Lake Placid 1980

LAKE PLACID 1980

The Games of the XIII Winter Olympiad. February 14-23, 1980. Lake Placid, USA.

USA

(101 athletes, 6-4-2, 3rd overall)

1795-98

Phil Mahre, Alpine Skiing, Slalom, Silver

Hockey:

USA, Gold Jim Craig (USA), Gold Final Round Game, USA - USSR 4:3 (Mike Eruzione (scores the last goal), Bill Baker – Vladimir Myshkin, Sergei Makarov, Vasili Pervukhin) Final Round Game, USA - Finland 4:2

Alpine Skiing, Downhill:

Leonhard Stock (Austria), Gold (1:45.50) Peter Wirnsberger (Austria), Silver (1:46.12) Steve Podborski (Canada), 1:46.62

Alpine Skiing, Men's Giant Slalom:

Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Gold (2:40.74) (2-0-0 overall) Andreas Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Silver (2:41.49) Hans Enn (Austria), Bronze (2:42.51)

Andreas Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom, Silver

Jacques Luthy (Switzerland), Alpine Skiing, Slalom, Bronze

Marie-Therese Nadig (Switzerland), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Bronze

Hanni Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom, Gold (2-1-0 overall)

Bobsleigh, Two-man:

Erich Scharer / Josef Benz (Switzerland), Gold, 4:09.36 Bernhard Germeshausen / Hans-Jurgen Gerhardt (East Germany), Silver, 4:10.93 Meinhard Nehmer / Bogdan Musiol (East Germany), Bronze, 4:11.08

Bobsleigh, Four-man:

East Germany, Gold, 3:59.92 Switzerland, Silver, 4:00.87 East Germany, Bronze, 4:00.97

Cross-Country Skiing, Men's 50 km:

Nikolai Zimyatov (USSR), Gold (2:27:24.60) (3-0-0 overall) Juha Mieto (Finland), Silver (2:30:20.52) (0-2-1 overall) Alexander Zavyalov (USSR), Bronze (2:30:51.52)

Cross-Country Skiing, Men's 4 x 10 km:

USSR, Gold (1:57:03.46) Norway, Silver (1:58:45.77) Finland, Bronze (2:00:00.18)

Cross-Country Skiing, Women's 5 km:

Raisa Smetanina (USSR), Gold (15:06.92) (1-1-0 overall) Hilkka Riihivuori (Finland), Silver (15:11.96) (0-2-0 overall) Kveta Jeriova (Czechoslovakia), Bronze (15:23.44)

Cross-Country Skiing, Women's 10 km:

Barbara Petzold (East Germany), Gold (30:31.54) (2-0-0 overall) Hilkka Riihivuori (Finland), Silver (30:35.05) (0-2-0 overall) Helena Takalo (Finland), Bronze (30:45.25)

Cross-Country Skiing, Women's 4 x 5 km:

East Germany, Gold (1:02:11.10) USSR, Silver (1:03:18.30) Norway, Bronze (1:04:13.11)

Figure Skating, Men:

Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Gold, 189.48 Jan Hoffmann (East Germany), Silver, 189.72 Charles Tickner (USA), Bronze, 187.06

Figure Skating, Ladies:

Anett Potzsch (East Germany), Gold, 189.00 Linda Fratianne (USA), Silver, 188.30 Dagmar Lurz (West Germany), Bronze, 183.04

Figure Skating, Pairs:

Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev (USSR), Gold, 147.26 Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai (USSR), Silver, 143.80 Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf (East Germany), Bronze, 140.52

Figure Skating, Ice Dance:

Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov (USSR), Gold, 205.48 Krisztina Regoczy / Andras Sallay (Hungary), Silver, 204.52 Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov (USSR), Bronze, 201.86

Luge, Men’s Singles:

Bernhard Glass (East Germany), Gold, 2:54.796 Paul Hildgartner (Italy), Silver, 2:55.372 Anton Winkler (West Germany), Bronze, 2:56.545

Luge, Women’s Singles:

Vera Zozulya (USSR), Gold, 2:36:537 Melitta Sollmann (East Germany), Silver, 2:37.657 Ingrida Amantova (USSR), Bronze, 2:37.817

Luge, Doubles:

Hans Rinn / Norbert Hahn (East Germany), Gold, 1:19.331 Peter Gschnitzer / Karl Brunner (Italy), Silver, 1:19.606 Georg Fluckinger / Karl Schrott (Austria), Bronze, 1:19.795

ANDORRA

(3 athletes)

ANDORRA (FRENCH ADMINISTRATION)

276

ANDORRA (SPANISH ADMINISTRATION)

121

BELGIUM

(3 athletes)

B970, B972

BOLIVIA

(3 athletes)

MiBL89

MiBL91

MiBL102-03

All Participating Countries

BULGARIA

(8 athletes, 0-0-1, tied for 17th overall)

2627-31

CANADA

(58 athletes, 0-1-1, 14th overall)

