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 | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run |
| Dates | 13–16 February |
| Competitors | 80 from 14 nations |
Medal summary edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
East Germany led the medal table with three medals, two gold.[1]
Events edit
| 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 edit
Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
Austria (10)
Canada (4)
West Germany (7)
Great Britain (7)
East Germany (9)
Italy (9)
Japan (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (2)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Soviet Union (7)
United States (10)
References edit
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.