Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship. Twelve teams competed in the tournament, which was held from February 12 to 24, 1980. The United States won its second gold medal, including a win over the heavily favored Soviet Union that became known as the "Miracle on Ice".[1][2] Games were held at the Olympic Fieldhouse (8,000) and the Olympic Arena (2,500).[3]
Olympic Arena
Lake Placid, New York
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Olympic Arena Lake Placid, New York |
| Dates | February 12–24, 1980 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 35 |
| Goals scored | 308 (8.8 per game) |
| Scoring leader | |
Format
The IIHF ceased running a World championship in Olympic years. Nations that did not participate in the Lake Placid Olympics were invited to compete in the inaugural Thayer Tutt Trophy in Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.
Going into the games, the teams were ranked and divided into two groups. Teams were ranked based on performance during the 1979 World Ice Hockey Championships. Included were the eight teams in the 1979 top Championship Division (Pool "A") as well as the top four teams in the 1979, second-tier, "B" Pool tournament. While Poland finished 8th place in Pool A, the Netherlands, winners of Pool B, were ranked 8th while Poland was ranked 9th going into the Olympics. The total ranking was: Soviet Union (1), Czechoslovakia (2), Sweden (3), Canada (4), Finland (5), West Germany (6), United States (7), Netherlands (8), Poland (9), Romania (10), Norway (11), Japan (12). East Germany was originally ranked tenth, but declined to participate, with Japan filling their spot.
Overview

The Soviet Union had won the gold medal in five of the six previous Winter Olympic Games, and were the favorites to win once more in Lake Placid. The team consisted primarily of professional players with significant experience in international play. By contrast, the United States' team—led by head coach Herb Brooks—consisted exclusively of amateur players, and was the youngest team in the tournament and in U.S. national team history. In the group stage, both the Soviet and U.S. teams were unbeaten; the U.S. achieved several notable results, including a 2–2 draw against Sweden, and a 7–3 upset victory over second-place favorites Czechoslovakia.[4]
For the first game in the medal round, the United States played the Soviets. Finishing the first period tied at 2–2, and the Soviets leading 3–2 following the second, the U.S. team scored two more goals to take their first lead during the third and final period, winning the game 4–3. Following the game, the U.S. went on to clinch the gold medal by beating Finland in their last game. The Soviet Union took the silver medal by beating Sweden.
The victory became one of the most iconic moments of the Games and in U.S. sports. Equally well-known was the television call of the final seconds of the game by Al Michaels for ABC, in which he declared: "Do you believe in miracles?! YES!" In 1999, Sports Illustrated named the "Miracle on Ice" the top sports moment of the 20th century.[5] As part of its centennial celebration in 2008, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) named the "Miracle on Ice" as the best international ice hockey story of the past 100 years.[6]
Medalists

First round
Blue Division
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 9 | Advanced to the final round | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | +18 | 6 | Advanced to the consolation round | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | −16 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | −9 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | −27 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC–5).
| 12 February 1980 13:16 | Czechoslovakia | 11–0 (0–0, 5–0, 6–0) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Jiří Králík | Goalies | Thore Wålberg | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 February 1980 16:30 | Romania | 6–4 (1–1, 2–3, 3–0) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Valerian Netedu | Goalies | Sigmund Suttner | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 February 1980 17:21 | Sweden | 2–2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Pelle Lindbergh | Goalies | Jim Craig | Referee: | |||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 13:00 | Romania | 0–8 (0–3, 0–4, 0–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Valerian Netedu Gheorghe Huțan | Goalies | William Löfqvist | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 15 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | Shots | 44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 13:30 | Norway | 4–10 (2–5, 1–3, 1–2) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Thore Wålberg Jim Marthinsen | Goalies | Bernhard Englbrecht | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 min | Penalties | 15 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 20:30 | United States | 7–3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jim Craig | Goalies | Jiří Králík | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 13:00 | United States | 5–1 (0–1, 3–0, 2–0) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Jim Craig | Goalies | Jim Marthinsen | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 13:00 | Romania | 2–7 (0–2, 1–3, 1–2) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Gheorghe Huțan Valerian Netedu | Goalies | Karel Lang | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 2 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 45 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 20:00 | Sweden | 5–2 (1–0, 4–1, 0–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Pelle Lindbergh | Goalies | Sigmund Suttner Bernhard Englbrecht | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 13:30 | Norway | 1–7 (0–2, 0–4, 1–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Thore Wålberg | Goalies | William Löfqvist | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Shots | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 20:00 | West Germany | 3–11 (1–5, 0–5, 2–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Bernhard Englbrecht Sigmund Suttner | Goalies | Jiří Králík | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 19 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 20:30 | United States | 7–2 (2–0, 2–1, 3–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jim Craig | Goalies | Valerian Netedu Gheorghe Huțan | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 13:00 | Norway | 3–3 (1–1, 0–1, 2–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Jim Marthinsen | Goalies | Gheorghe Huțan | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 26 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 13:30 | Czechoslovakia | 2–4 (0–2, 0–1, 2–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jiří Králík | Goalies | Pelle Lindbergh | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 20:30 | West Germany | 2–4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Sigmund Suttner | Goalies | Jim Craig | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Red Division