848

CZECHOSLOVAKIA

(41 athletes, 0-0-1, tied for 17th overall)

2290-92

EAST GERMANY

(53 athletes, 9-7-7, 2nd overall)

2063-65, B189, 2066

HUNGARY

(3 athletes, 0-1-0, tied for 15th overall)

C410-16

LIECHTENSTEIN

(7 athletes, 2-2-0, 6th overall)

678-80

MONGOLIA

(3 athletes)

1097-1104

NETHERLANDS

(29 athletes, 1-2-1, 9th overall)

1250

Annie Borckink, Speed Skating, 1500 m, Gold

NORWAY

(64 athletes, 1-3-6, 8th overall)

946a

Bjorg Eva Jensen, Speed Skating, 3000 m, Gold

PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA

(24 athletes)

1582-85

POLAND

(30 athletes)

2382

ROMANIA

(35 athletes)

2926-32, MiBL165

SWEDEN

(61 athletes, 3-0-1, 5th overall)

1938, 1940

Thomas Wassberg, Cross-Country Skiing, Ingemar Stenmark, Alpine Skiing, 15 km, Gold Slalom, Gold (2-0-0 overall)

USSR

(86 athletes, 10-6-6, 1st overall)

(listed in Scott under Russia)

4807-12

5627

Anatoly Alyabyev, Biathlon (2-0-1)

WEST GERMANY

(80 athletes, 0-2-3, 12th overall)

GERMANY

B1155

Jochen Behle (West Germany), Cross-Country Skiing, 15 km

YUGOSLAVIA

(15 athletes)

1460-61

BELIZE

503-512

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Hockey, USA, Gold (Final Round Game, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m USA - USSR 4:3 (Mark Johnson, Rob McClanahan - Vladislav Tretiak, Sergei Starikov))

Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Figure Skating, Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Men's Singles, Gold Downhill, Gold Leonhard Stock (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold

Irene Epple (West Germany), Alpine Skiing, Annie Borckink (Netherlands), Speed Skating, Giant Slalom, Silver 1500 m, Gold

Thomas Wassberg (Sweden), Cross-Country Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Skiing, 15 km, Gold Giant Slalom, Gold (2-0-0 overall)

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m

Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Figure Skating, Men's Singles, Gold

562

Medal Count

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

C224-27

Toni Innauer (Austria), Ski Jumping, Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Alpine Individual Normal Hill, Gold Skiing, Downhill, Gold

Hockey, USA, Gold Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Giant Slalom and Slalom

1032e

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m

CHAD

NEW

Irina Rodnina (USSR), Figure Skating, Pairs, Gold

DOMINICA

1980

Bernhard Glass (East Germany), Luge, Men's Singles, Gold (2:54.796)

GUINEA

Mi3494

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m

GUINEA-BISSAU

Mi1416

Vladislav Tretyak (USSR), Hockey, Silver

GUYANA

2391e,g

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skaing, Alexander Tikhonov (USSR), Biathlon, 10000 m, Gold (5-0-0 overall) 4 x 7.5 km, Gold

MALDIVE ISLANDS

1888

Hockey, Final Round Game, USA - USSR 4:3 (Rob McClanahan - Vladimir Myshkin, Sergei Starikov)

2216

Leonhard Stock (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold

MAURITANIA

440-45

Hockey, Sweden, Bronze

Hockey, USSR, Silver

Hockey, USA, Gold

NICARAGUA

1275

Hockey, Final Round Game, USSR - Sweden 9:2 (Vladimir Myshkin - Mats Ahlberg)

NIGER

506

Nikolai Zimyatov (USSR), Cross-Country Skiing, Gold in 30 and 50 km (3-0-0 overall)

NORTH KOREA

1981-82

Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev (USSR), Figure Skating, Pairs, Gold

Natalia Linichuk / Gennady Karponosov (USSR), Figure Skating, Ice Dancing, Gold Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev (USSR), Figure Skating, Pairs, Gold

PALAU

328-29

Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold

Jim Craig (USA), Hockey, Gold

PARAGUAY

1953a-g, 1954-55

Thomas Wassberg (Sweden), Erich Scharer / Josef Benz Annemarie Moser-Proll Cross-Country Skiing, (Switzerland), Bobsleigh, (Austria), Alpine Skiing, 15 km, Gold Two-Man, Gold Downhill, Gold

Hockey, USA, Gold (Jim Craig) Leonhard Stock (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold

Toni Innauer (Austria), Ski Jumping, Christa Kinshofer (West Germany), Individual Normal Hill, Gold Alpine Skiing, Giant Slalom (0-1-0 overall)

Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Figure Skating, Slalom, Gold (2-0-0 overall) Men's Singles, Gold

1985b-f, 1986-88, 1988A

Hockey, USA, Gold (Final Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Round Game, USA - USSR 4:3 Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, Figure Skating, Men's (Rob McClanahan - 5000 and 10000 m Singles, Gold Alexei Kasatonov)

