Great_Britain_at_the_1980_Winter_Olympics
Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Quick Facts Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | GBR |
NOC | British Olympic Association |
in Lake Placid | |
Competitors | 48 (36 men, 12 women) in 7 sports |
Flag bearer | Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
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Gold | Robin Cousins | Figure skating | Men's singles |
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Alan Stewart | Downhill | 1:53.41 | 30 | ||||
David Cargill | 1:52.02 | 29 | |||||
Ross Blyth | 1:51.12 | 28 | |||||
Konrad Bartelski | 1:48.53 | 12 | |||||
Roddy Langmuir | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Ross Blyth | 1:29.21 | 46 | 1:30.89 | 43 | 3:00.10 | 43 | |
Konrad Bartelski | 1:27.71 | 43 | 1:29.99 | 41 | 2:57.70 | 39 | |
Alan Stewart | 1:25.53 | 38 | 1:27.42 | 35 | 2:52.95 | 33 | |
Alan Stewart | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Roddy Langmuir | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
Konrad Bartelski | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
Ross Blyth | 1:04.14 | 34 | 59.42 | 28 | 2:03.56 | 28 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Valentina Iliffe | Downhill | 1:43.28 | 25 | ||||
Moira Cargill | 1:42.82 | 24 | |||||
Valentina Iliffe | Giant Slalom | 1:23.33 | 34 | 1:39.43 | 31 | 3:02.76 | 31 |
Anne Robb | 1:20.79 | 32 | 1:35.29 | 27 | 2:56.08 | 27 | |
Kirstin Cairns | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Anne Robb | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
Valentina Iliffe | 48.88 | 22 | 49.68 | 16 | 1:38.56 | 16 |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
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10 km Sprint | Paul Gibbins | 5 | 38:44.24 | 42 |
Jim Wood | 4 | 38:30.09 | 40 | |
Keith Oliver | 2 | 35:45.89 | 20 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
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20 km | Graeme Ferguson | 1'12:53.98 | 7 | 1'19:53.98 | 33 |
Jim Wood | 1'12:45.37 | 3 | 1'15:45.37 | 25 | |
Keith Oliver | 1'12:02.30 | 2 | 1'14:02.30 | 16 |
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- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
Athletes | Race | ||
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Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
Graeme Ferguson Keith Oliver Jim Wood Paul Gibbins |
2 | 1'42:10.59 | 12 |
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- 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.
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics
More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
GBR-1 | Jonnie Woodall John Howell |
Two-man | 1:04.12 | 15 | 1:04.12 | 10 | 1:03.65 | 11 | 1:04.03 | 13 | 4:15.92 | 10 |
GBR-2 | Roger Potter Michael Pugh |
Two-man | 1:04.93 | 20 | 1:04.77 | 17 | 1:04.40 | 18 | 1:04.47 | 17 | 4:18.57 | 17 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
GBR-1 | Jonnie Woodall Tony Wallington Corrie Brown John Howell |
Four-man | 1:01.44 | 11 | 1:01.42 | 10 | 1:00.98 | 11 | 1:01.08 | 7 | 4:04.92 | 9 |
GBR-2 | Jackie Price Gomer Lloyd Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn Nick Phipps |
Four-man | 1:01.79 | 16 | 1:01.90 | 15 | 1:02.11 | 16 | 1:01.89 | 15 | 4:07.69 | 15 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
15 km | Philip Jacklin | 52:14.17 | 57 |
Michael Goode | 49:47.20 | 52 | |
Charles MacIvor | 48:37.57 | 49 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, CF ...
Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Christopher Howarth | 16 | 15 | 15 | 145.66 | 134 | 15 |
Robin Cousins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 189.48 | 13 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Karena Richardson | 10 | 9 | 4 | 168.94 | 109 | 12 |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
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Susan Garland Robert Daw |
11 | 10 | 124.36 | 91 | 10 |
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- Ice Dancing
More information Athletes, CD ...
Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
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Karen Barber Nicky Slater |
12 | 12 | 176.92 | 104 | 12 |
Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean |
5 | 5 | 197.12 | 42 | 5 |
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Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Neil Townshend | 46.726 | 27 | 45.358 | 14 | 45.037 | 11 | 45.278 | 14 | 3:02.399 | 16 |
Derek Prentice | 45.502 | 24 | 45.880 | 18 | 46.425 | 22 | 46.715 | 20 | 3:04.522 | 22 |
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 45.191 | 18 | 46.947 | 22 | 45.060 | 12 | 45.066 | 13 | 3:02.264 | 15 |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Derek Prentice Christopher Dyason |
40.705 | 14 | 41.862 | 15 | 1:22.567 | 14 |
Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson John Denby |
42.406 | 18 | 48.493 | 19 | 1:30.899 | 19 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
Avril Walker | 52.277 | 26 | 42.852 | 25 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Joanna Weaver | 40.881 | 22 | 41.201 | 23 | 41.167 | 20 | 42.032 | 23 | 2:45.281 | 23 |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Archie Marshall | DSQ | – |
1000 m | Archie Marshall | 2:00.93 | 40 |
1500 m | Alan Luke | 2:17.79 | 34 |
Geoff Sandys | 2:15.06 | 33 | |
5000 m | Geoff Sandys | 8:01.09 | 28 |
John French | 7:59.62 | 27 | |
Alan Luke | 7:52.65 | 26 | |
10,000 m | John French | 16:17.56 | 24 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
Event | Athlete | Race | |
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Time | Rank | ||
500 m | Kim Ferran | 47.25 | 30 |
1000 m | Mandy Horsepool | 1:36.31 | 37 |
Kim Ferran | 1:34.19 | 35 | |
1500 m | Kim Ferran | DSQ | – |
Mandy Horsepool | 2:23.05 | 28 | |
3000 m | Mandy Horsepool | 5:08.78 | 26 |
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