West_Germany_at_the_1980_Winter_Olympics
West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Sporting event delegation
West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Quick Facts West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics, IOC code ...
| West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | FRG |
| NOC | German Olympic Sports Confederation |
| Website | www |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 80 (61 men, 19 women) in 10 sports |
| Flag bearer | Urban Hettich (Nordic combined) |
| Medals Ranked 12th |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
| Other related appearances | |
 Germany (1928–1936, 1952, 1992–) United Team of Germany (1956–1964) | |
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More information Medal, Name ...
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Irene Epple | Alpine skiing | Women's giant slalom |
| Silver | Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |
 Bronze | Franz Bernreiter Hans Estner Peter Angerer Gerd Winkler | Biathlon | Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay |
| Bronze | Dagmar Lurz | Figure skating | Women's singles |
| Bronze | Anton Winkler | Luge | Men's individual |
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Michael Veith | Downhill | 1:50.00 | 23 | ||||
| Sepp Ferstl | Giant Slalom | 1:25.86 | 39 | 1:27.17 | 34 | 2:53.03 | 34 |
| Albert Burger | 1:22.59 | 24 | 1:23.53 | 19 | 2:46.12 | 20 | |
| Frank Wörndl | 1:21.70 | 13 | 1:23.88 | 22 | 2:45.58 | 17 | |
| Sepp Ferstl | Slalom | 1:01.77 | 30 | 57.53 | 25 | 1:59.30 | 25 |
| Albert Burger | 56.98 | 24 | DSQ | – | DSQ | – | |
| Frank Wörndl | 55.30 | 13 | 51.89 | 10 | 1:47.19 | 10 | |
| Christian Neureuther | 54.37 | 5 | 50.77 | 3 | 1:45.14 | 5 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Monika Bader | Downhill | 1:41.96 | 21 | ||||
| Irene Epple | 1:41.68 | 19 | |||||
| Evi Mittermaier | 1:41.26 | 17 | |||||
| Marianne Zechmeister | 1:39.96 | 9 | |||||
| Regine Mösenlechner | Giant Slalom | 1:17.70 | 16 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Maria Epple | 1:16.20 | 8 | 1:29.36 | 11 | 2:45.56 | 8 | |
| Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein | 1:15.19 | 3 | 1:27.44 | 5 | 2:42.63 | 5 | |
| Irene Epple | 1:14.75 | 2 | 1:27.37 | 4 | 2:42.12 | | |
| Regine Mösenlechner | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Pamela Behr | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Irene Epple | 45.14 | 15 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Christa Kinshofer-Güthlein | 42.74 | 2 | 43.76 | 2 | 1:26.50 | | |
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Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Fritz Fischer | 4 | 36:29.87 | 27 |
| Gerd Winkler | 1 | 34:24.16 | 10 | |
| Peter Angerer | 4 | 34:13.43 | 8 |
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More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Gerd Winkler | 1'10:48.57 | 7 | 1'17:48.57 | 30 |
| Alois Kanamüller | 1'11:34.80 | 6 | 1'17:34.80 | 29 | |
| Peter Angerer | 1'08:07.60 | 8 | 1'16:07.60 | 27 |
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- Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Franz Bernreiter Hans Estner Peter Angerer Gerd Winkler |
2 | 1'37:30.26 | |
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1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRG-1 | Peter Hell Heinz Busche |
Two-man | 1:03.87 | 12 | 1:03.63 | 7 | 1:02.91 | 4 | 1:03.33 | 7 | 4:13.74 | 8 |
| FRG-2 | Georg Großmann Alexander Wernsdorfer |
Two-man | 1:03.50 | 7 | 1:04.93 | 20 | 1:03.85 | 13 | 1:03.85 | 10 | 4:16.13 | 12 |
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More information Sled, Athletes ...
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| FRG-1 | Peter Hell Hans Wagner Heinz Busche Walter Barfuß |
Four-man | 1:01.14 | 8 | 1:01.22 | 8 | 1:00.57 | 8 | 1:01.47 | 11 | 4:04.40 | 7 |
| FRG-2 | Alois Schnorbus Lothar Pongratz Jürgen Hofmann Martin Meinberg |
Four-man | 1:01.54 | 14 | 1:01.47 | 11 | 1:00.93 | 10 | 1:01.21 | 8 | 4:05.15 | 10 |
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Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Dieter Notz | 44:54.11 | 36 |
| Peter Zipfel | 44:38.23 | 26 | |
| Wolfgang Müller | 44:02.54 | 21 | |
| Jochen Behle | 43:16.05 | 12 | |
| 30 km | Peter Zipfel | 1'36:06.95 | 40 |
| Wolfgang Müller | 1'35:37.46 | 37 | |
| Josef Schneider | 1'34:05.33 | 31 | |
| Dieter Notz | 1'31:58.27 | 22 | |
| 50 km | Josef Schneider | 2'40:49.68 | 29 |
| Franz Schöbel | 2'40:25.96 | 28 | |
| Dieter Notz | 2'37:47.41 | 22 | |
| Peter Zipfel | 2'37:09.74 | 21 | |
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- Men's 4 × 10 km relay
More information Athletes, Race ...