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | +40 | 10 | Advanced to the final round | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 6 | Advanced to the consolation round | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 43 | −27 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 36 | −29 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC–5).
| 12 February 1980 13:30 | Netherlands | 1–10 (1–2, 0–2, 0–6) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Ted Lenssen | Goalies | Bob Dupuis | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 February 1980 20:00 | Poland | 5–4 (1–0, 4–3, 0–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Henryk Wojtynek | Goalies | Jorma Valtonen | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 February 1980 20:40 | Japan | 0–16 (0–8, 0–5, 0–3) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Takeshi Iwamoto Minoru Misawa | Goalies | Vladislav Tretiak Vladimir Myshkin | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Shots | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 16:30 | Netherlands | 4–17 (1–8, 1–7, 2–2) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| John de Bruyn Ted Lenssen | Goalies | Vladimir Myshkin | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 13 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 17:00 | Poland | 1–5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Henryk Wojtynek | Goalies | Paul Pageau | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 20:00 | Japan | 3–6 (0–2, 2–2, 1–2) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Minoru Misawa | Goalies | Antero Kivelä | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 16:30 | Japan | 3–3 (3–1, 0–1, 0–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Takeshi Iwamoto | Goalies | Ted Lenssen | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Shots | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 16:30 | Soviet Union | 8–1 (5–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Vladimir Myshkin | Goalies | Paweł Łukaszka Henryk Wojtynek | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 20:30 | Canada | 3–4 (1–2, 0–1, 2–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Bob Dupuis | Goalies | Jorma Valtonen | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 13:00 | Canada | 6–0 (2–0, 2–0, 2–0) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Paul Pageau | Goalies | Minoru Misawa | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 22 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 48 | Shots | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 16:30 | Netherlands | 5–3 (3–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Ted Lenssen | Goalies | Henryk Wojtynek Paweł Łukaszka | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 17:00 | Finland | 2–4 (1–0, 0–1, 1–3) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Antero Kivelä | Goalies | Vladislav Tretiak | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 14 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Shots | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 16:30 | Poland | 5–1 (3–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Henryk Wojtynek | Goalies | Takeshi Iwamoto | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 17:00 | Soviet Union | 6–4 (1–1, 1–2, 4–1) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Vladislav Tretiak | Goalies | Paul Pageau | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | Shots | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 20:00 | Finland | 10–3 (2–1, 2–1, 6–1) | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Jorma Valtonen | Goalies | Ted Lenssen John de Bruyn | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 22 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 42 | Shots | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consolation round
The third-placed teams in each division played each other to determine fifth place.
| 22 February 1980 13:30 | Czechoslovakia | 6–1 (5–0, 0–1, 1–0) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jiří Králík | Goalies | Bob Dupuis Paul Pageau | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Final round
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 1 |
Head-to-head results carried forward from group games:
- February 12: Sweden 2–2 USA
- February 18: Finland 2–4 USSR
Final round games:
| 22 February 1980 17:00 | United States | 4–3 (2–2, 0–1, 2–0) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jim Craig | Goalies | Vladislav Tretiak Vladimir Myshkin | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 February 1980 20:42 | Finland | 3–3 (1–0, 1–1, 1–2) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Antero Kivelä | Goalies | Pelle Lindbergh | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 February 1980 11:00 | United States | 4–2 (0–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Jim Craig | Goalies | Jorma Valtonen | Referee: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 February 1980 14:30 | Sweden | 2–9 (0–4, 0–5, 2–0) | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Pelle Lindbergh | Goalies | Vladimir Myshkin | Referee: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statistics
Average age
Team Japan was the oldest team in the tournament, averaging 30 years. Gold medalists Team USA was the youngest team in the tournament, averaging 22 years and 5 months. Silver medalists Team USSR averaged 26 years and 5 months. Tournament average was 25 years and 5 months.[7]
Leading scorers
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts |
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| 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| 7 | 6 | 5 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Hat trick scorers
Ken Berry (CAN) (vs. Netherlands)
Jaroslav Pouzar (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
Milan Nový (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
Marián Šťastný (TCH) (vs. Canada)
Peter Šťastný (TCH) (vs. West Germany)
Jack de Heer (NED) (vs. Poland)
Doru Tureanu (ROU) (vs. West Germany)
Helmuts Balderis (URS) (vs. Poland)
Aleksandr Golikov (URS) (vs. Japan)
Vladimir Krutov (URS) (vs. Netherlands)
Yuri Lebedev (URS) (vs. Netherlands)
Mats Åhlberg (SWE) (vs. Norway)
Leading goaltenders

Goaltenders with 40% or more of their team's total minutes.
| Rank | Goaltender | TOI | GA | SV | GAA | SV% |
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| 1 | 419:36 | 15 | 163 | 2.14 | 91.57 | |
| 2 | 180:00 | 10 | 90 | 3.33 | 90.00 | |
| 3 | 260:00 | 9 | 77 | 2.08 | 89.53 | |
| 4 | 236:50 | 11 | 82 | 2.79 | 88.17 | |
| 5 | 300:00 | 18 | 124 | 3.60 | 87.32 |
Paul Pageau (CAN) (vs. Japan)
Jiří Králík (TCH) (vs. Norway)
William Löfqvist (SWE) (vs. Romania)
Vladislav Tretiak (URS) (vs. Japan)
Final ranking

| 4 | |
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| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
| 1980 Men's Olympic champions |
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United States 2nd title |
These standings are presented as the IIHF has them;[8] however, the IOC maintains that Poland and Romania tied for 7th, the Netherlands and West Germany tied for 9th, and Norway and Japan tied for 11th.[9]