United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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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) | |
The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
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.
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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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 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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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 |
Main article: Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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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 |
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
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 | ||
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 |
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 |
Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Individual
Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | ||
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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 |
Mixed
Athlete | Event | SP / CD | FS / FD | Total | ||
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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 |
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Summary
Team | Event | First round | Consolation game | Final round | |||||||
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United States men | Men's tournament | ![]() T 2-2 |
![]() W 7–3 |
![]() W 5–1 |
![]() W 7–2 |
![]() W 4–2 |
1 Q | Bye | ![]() W 4–3 |
![]() W 4–2 |
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First Round
Team advanced to the Final Round | |
Team advanced to Consolation round |
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 6 |
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5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3 |
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5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 2 |
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5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC-5).
February 12, 1980 17:21 | Sweden ![]() | 2 – 2 (1–0, 0–1, 1–1) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
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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) | ![]() | 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) | ![]() | 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.
Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
February 22, 1980 17:00 | United States ![]() | 4 – 3 (2–2, 0–1, 2–0) | ![]() | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
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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) | ![]() | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
Referee:![]() | ||||||||||||||||||||
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10 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
29 | Shots | 23 |
Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Men
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 |
Women
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 |
Main article: Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
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 |
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
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 |
Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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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 | ![]() |