List of 1980 Winter Olympics medal winners
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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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's downhill[2] |
Leonhard Stock Austria |
Peter Wirnsberger Austria |
Steve Podborski Canada |
| 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
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
Figure skating
Ice Hockey
Luge
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles[21] |
Bernhard Glass East Germany |
Paul Hildgartner Italy |
Anton Winkler West Germany |
| Doubles |
East Germany[22] Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
Italy[23] Peter Gschnitzer Karl Brunner |
Austria[24] Georg Fluckinger Karl Schrott |
| Women's singles[25] |
Vera Zozuļa Soviet Union |
Melitta Sollmann East Germany |
Ingrīda Amantova Soviet Union |
Nordic combined
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's individual[26] |
Ulrich Wehling East Germany |
Jouko Karjalainen Finland |
Konrad Winkler East Germany |
Ski jumping
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's normal hill[27] |
Toni Innauer Austria |
Manfred Deckert East Germany Hirokazu Yagi  Japan |
Not awarded |
| Men's large hill[27] |
Jouko Törmänen Finland |
Hubert Neuper Austria |
Jari Puikkonen Finland |
Speed skating
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres[28] |
Eric Heiden United States |
Yevgeny Kulikov Soviet Union |
Lieuwe de Boer Netherlands |
| Men's 1,000 metres[29] |
Eric Heiden United States |
Gaétan Boucher Canada |
Vladimir Lobanov Soviet Union Frode Rønning  Norway |
| Men's 1,500 metres[30] |
Eric Heiden United States |
Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway |
Terje Andersen Norway |
| Men's 5,000 metres[31] |
Eric Heiden United States |
Kay Arne Stenshjemmet Norway |
Tom Erik Oxholm Norway |
| Men's 10,000 metres[32] |
Eric Heiden United States |
Piet Kleine Netherlands |
Tom Erik Oxholm Norway |
| Women's 500 metres[33] |
Karin Enke-Kania East Germany |
Leah Poulos-Mueller United States |
Nataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
| Women's 1,000 metres[34] |
Nataliya Petrusyova Soviet Union |
Leah Poulos-Mueller United States |
Sylvia Albrecht East Germany |
| Women's 1,500 metres[35] |
Annie Borckink Netherlands |
Ria Visser Netherlands |
Sabine Becker East Germany |
| Women's 3,000 metres[36] |
Bjørg Eva Jensen Norway |
Sabine Becker East Germany |
Beth Heiden United States |
Medal leaders
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 |
Speed skating | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Nikolay Zimyatov | Soviet Union |
Cross-country skiing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Anatoly Alyabyev | Soviet Union |
Biathlon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hanni Wenzel | Liechtenstein |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Frank Ullrich | East Germany |
Biathlon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Juha Mieto | Finland |
Cross-country skiing | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Barbara Petzold | East Germany |
Cross-country skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ingemar Stenmark | Sweden |
Alpine skiing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
