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Winter Olympics · United States · 13–24 February 1980

Lake Placid 1980

38 medal events in 10 sports, 115 medals to 19 delegations, 187 named medallists. On top of the table: Soviet Union with 10 gold.

Open 1980 in the atlas →← 19761984 →
Athletes1,072840 men · 232 women
Delegations37
Programme38events scheduled
Medal events3810 sports
Medals11538 gold

The medal table

PlaceDelegationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Soviet Union106622
2East Germany97723
3United States64212
4Austria3227
5Sweden3014
6Liechtenstein2204
7Finland1539
8Norway13610
9Netherlands1214
10Switzerland1135
11Great Britain1001
12West Germany0235
13Italy0202
14Canada0112
15Hungary0101
16Japan0101
17Bulgaria0011
18Czechoslovakia0011
19France0011

Every event gold, silver, bronze

SportEventGoldSilverBronze
Alpine skiingMen's downhillLeonhard Stock AustriaPeter Wirnsberger AustriaSteve Podborski Canada
Alpine skiingMen's giant slalomIngemar Stenmark SwedenAndreas Wenzel LiechtensteinHans Enn Austria
Alpine skiingMen's slalomIngemar Stenmark SwedenPhil Mahre United StatesJacques Luthy Switzerland
Alpine skiingWomen's downhillAnnemarie Moser-Pröll AustriaHanni Wenzel LiechtensteinMarie-Theres Nadig Switzerland
Alpine skiingWomen's giant slalomHanni Wenzel LiechtensteinIrene Epple West GermanyPerrine Pelen France
Alpine skiingWomen's slalomHanni Wenzel LiechtensteinChrista Kinshofer West GermanyErika Hess Switzerland
BiathlonMen's 10 kmFrank Ullrich East GermanyVladimir Alikin Soviet UnionAnatoly Alyabyev Soviet Union
BiathlonMen's 20 kmAnatoly Alyabyev Soviet UnionFrank Ullrich East GermanyEberhard Rösch East Germany
BiathlonMen's 4 × 7.5 kmVladimir Alikin, Aleksandr Tikhonov, Vladimir Barnashov, Anatoly Alyabyev Soviet UnionMathias Jung, Klaus Siebert, Frank Ullrich, Eberhard Rösch East GermanyGerhard Winkler, Peter Angerer, Hans Estner, Franz Bernreiter West Germany
BobsleighMen’s Four-manMeinhard Nehmer, Bogdan Musioł, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt East GermanyErich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Joseph Benz SwitzerlandHorst Schönau, Roland Wetzig, Detlef Richter, Andreas Kirchner East Germany
BobsleighMen’s Two-manErich Schärer, Joseph Benz SwitzerlandBernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt East GermanyMeinhard Nehmer, Bogdan Musioł East Germany
Cross-country skiingMen's 15 kmThomas Wassberg SwedenJuha Mieto FinlandOve Aunli Norway
Cross-country skiingMen's 30 kmNikolay Zimyatov Soviet UnionVasily Rochev Soviet UnionIvan Lebanov Bulgaria
Cross-country skiingMen's 4 × 10 kmVasily Rochev, Nikolay Bazhukov, Yevgeny Belyaev, Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet UnionLars Erik Eriksen, Per Knut Aaland, Ove Aunli, Oddvar Brå NorwayHarri Kirvesniemi, Pertti Teurajärvi, Matti Pitkänen, Juha Mieto Finland
Cross-country skiingMen's 50 kmNikolay Zimyatov Soviet UnionJuha Mieto FinlandAleksandr Zavyalov Soviet Union
Cross-country skiingWomen's 10 kmBarbara Petzold East GermanyHilkka Riihivuori FinlandHelena Takalo Finland
Cross-country skiingWomen's 4 × 5 kmMarlies Rostock, Carola Anding, Veronika Schmidt, Barbara Petzold East GermanyNina Baldycheva, Nina Rocheva, Galina Kulakova, Raisa Smetanina Soviet UnionBrit Pettersen, Anette Bøe, Marit Myrmæl, Berit Aunli Norway
