | - | 1 |
| 1980- | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Big8 indoor meet) |
6.95 (60y) 33.66 (300y) 1.38.93 (4x220y) |
- - Ottey ran anchor |
1 1 1 |
| 1980- | ? | 33.46 WIR (300y) | - | 1 |
| 1980- | ? | 37.13 WIR (300m) | - | 1 |
| 1980-12- | Lincoln, Nebraska | 6.83 (60y) 33.29 WIR (300y) 33.12 WIR (300y) |
- | 1 1h2 1 |
| 1980-12-30 | Saskatoon | 37.23 (300m) | - | 2 |
Outdoor races 1980
| Date | Venue | Time | Wind | Place |
| 1980- | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | 11.60 | ? | heat |
| 1980- | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA (Big Eight Champs) |
22.93 PB | ? | 1 |
| 1980- | Lincoln, Nebraska, USA | 52.49 PB (400 m) | ? | ? |
| 1980-05-09 | Kingston, Jamaica | 11.3 | ? | 2 |
| 1980-05-21 | Eugene, Oregon, USA (AIAW Championships) |
11.38 PB | ? | 3 |
| 1980-05-23 | Eugene, Oregon, USA (AIAW Championships) |
11.36 PB 22.56 22.86w |
? 1.8 wind-aided |
? 1s1 1 |
| 1980-06-07 | Kingston, Jamaica | 23.1 | ? | 1 |
| 1980-07-xx | Oslo, Norway | ? (400 metres) | ? | ? |
| 1980-07-xx | Porsgrunn, Norway | ? (200 metres) | ? | 2 |
| 1980-07-28 | Moscow, Soviet Union (Olympic Games) |
22.70 PB 22.82 |
? ? |
1heat 1quarterfinal |
| 1980-07-30 | Moscow, Soviet Union (Olympic Games) |
22.32 PB / NR 22.20 PB / NR |
-0.8 1.4 |
1s1 3 |
| 1980-07-31 | Moscow, Soviet Union (Olympic Games) |
3.31.5 min. (4 x 400 metres) |
Ottey ran anchor | 4heat |
| 1980-08-01 | Moscow, Soviet Union (Olympic Games) |
43.19 (4 x 100 metres) |
Ottey ran anchor | 6 |
| 1980-08-08 | London, United Kingdom | 22.42 | 1.6 | 2 |
| 1980-08-10 | Cologne, Germany | 22.60 | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1980-08-11 | Budapest, Hungary | 22.45 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 1980-08-17 | Nice, France | 22.34 | 0.0 | 2 |
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