Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 13 and 16 February 1980.[1][2]
Luge at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run |
Dates | 13–16 February |
Competitors | 80 from 14 nations |
Medal summary
editMedal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Italien | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Österreich | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
East Germany led the medal table with three medals, two gold.[1]
Events
editEvent[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles |
Bernhard Glass East Germany |
2:54.796 | Paul Hildgartner Italien |
2:55.372 | Anton Winkler West Germany |
2:56.545 |
Women's singles |
Vera Zozuļa Soviet Union |
2:36.537 | Melitta Sollmann East Germany |
2:37.657 | Ingrīda Amantova Soviet Union |
2:37.817 |
Doubles |
East Germany (GDR) Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
1:19.331 | Italien (ITA) Peter Gschnitzer Karl Brunner |
1:19.606 | Österreich (AUT) Georg Fluckinger Karl Schrott |
1:19.795 |
Participating NOCs
editFourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
- Österreich (10)
- Kanada (4)
- West Germany (7)
- Great Britain (7)
- East Germany (9)
- Italien (9)
- Japan (2)
- Liechtenstein (2)
- Rumänien (4)
- Schweiz (2)
- Schweden (4)
- Czechoslovakia (3)
- Soviet Union (7)
- Vereinigte Staaten (10)
References
edit- ^ a b c d "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.