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Peter Zipfel Wolfgang Müller Dieter Notz Jochen Behle |
2'00:22.74 | 4 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Karin Jäger | 16:38.47 | 32 |
| Susi Riermeier | 16:31.07 | 31 | |
| 10 km | Karin Jäger | 33:01.76 | 26 |
| Susi Riermeier | 32:37.57 | 21 | |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudi Cerne | 15 | 13 | 13 | 159.30 | 116 | 13 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, CF ...
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Riegel | 17 | 19 | 18 | 149.50 | 162 | 18 |
| Karin Riediger | 15 | 13 | 11 | 166.32 | 120 | 13 |
| Dagmar Lurz | 2 | 5 | 6 | 183.04 | 28 | |
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- Pairs
More information Athletes, SP ...
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christina Riegel Andreas Nischwitz |
8 | 8 | 131.70 | 71 | 8 |
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- Ice Dancing
More information Athletes, CD ...
| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henriette Fröschl Christian Steiner |
10 | 10 | 178.38 | 94 | 10 |
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Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
First round - Blue Division
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team advanced to Consolation round |
More information Team, GP ...
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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).
| 12 February 1980 16:30 | Romania | 6 – 4 (1–1, 2–3, 3–0) | West Germany | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Neagles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 16 min | Penalties | 16 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 13:30 | Norway | 4 – 10 (2–5, 1–3, 1–2) | West Germany | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Dombrovski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 13 min | Penalties | 15 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 20:00 | Sweden | 5 – 2 (1–0, 4–1, 0–1) | West Germany | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Dombrovski | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 24 min | Penalties | 31 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 33 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 20:00 | West Germany | 3 – 11 (1–5, 0–5, 2–1) | Czechoslovakia | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
Referee: Karl-Gustav Kaisla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 20 min | Penalties | 19 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | Shots | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
- Team roster
- Head coach: Hans Rampf
Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Anton Wembacher | 44.308 | 13 | 44.549 | 7 | 44.835 | 9 | 44.320 | 6 | 2:58.012 | 8 |
| Gerhard Böhmer | 44.010 | 8 | 44.741 | 9 | 44.305 | 5 | 44.584 | 9 | 2:57.769 | 7 |
| Anton Winkler | 43.885 | 7 | 44.045 | 5 | 44.310 | 6 | 44.305 | 4 | 2:56.545 | |
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(Men's) Doubles
More information Athletes, Run 1 ...
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Anton Winkler Anton Wembacher |
39.916 | 6 | 40.096 | 5 | 1:20.012 | 6 |
| Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm |
39.814 | 4 | 40.249 | 7 | 1:20.063 | 7 |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Run 1 ...
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Andrea Fendt | 40.234 | 14 | 40.458 | 13 | 40.215 | 12 | 40.848 | 14 | 2:43.391 | 12 |
| Elisabeth Demleitner | 39.568 | 6 | 39.460 | 2 | 39.466 | 3 | 39.424 | 5 | 2:37.918 | 4 |
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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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Hermann Weinbuch | Individual | 73.5 | 75.0 | 187.8 | 17 | 50:14.9 | 197.440 | 17 | 385.240 | 16 |
| Günther Abel | 72.5 | 78.5 | 184.9 | 18 | 50:53.7 | 191.620 | 22 | 376.520 | 20 | |
| Urban Hettich | 75.0 | 71.5 | 174.2 | 23 | 48:09.0 | 216.325 | 4 | 390.525 | 14 | |
| Hubert Schwarz | 81.0 | 84.5 | 219.6 | 3 | 51:54.2 | 182.545 | 23 | 402.145 | 9 | |
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Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Hubert Schwarz | Normal hill | 80.0 | 113.2 | 72.0 | 95.9 | 209.1 | 25 |
| Peter Leitner | 81.0 | 114.3 | 77.5 | 108.7 | 223.0 | 19 | |
| Hermann Weinbuch | Large hill | 85.0 | 83.2 | 80.0 | 72.2 | 155.4 | 48 |
| Hubert Schwarz | 104.5 | 115.5 | 78.0 | 66.4 | 181.9 | 41 | |
| Peter Leitner | 106.0 | 116.6 | 98.0 | 104.9 | 221.5 | 18 | |
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Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
- Men
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 1000 m | Herbert Schwarz | 1:44.23 | 39 |
| 1500 m | Herbert Schwarz | 1:59.58 | 12 |
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- Women
More information Event, Athlete ...
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Brigitte Flierl | 45.28 | 28 |
| Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug | 44.59 | 25 | |
| Sigrid Smuda | 44.11 | 17 | |
| 1000 m | Brigitte Flierl | 1:33.61 | 33 |
| Sigrid Smuda | 1:30.29 | 23 | |
| Monika Gawenus-Holzner-Pflug | 1:30.13 | 21 | |
| 1500 m | Sigrid Smuda | 2:18.86 | 22 |
| 3000 m | Sigrid Smuda | 4:53.55 | 19 |
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