Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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
VenueMt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
Dates13–16 February
Competitors80 from 14 nations
Luge at the
1980 Winter Olympics
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmen

Medal summary

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany2103
2 Soviet Union1012
3 Italy0202
4 Austria0011
 West Germany0011
Totals (5 nations)3339

East Germany led the medal table with three medals, two gold.[1]

Events
Event[1] Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Bernhard Glass
 East Germany		2:54.796 Paul Hildgartner
 Italy		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  Italy (ITA)
Peter Gschnitzer
Karl Brunner		1:19.606  Austria (AUT)
Georg Fluckinger
Karl Schrott		1:19.795

Participating NOCs

Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.[1]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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