Cross-country skiingWomen's 5 kmRaisa Smetanina Soviet UnionHilkka Riihivuori FinlandKvětoslava Jeriová Czechoslovakia
Figure skatingMen’s Ice dancingNatalya Linichuk, Gennady Karponosov Soviet UnionKrisztina Regőczy, András Sallay HungaryIrina Moiseyeva, Andrey Minenkov Soviet Union
Figure skatingMenRobin Cousins Great BritainJan Hoffmann East GermanyCharles Tickner United States
Figure skatingMixed PairsIrina Rodnina, Aleksandr Zaytsev Soviet UnionMarina Cherkasova, Sergey Shakray Soviet UnionManuela Mager, Uwe Bewersdorf East Germany
Figure skatingWomen’s LadiesAnett Pötzsch East GermanyLinda Fratianne United StatesDagmar Lurz West Germany
Ice hockeyMen's tournamentJim Craig, Steve Janaszak, Jack O'Callahan, Bill Baker, Ken Morrow, Mike Ramsey, Bob Suter, Dave Christian, Dave Silk, Eric Strobel, Mark Johnson, Rob McClanahan, John Harrington, Mark Pavelich, Buzz Schneider, Steve Christoff, Neal Broten, Mike Eruzione, Mark Wells, Phil Verchota United StatesVladislav Tretiak, Vladimir Myshkin, Alexei Kasatonov, Viacheslav Fetisov, Valeri Vasiliev, Sergei Starikov, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Vasili Pervukhin, Boris Mikhailov, Vladimir Petrov, Valeri Kharlamov, Sergei Makarov, Vladimir Golikov, Aleksandr Golikov, Aleksandr Maltsev, Yuri Lebedev, Vladimir Krutov, Aleksandr Skvortsov, Viktor Zhluktov, Helmuts Balderis Soviet UnionPelle Lindbergh, William Löfqvist, Sture Andersson, Jan Eriksson, Thomas Eriksson, Tomas Jonsson, Tommy Samuelsson, Mats Waltin, Ulf Weinstock, Bo Berglund, Håkan Eriksson, Leif Holmgren, Bengt Lundholm, Per Lundqvist, Harald Lückner, Lars Molin, Lennart Norberg, Mats Näslund, Dan Söderström, Mats Åhlberg Sweden
LugeMen's singlesBernhard Glass East GermanyPaul Hildgartner ItalyAnton Winkler West Germany
LugeOpen DoublesHans Rinn, Norbert Hahn East GermanyPeter Gschnitzer, Karl Brunner ItalyGeorg Fluckinger, Karl Schrott Austria
LugeWomen's singlesVera Zozuļa Soviet UnionMelitta Sollmann East GermanyIngrīda Amantova Soviet Union
Nordic combinedMen's individualUlrich Wehling East GermanyJouko Karjalainen FinlandKonrad Winkler East Germany
Ski jumpingMen's large hillJouko Törmänen FinlandHubert Neuper AustriaJari Puikkonen Finland
Ski jumpingMen's normal hillToni Innauer AustriaManfred Deckert East Germany / Hirokazu Yagi Japan—
Speed skatingMen's 1,000 metresEric Heiden United StatesGaétan Boucher CanadaFrode Rønning Norway / Vladimir Lobanov Soviet Union
Speed skatingMen's 1,500 metresEric Heiden United StatesKay Arne Stenshjemmet NorwayTerje Andersen Norway
Speed skatingMen's 10,000 metresEric Heiden United StatesPiet Kleine NetherlandsTom Erik Oxholm Norway
Speed skatingMen's 5,000 metresEric Heiden United StatesKay Arne Stenshjemmet NorwayTom Erik Oxholm Norway
Speed skatingMen's 500 metresEric Heiden United StatesYevgeny Kulikov Soviet UnionLieuwe de Boer Netherlands
Speed skatingWomen's 1,000 metresNataliya Petrusyova Soviet UnionLeah Poulos-Mueller United StatesSylvia Albrecht East Germany
Speed skatingWomen's 1,500 metresAnnie Borckink NetherlandsRia Visser NetherlandsSabine Becker East Germany
Speed skatingWomen's 3,000 metresBjørg Eva Jensen NorwaySabine Becker East GermanyBeth Heiden United States
Speed skatingWomen's 500 metresKarin Enke-Kania East GermanyLeah Poulos-Mueller United StatesNataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union