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United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Quick Facts United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | USA |
| NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 101 (76 men, 25 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Scott Hamilton (opening) |
| Medals Ranked 3rd |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Further information: 1980 Winter Olympics medal table
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
More information Medal, Name ...
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Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Karl Anderson | Downhill | — | DNF | ||||
| Phil Mahre | 1:48.88 | 14 | |||||
| Andy Mill | 1:49.07 | 16 | |||||
| Pete Patterson | 1:47.04 | 5 | |||||
| Cary Adgate | Giant slalom | 1:22.48 | 23 | DNF | |||
| Phil Mahre | 1:21.74 | 14 | 1:22.59 | 10 | 2:44.33 | 10 | |
| Steve Mahre | 1:21.86 | 15 | 1:23.08 | 15 | 2:44.94 | 15 | |
| Pete Patterson | DNF | ||||||
| Phil Mahre | Slalom | 53.31 | 1 | 51.45 | 8 | 1:44.76 |  |
| Steve Mahre | DNF | ||||||
| Pete Patterson | DNF | ||||||
| Bill Taylor | DNF | ||||||
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Holly Flanders | Downhill | — | 1:40.96 | 14 | |||
| Cindy Nelson | 1:39.69 | 7 | |||||
| Heidi Preuss | 1:39.51 | 4 | |||||
| Christin Cooper | Giant slalom | 1:16.61 | 9 | 1:28.10 | 7 | 2:44.71 | 7 |
| Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
| Cindy Nelson | 1:17.42 | 13 | 1:29.90 | 14 | 2:47.32 | 13 | |
| Heidi Preuss | 1:17.54 | 15 | 1:30.83 | 20 | 2:48.37 | 17 | |
| Abbi Fisher | Slalom | 45.10 | 14 | DNF | |||
| Christin Cooper | 44.23 | 7 | 45.05 | 7 | 1:29.28 | 8 | |
| Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
| Cindy Nelson | 44.96 | 12 | 45.89 | 13 | 1:30.85 | 11 | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hagen | Individual | 1:21:02.95 | 8 (0+4+4+0) | 36 |
| Glenn Jobe | 1:21:36.52 | 6 (1+0+0+5) | 38 | |
| Johnny Ruger | 1:33:30.80 | 21 (8+4+6+3) | 45 | |
| Peter Hoag | Sprint | 38:53.44 | 4 (2+2) | 45 |
| Lyle Nelson | 35:40.56 | 2 (1+1) | 19 | |
| Donald Nielsen | 38:51.02 | 6 (2+4) | 44 | |
| Peter Hoag Martin Hagen Lyle Nelson Donald Nielsen |
Relay | 1:39:24.29 | 13 (0+5 0+8) | 8 |
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Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Brent Rushlaw Joe Tyler |
Two-man | 1:02.90 | 5 | 1:02.81 | 3 | 1:02.99 | 5 | 1:03.42 | 8 | 4:12.12 | 6 |
| Howard Siler Dick Nalley |
1:03.04 | 6 | 1:03.04 | 6 | 1:02.65 | 2 | 1:03.00 | 5 | 4:11.73 | 5 | |
| Bob Hickey Jeff Jordan Willie Davenport Jeff Gadley |
Four-man | 1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.81 | 14 | 1:01.04 | 13 | 1:01.77 | 14 | 4:06.11 | 12 |
| Howard Siler Joe Tyler Jeff Jost Dick Nalley |
1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.69 | 13 | 1:01.30 | 14 | 1:01.72 | 12 | 4:06.20 | 13 | |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Caldwell | 15 km | 44:30.41 | 25 |
| Stan Dunklee | 44:03.84 | 22 | |
| Jim Galanes | 44:46.48 | 33 | |
| Bill Koch | 43:38.56 | 16 | |
| Stan Dunklee | 30 km | 1:33:48.02 | 30 |
| Jim Galanes | 1:36:15.17 | 41 | |
| Bill Koch | DNF | ||
| Doug Peterson | 1:38:29.86 | 45 | |
| Stan Dunklee | 50 km | 2:42:20.20 | 33 |
| Jim Galanes | 2:37:09.64 | 20 | |
| Bill Koch | 2:34:31.62 | 13 | |
| Doug Peterson | DNF | ||
| Tim Caldwell Stan Dunklee Jim Galanes Bill Koch |
4 × 10 km relay | 2:04:12.17 | 8 |
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Women
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km | 16:39.71 | 33 |
| Betsy Haines | 17:27.75 | 37 | |
| Beth Paxson | 16:20.93 | 26 | |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 16:05.04 | 22 | |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km | 33:04.71 | 28 |
| Beth Paxson | 33:01.60 | 25 | |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 32:41.33 | 22 | |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 33:13.89 | 31 | |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Alison Owen-Spencer Beth Paxson Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes |
