Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
| Cross-country skiing at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for Cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Mount Van Hoevenberg |
| Date | February 14–23 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 131 (86 men, 45 women) from 24 nations |
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1980 Winter Olympics results in cross-country skiing.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | .svg.png){kind=small} Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating NOCs
Twenty four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events at Lake Placid.
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Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km |
Thomas Wassberg Sweden |
41:57.63 | Juha Mieto Finland |
41:57.64 | Ove Aunli Norway |
42:28.62 |
| 30 km |
Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union |
1:27:02.80 | Vasily Rochev Soviet Union |
1:27:34.22 | Ivan Lebanov Bulgaria |
1:28:03.87 |
| 50 km |
Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union |
2:27:24.60 | Juha Mieto Finland |
2:30:20.52 | Alexander Zavyalov Soviet Union |
2:30:51.52 |
| 4 × 10 km relay |
Soviet Union (URS) Vasily Rochev Nikolay Bazhukov Yevgeny Belyayev Nikolay Zimyatov |
1:57:03.46 | Norway (NOR) Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Ove Aunli Oddvar Brå |
1:58:45.77 | Finland (FIN) Harri Kirvesniemi Pertti Teurajärvi Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto |
2:00:00.18 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km |
Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
15:06.92 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland |
15:11.96 | Květa Jeriová Czechoslovakia |
15:23.44 |
| 10 km |
Barbara Petzold East Germany |
30:31.54 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland |
30:35.05 | Helena Takalo Finland |
30:45.25 |
| 4 × 5 km relay |
East Germany (GDR) Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold |
1:02:11.10 | Soviet Union (URS) Nina Baldychova Nina Selyunina Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina |
1:03:18.30 | Norway (NOR) Brit Pettersen Anette Bøe Marit Myrmæl Berit Aunli |
1:04:13.50 |
See also
References
- ^ "Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
