Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 15 and 24 February 1980.[1][2]
| Bobsleigh at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run |
| Dates | 15–24 February |
| Competitors | 78 from 11 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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| Two | men |
| Four | men |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (2 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Two countries won medals in Lake Placid, with East Germany leading the medal table.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Two-man |
Erich Schärer Josef Benz | 4:09.36 | Bernhard Germeshausen Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt | 4:10.93 | Meinhard Nehmer Bogdan Musioł | 4:11.08 |
| Four-man |
Meinhard Nehmer Bernhard Germeshausen Bogdan Musioł Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt | 3:59.92 | Erich Schärer Ueli Bächli Ruedi Marti Sepp Benz | 4:00.87 | Horst Schönau Roland Wetzig Detlef Richter Andreas Kirchner | 4:00.97 |
Participating NOCs
Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1980 Games.
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References
- "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 – Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- "Bobsleigh at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
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