4 × 5 km relay | 1:06:55.41 | 7 |
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Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Individual
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
| Scott Hamilton | Men's singles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 181.78 | 45 | 5 |
| David Santee | 3 | 3 | 5 | 185.52 | 34 | 4 | |
| Charles Tickner | 2 | 5 | 3 | 187.06 | 28 |  | |
| Lisa-Marie Allen | Ladies' singles | 8 | 3 | 4 | 179.42 | 45 | 5 |
| Linda Fratianne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188.30 | 16 | | |
| Sandy Lenz | 11 | 6 | 7 | 172.74 | 82 | 9 | |
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Mixed
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| Athlete | Event | SP / CD | FS / FD | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
| Tai Babilonia Randy Gardner |
Pairs | DNS | ||||
| Kitty Carruthers Peter Carruthers |
5 | 5 | 137.38 | 46 | 5 | |
| Sheryl Franks Michael Botticelli |
7 | 7 | 133.84 | 64 | 7 | |
| Judy Blumberg Michael Seibert |
Ice dancing | 7 | 7 | 190.30 | 66 | 7 |
| Stacey Smith John Summers |
8 | 8 | 188.38 | 75 | 9 | |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Summary
More information Team, Event ...
| Team | Event | First round | Consolation game | Final round | |||||||
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| Opposition score |
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| United States men | Men's tournament |  SwedenT 2-2 |
 CzechoslovakiaW 7–3 |
 NorwayW 5–1 |
 RomaniaW 7–2 |
 West GermanyW 4–2 |
1 Q | Bye |  Soviet UnionW 4–3 |
 FinlandW 4–2 |
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- Roster
- Bill Baker – A
- Neal Broten
- Dave Christian
- Steve Christoff
- Jim Craig
- Mike Eruzione – C
- John Harrington
- Steve Janaszak
- Mark Johnson
- Rob McClanahan
- Ken Morrow
- Jack O'Callahan
- Mark Pavelich
- Mike Ramsey
- Buzz Schneider
- Dave Silk
- Eric Strobel
- Bob Suter
- Phil Verchota
- Mark Wells
First Round
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team advanced to Consolation round |
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| Sweden |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 |
 United States |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
| Czechoslovakia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
| Romania |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3 |
| West Germany |
5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 2 |
| Norway |
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 1 |
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All times are local (UTC-5).
| February 12, 1980 17:21 | Sweden | 2 – 2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | United States | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Dombrovski | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 29 | ||||||||||||
| February 14, 1980 20:30 | United States | 7 – 3 (2–2, 2–0, 3–1) | Czechoslovakia | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Lindgren | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 27 | Shots | 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 16, 1980 13:00 | United States | 5 – 1 (0–1, 3–0, 2–0) | Norway | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Karl-Gustav Kaisla | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 18 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| February 18, 1980 20:30 | United States | 7 – 2 (2–0, 2–1, 3–1) | Romania | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Dombrovski | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 51 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| February 20, 1980 20:30 | West Germany | 2 – 4 (2–0, 0–2, 0–2) | United States | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Haley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Final round
See also: Miracle on Ice
The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round.
