Mikhail Innokentyevich Linge (Russian : Михаил Иннокентьевич Линге ; November 26, 1958 in Kaluga – February 4, 1994) was a gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 m relay at the 1980 Summer Olympics for the Soviet Union .[ 1]
After the Olympics, Linge lived in Moscow, studied at the State Central Institute of Physical Culture and played for the team in Moscow. Domestic problems and an obscure sporting future caused Linge to enter criminal activities. Linge was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison. After he was granted amnesty in 1990, Linge started a business project (what it was is unknown). His partner in the project (in which Mikhail had invested almost all his money) deceived him. As a result, Linge ended up bankrupt and in debt. Linge was found dead on 4 February 1994, in Moscow, killed under mysterious circumstances.[ 1]
Medley 4 × 400 m 1912 : Mel Sheppard , Edward Lindberg , Ted Meredith , Charles Reidpath (USA ) 1920 : Cecil Griffiths , Robert Lindsay , John Ainsworth-Davis , Guy Butler (GBR ) 1924 : Commodore Cochran , Alan Helffrich , Oliver Macdonald , William Stevenson (USA ) 1928 : George Baird , Emerson Spencer , Fred Alderman , Ray Barbuti (USA ) 1932 : Ivan Fuqua , Ed Ablowich , Karl Warner , Bill Carr (USA ) 1936 : Freddie Wolff , Godfrey Rampling , Bill Roberts , Godfrey Brown (GBR ) 1948 : Arthur Harnden , Cliff Bourland , Roy Cochran , Mal Whitfield (USA ) 1952 : Arthur Wint , Leslie Laing , Herb McKenley , George Rhoden (JAM ) 1956 : Charles Jenkins Sr. , Lou Jones , Jesse Mashburn , Tom Courtney (USA ) 1960 : Jack Yerman , Earl Young , Glenn Davis , Otis Davis (USA ) 1964 : Ollan Cassell , Mike Larrabee , Ulis Williams , Henry Carr (USA ) 1968 : Vincent Matthews , Ron Freeman , Larry James , Lee Evans (USA ) 1972 : Charles Asati , Munyoro Nyamau , Robert Ouko , Julius Sang (KEN ) 1976 : Herman Frazier , Benny Brown , Fred Newhouse , Maxie Parks (USA ) 1980 : Remigijus Valiulis , Mikhail Linge , Nikolay Chernetskiy , Viktor Markin (URS ) 1984 : Sunder Nix , Ray Armstead , Alonzo Babers , Antonio McKay (USA ) 1988 : Danny Everett , Steve Lewis , Kevin Robinzine , Butch Reynolds , Antonio McKay , Andrew Valmon (USA ) 1992 : Andrew Valmon , Quincy Watts , Michael Johnson , Steve Lewis , Darnell Hall , Charles Jenkins Jr. (USA ) 1996 : LaMont Smith , Alvin Harrison , Derek Mills , Anthuan Maybank , Jason Rouser (USA ) 2000 : Clement Chukwu , Jude Monye , Sunday Bada , Enefiok Udo-Obong , Nduka Awazie , Fidelis Gadzama (NGR ) 2004 : Otis Harris , Derrick Brew , Jeremy Wariner , Darold Williamson , Andrew Rock , Kelly Willie (USA ) 2008 : LaShawn Merritt , Angelo Taylor , David Neville , Jeremy Wariner , Kerron Clement , Reggie Witherspoon (USA ) 2012 : Chris Brown , Demetrius Pinder , Michael Mathieu , Ramon Miller (BAH ) 2016 : Arman Hall , Tony McQuay , Gil Roberts , LaShawn Merritt , Kyle Clemons , David Verburg (USA ) 2020 : Michael Cherry , Michael Norman , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Trevor Stewart , Randolph Ross , Vernon Norwood (USA ) 2024 : Christopher Bailey , Vernon Norwood , Bryce Deadmon , Rai Benjamin , Quincy Wilson (USA )