Switzerland at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Switzerland competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Switzerland at the
1980 Winter Olympics
IOC codeSUI
NOCSwiss Olympic Association
Websitewww.swissolympic.ch (in German and French)
in Lake Placid
Competitors44 (33 men, 11 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearerMarie-Theres Nadig (alpine skiing)
Medals
Ranked 10th
Gold
1
Silver
1
Bronze
3
Total
5
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
Other related appearances
1906 Intercalated Games

Medalists
Medal Name Sport Event
 GoldErich Schärer
Josef Benz		BobsleighTwo-man
 SilverErich Schärer
Ulrich Bächli
Rudolf Marti
Josef Benz		BobsleighFour-man
 BronzeJacques LüthyAlpine skiingMen's slalom
 BronzeMarie-Theres NadigAlpine skiingWomen's downhill
 BronzeErika HessAlpine skiingWomen's slalom

Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Toni Bürgler Downhill DNF –
Erwin Josi 1:50.03 24
Urs Räber 1:49.16 18
Peter Müller 1:46.75 4
Jean-Luc Fournier Giant Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Peter Lüscher DNF – – – DNF –
Jacques Lüthy 1:21.55 11 1:21.20 2 2:42.75 5
Joël Gaspoz 1:21.10 5 1:21.95 6 2:43.05 7
Peter Lüscher Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Joël Gaspoz DNF – – – DNF –
Jean-Luc Fournier 58.95 28 54.53 23 1:53.48 23
Jacques Lüthy 53.70 2 51.36 6 1:45.06
Women
Athlete Event Race 1 Race 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Annemarie Bischofsberger Downhill 1:41.93 20
Doris de Agostini 1:41.26 17
Bernadette Zurbriggen 1:40.74 11
Marie-Theres Nadig 1:38.36
Marie-Theres Nadig Giant Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Brigitte Nansoz 1:18.09 18 1:30.11 15 2:48.20 16
Erika Hess 1:15.27 4 DNF – DNF –
Marie-Theres Nadig Slalom DNF – – – DNF –
Brigitte Nansoz 45.52 17 DNF – DNF –
Erika Hess 43.50 5 44.39 5 1:27.89

Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Misses 1 Time Rank
10 km Sprint Roland Burn 5 36:52.35 32
Urs Brechbühl 4 36:22.66 30
Event Athlete Time Penalties Adjusted time 2 Rank
20 km Roland Burn 1'10:12.97 11 1'21:12.97 37
Urs Berchbühl 1'11:59.13 8 1'19:59.13 34
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Hans Hiltebrand
Walter Rahm		 Two-man 1:02.37 2 1:02.96 5 1:03.65 11 1:02.64 3 4:11.32 4
SUI-2 Erich Schärer
Sepp Benz		 Two-man 1:01.87 1 1:02.76 2 1:02.29 1 1:02.44 1 4:09.36
Sled Athletes Event Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
SUI-1 Erich Schärer
Ueli Bächli
Ruedi Marti
Sepp Benz		 Four-man 1:00.31 3 1:00.41 3 1:00.02 2 1:00.13 1 4:00.87
SUI-2 Hans Hiltebrand
Ulrich Schindler
Walter Rahm
Armin Baumgartner		 Four-man 1:01.13 7 1:01.00 5 1:00.54 7 1:01.02 6 4:03.69 6

Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
15 km Alfred Schindler 44:52.93 35
Hansueli Kreuzer 44:44.66 32
Konrad Hallenbarter 44:42.12 29
Franz Renggli 44:38.66 27
30 km Francis Jacot 1'36:50.46 42
Heinz Gähler 1'33:43.68 29
Gaudenz Ambühl 1'32:06.20 24
Eduard Hauser 1'31:20.09 15
50 km Konrad Hallenbarter DNF –
Gaudenz Ambühl DNF –
Heinz Gähler 2'35:11.20 14
Franz Renggli 2'33:27.56 10
Men's 4 × 10 km relay
Athletes Race
Time Rank
Hansrüli Kreuzer
Konrad Hallenbarter
Eduard Hauser
Gaudenz Ambühl		 2'03:36.57 7
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
5 km Cornelia Thomas 16:43.85 34
Evi Kratzer 16:14.34 23
10 km Cornelia Thomas 33:57.94 36
Evi Kratzer 33:03.65 27

Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Women
Athlete CF SP FS Points Places Rank
Danielle Rieder 9 15 16 165.46 125 14
Denise Biellmann 12 1 1 180.46 43 4

Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Athlete Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ueli Schenkel DNF – – – – – – – DNF –
Markus Kägi 54.224 28 DNF – – – – – DNF –

Nordic combined
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Events:

  • normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
  • 15 km cross-country skiing
Athlete Event Ski Jumping Cross-country Total
Distance 1 Distance 2 Points Rank Time Points Rank Points Rank
Ernst Beetschen Individual 73.0 72.0 170.3 27 50:09.2 198.295 16 368.595 21
Karl Lustenberger 83.0 80.0 212.7 6 50:01.1 199.510 14 412.210 6

Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Athlete Event Jump 1 Jump 2 Total
Distance Points Distance Points Points Rank
Paul Egloff Normal hill 65.0 80.2 70.5 91.5 171.7 43
Robert Mösching 74.0 97.6 73.0 95.0 192.6 37
Hansjörg Sumi 83.0 117.5 86.5 125.1 242.6 9
Paul Egloff Large hill 91.5 87.7 88.0 79.4 167.2 47
Karl Lustenberger 98.0 104.4 95.0 98.7 203.1 30
Robert Mösching 108.0 118.4 98.5 104.1 222.5 17
Hansjörg Sumi 117.0 135.0 100.0 107.7 242.7 7

Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Women
Event Athlete Race
Time Rank
500 m Silvia Brunner 43.72 13
1000 m Silvia Brunner 1:31.79 29

References
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