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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| United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| Soviet Union |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
| Sweden |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Finland |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
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| February 22, 1980 17:00 | United States | 4 – 3 (2–2, 0–1, 2–0) | Soviet Union | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Karl-Gustav Kaisla | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Shots | 39 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| February 24, 1980 11:00 | United States | 4 – 2 (0–1, 1–1, 3–0) | Finland | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Vladimir Šubrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 29 | Shots | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
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| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| John Fee | Singles | 45.328 | 21 | 45.407 | 15 | 46.032 | 20 | 45.345 | 15 | 3:02.112 | 14 |
| Richard Stithem | 45.418 | 22 | 45.938 | 19 | 46.245 | 21 | 45.491 | 17 | 3:03.092 | 20 | |
| Jeff Tucker | 45.158 | 17 | 45.311 | 13 | 45.427 | 14 | 45.400 | 16 | 3:01.296 | 12 | |
| Raymond Bateman Frank Masley |
Doubles | 48.241 | 19 | 40.612 | 11 | — | 1:28.853 | 18 | |||
| Ty Danco Richard Healey |
40.386 | 12 | 40.955 | 12 | 1:21.341 | 11 | |||||
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Women
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| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Donna Burke | Singles | 40.663 | 19 | 40.931 | 17 | 40.943 | 16 | 41.148 | 21 | 2:43.685 | 17 |
| Susan Charlesworth | 41.018 | 24 | DNF | ||||||||
| Debra Genovese | 40.497 | 16 | 40.811 | 16 | 40.799 | 15 | 40.819 | 15 | 2:42.926 | 15 | |
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Main article: Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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| Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Gary Crawford | Individual | 78.8 | 82.9 | 161.7 | 29 | 52:21.3 | 178.480 | 25 | 340.180 | 28 |
| Mike Devecka | 88.6 | 85.9 | 174.5 | 22 | DNF | |||||
| Kerry Lynch | 87.6 | 92.7 | 180.3 | 20 | 49:44.3 | 202.030 | 12 | 382.330 | 18 | |
| Walter Malmquist | 108.4 | 113.4 | 221.8 | 2 | 52:54.5 | 173.500 | 27 | 395.300 | 12 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
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| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Jeff Davis | Normal hill | 80.0 | 105.7 | 84.0 | 120.6 | 226.3 | 17 |
| Jim Denney | 70.0 | 93.2 | 75.0 | 99.7 | 192.9 | 36 | |
| Jim Maki | 81.0 | 113.8 | 72.0 | 94.9 | 208.7 | 26 | |
| Chris McNeill | 79.0 | 110.1 | 74.5 | 102.4 | 212.5 | 23 | |
| Jeff Davis | Large hill | 96.0 | 99.6 | 83.0 | 76.9 | 176.5 | 44 |
| Jim Denney | 109.0 | 123.8 | 104.0 | 115.3 | 239.1 | 8 | |
| Walter Malmquist | 97.0 | 104.0 | 95.5 | 101.4 | 205.4 | 27 | |
| Reed Zuehlke | 98.0 | 100.4 | 79.0 | 68.8 | 169.2 | 45 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
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| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chapin | 500 m | 39.74 | 24 |
| Eric Heiden | 38.03 OR | | |
| Dan Immerfall | 38.69 | 5 | |
| Eric Heiden | 1000 m | 1:15.18 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 1:18.37 | 11 | |
| Peter Mueller | 1:17.11 | 5 | |
| Eric Heiden | 1500 m | 1:55.44 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 2:00.60 | 18 | |
| Tom Plant | 2:00.57 | 17 | |
| Eric Heiden | 5000 m | 7:02.29 OR | |
| Craig Kressler | 7:25.43 | 18 | |
| Mike Woods | 7:10.39 | 7 | |
| Eric Heiden | 10,000 m | 14:28.13 WR | |
| Craig Kressler | DNF | ||
| Mike Woods | 14:39.53 | 4 | |
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Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah Docter | 500 m | 44.48 | 23 |
| Beth Heiden | 43.18 | 7 | |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 42.26 | | |
| Sarah Docter | 1000 m | 1:28.80 | 14 |
| Beth Heiden | 1:27.01 | 5 | |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 1:25.41 | | |
| Mary Docter | 1500 m | 2:14.74 | 12 |
| Sarah Docter | 2:15.11 | 13 | |
| Beth Heiden | 2:13.10 | 7 | |
| Mary Docter | 3000 m | 4:39.29 | 6 |
| Sarah Docter | 4:43.30 | 10 | |
| Beth Heiden | 4:33.77 | |
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