Thomas Wassberg (Sweden), Annie Borckink (Netherlands), Irene Epple (West Germany), Cross-Country Skiing, Speed Skating, Alpine Skiing, 15 km, Gold 1500 m, Gold Giant Slalom, Silver

Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Giant Slalom, Gold (2-0-0 overall) Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold

Closing Ceremony, some flag bearers can be identified:

Jan Hoffmann (East Germany), Figure Skating (Silver) Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson (Great Britain) Andras Sallay (Hungary), Figure Skating (Silver)

2076c-e

Anett Potzsch (East Tina Riegel / Andreas Germany), Figure Nischwitz (West Skating, Ladies' Germany), Figure Singles (Gold) Skating, Pairs

Dagmar Lurz (west Germany), Figure Skating, Ladies' Singles (Bronze)

C554, C555MS, C556

Steve Podborski (Canada), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Bronze

Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Figure Skating, Men's Singles, Gold

Gaetan Boucher (Canada), Speed Skating, Gold (actually Silver in 1000 m)

PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CONGO

C266-68

Nikolai Zimyatov (USSR), Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Jouko Tormanen (Finland), Ski Cross-Country Skiing, Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold Jumping, Individual Large Gold in 30 and 50 km Hill, Gold (3-0-0 overall)

REDONDA

Mi59

Hockey, Final Round Game, USA - USSR 4:3 (Dave Silk (USA))

ST VINCENT

2530d

Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Giant Slalom and Slalom

SIERRA LEONE

2022c

Hans Rinn / Norbert Hahn (East Germany), Luge, Doubles, Gold

TOGO

1049F-J, MiBL169-73

Hanni Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Jouko Tormanen (Finland), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, Ski Jumping, Individual Giant Slalom and Slalom 5000 and 10000 m Large Hill, Gold (2-1-0 overall)

Erich Scharer / Josef Benz (Switzerland), Hockey, USA, Gold (Final Round Game, Bobsleigh, Two-Man, Gold USA - USSR 4:3 (Jim Craig, Bill Baker -- Alexander Skvortsov)

Hanni Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Giant Slalom and Slalom (2-1-0 overall)

Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m

Jouko Tormanen (Finland), Ski Jumping, Individual Large Hill, Gold

Erich Scharer / Josef Benz (Switzerland), Bobsleigh, Two-Man, Gold

Hockey, USA, Gold (Mike Ramsey, Mark Wells)

All Gold medals:

Leonhard Stock (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold Ingemar Stenmark (Sweden), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Giant Slalom and Slalom Annemarie Moser-Proll (Austria), Alpine Skiing, Downhill, Gold Hanni Wenzel (Liechtenstein), Alpine Skiing, Gold in Giant Slalom and Slalom (2-1-0 overall) Anatoly Alyabyev (USSR), Biathlon, 20 km Individual, Gold (2-0-1 overall) Frank Ullrich (East Germany), Biathlon, 10 km Sprint, Gold (1-2-0 overall) Biathlon, 4 x 7.5 km, USSR, Gold Erich Scharer / Josef Benz (Switzerland), Bobsleigh, Two-Man, Gold Bobsleigh, Four-Man, East Germany, Gold Thomas Wassberg (Sweden), Cross-Country Skiing, 15 km, Gold Nikolai Zimyatov (USSR), Cross-Country Skiing, Gold in 30 and 50 km (3-0-0 overall) Cross-Country Skiing, Men's 4 x 10 km, USSR, Gold Raisa Smetanina (USSR), Cross-Country Skiing, 5 km, Gold (1-1-0 overall) Barbara Petzold (East Germany), Cross-Country Skiing, 10 km, Gold (2-0-0 overall) Cross-Country Skiing, Women's 4 x 5 km, USSR, Gold Robin Cousins (Great Britain), Figure Skating, Men's Singles, Gold Anett Potzsch (East Germany), Figure Skating, Ladies' Singles, Gold Irina Rodnina / Alexander Zaitsev (USSR), Figure Skating, Pairs, Gold

Natalia Linichuk / Gennady Karponosov (USSR), Figure Skating, Ice Dancing, Gold Hockey, USA, Gold Bernhard Glass (East Germany), Luge, Men's Singles, Gold Vera Zozulya (USSR), Luge, Women's Singles, Gold Hans Rinn / Norbert Hahn (East Germany), Luge, Doubles, Gold Ulrich Wehling (East Germany), Nordic Combined, Gold Toni Innauer (Austria), Ski Jumping, Individual Normal Hill, Gold Jouko Tormanen (Finland), Ski Jumping, Individual Large Hill, Gold Eric Heiden (USA), Speed Skating, Gold in 500, 1000, 1500, 5000 and 10000 m Karin Enke (East Germany), Speed Skating, 500 m, Gold Natalia Petrusyova (USSR), Speed Skating, 1000 m, Gold (1-0-1 overall) Annie Borckink (Netherlands), Speed Skating, 1500 m, Gold Bjorg Eva Jensen (Norway), Speed Skating, 3000 m, Gold

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