The 1980 Winter Olympics, formally known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, took place February 13 through 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. A total of 1,072 athletes representing 37 National Olympic Committees took part. There were 38 medal events contested at these Olympics.[1]
Venues for the events were the Olympic Center (later renamed Herb Brooks Arena), Whiteface Mountain, Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run, the Olympic Ski Jumps, the Cascade Cross Country Ski Center, and the Lake Placid High School Speed Skating Oval.
Alpine skiing
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's downhill[2] |
Leonhard Stock Austria
|
Peter Wirnsberger Austria
|
Steve Podborski Canada
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| Men's slalom[2] |
Ingemar Stenmark Sweden
|
Phil Mahre United States
|
Jacques Luthy Switzerland
|
| Men's giant slalom[2] |
Ingemar Stenmark Sweden
|
Andreas Wenzel Liechtenstein
|
Hans Enn Austria
|
| Women's downhill[2] |
Annemarie Moser-Pröll Austria
|
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein
|
Marie-Theres Nadig Switzerland
|
| Women's slalom[2] |
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein
|
Christa Kinshofer West Germany
|
Erika Hess Switzerland
|
| Women's giant slalom[2] |
Hanni Wenzel Liechtenstein
|
Irene Epple West Germany
|
Perrine Pelen France
|
Biathlon
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 10 km[3] |
Frank Ullrich East Germany
|
Vladimir Alikin Soviet Union
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Anatoly Alyabyev Soviet Union
|
| Men's 20 km[3] |
Anatoly Alyabyev Soviet Union
|
Frank Ullrich East Germany
|
Eberhard Rösch East Germany
|
| Men's 4 × 7.5 km |
 Soviet Union (URS)[4]Vladimir Alikin Aleksandr Tikhonov Vladimir Barnashov Anatoly Alyabyev |
 East Germany (GDR)[5]Mathias Jung Klaus Siebert Frank Ullrich Eberhard Rösch |
 West Germany (FRG)[6]Gerhard Winkler Peter Angerer Hans Estner Franz Bernreiter |
Bobsleigh
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Cross-country skiing
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Figure skating
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Ice Hockey
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Luge
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles[21] |
Bernhard Glass East Germany
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Paul Hildgartner Italy
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Anton Winkler West Germany
|
| Doubles |
East Germany (GDR)[22] Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
 Italy (ITA)[23]Peter Gschnitzer Karl Brunner |
 Austria (AUT)[24]Georg Fluckinger Karl Schrott |
| Women's singles[25] |
Vera Zozuļa Soviet Union
|
Melitta Sollmann East Germany
|
Ingrīda Amantova Soviet Union
|
Nordic combined
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[26] |
Ulrich Wehling East Germany
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Jouko Karjalainen Finland
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Konrad Winkler East Germany
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Ski jumping
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's normal hill[27] |
Toni Innauer Austria
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Manfred Deckert East Germany Hirokazu Yagi  Japan
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Not awarded |
| Men's large hill[27] |
Jouko Törmänen Finland
|
Hubert Neuper Austria
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Jari Puikkonen Finland
|
Speed skating
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres[28] |
Eric Heiden United States
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Yevgeny Kulikov Soviet Union
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Lieuwe de Boer Netherlands
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| Men's 1,000 metres[29] |
Eric Heiden United States
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Gaétan Boucher Canada
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Vladimir Lobanov Soviet Union Frode Rønning  Norway
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| Men's 1,500 metres[30] |
Eric Heiden United States
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Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway
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Terje Andersen Norway
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| Men's 5,000 metres[31] |
Eric Heiden United States
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Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway
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Tom Erik Oxholm Norway
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| Men's 10,000 metres[32] |
Eric Heiden United States
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Piet Kleine Netherlands
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Tom Erik Oxholm Norway
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| Women's 500 metres[33] |
Karin Enke-Kania East Germany
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Leah Poulos-Mueller United States
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Nataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union
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| Women's 1,000 metres[34] |
Nataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union
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Leah Poulos-Mueller United States
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Sylvia Albrecht East Germany
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| Women's 1,500 metres[35] |
Annie Borckink Netherlands
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Ria Visser Netherlands
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Sabine Becker East Germany
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| Women's 3,000 metres[36] |
Bjørg Eva Jensen Norway
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Sabine Becker East Germany
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Beth Heiden United States
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Medal leaders
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Athletes that won at least two gold medals or at least three total medals are listed below.
| Athlete | Nation | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Heiden |  United States
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Speed skating | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union
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Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anatoly Alyabyev | Soviet Union
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Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hanni Wenzel |  Liechtenstein (LIE)
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Ullrich | East Germany (GDR)
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Biathlon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Juha Mieto |  Finland (FIN)
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Cross-country skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Barbara Petzold | East Germany (GDR)
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Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ingemar Stenmark |  Sweden
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Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
See also
editReferences
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- ^ a b c d e f "Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Biathlon at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Soviet Union Biathlon at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "East Germany Biathlon at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "West Germany Biathlon at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Switzerland Bobsleigh at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "East Germany Bobsleigh at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Soviet Union Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Norway Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Finland Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "East Germany Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Figure Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Soviet Union Figure Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "East Germany Figure Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Hungary Figure Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "United States Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Soviet Union Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Sweden Ice Hockey at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "East Germany Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Italy Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Austria Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's Singles". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Nordic Combined at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's Individual". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ a b "Ski Jumping at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 1,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 14 February 2010. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 1,500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 5,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 10,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 1,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 1,500 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Women's 3,000 metres". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
External links
edit- "Lake Placid 1980". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee.