Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay

The 4 × 10 kilometre relay cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, United States was held on Wednesday 20 February at the Mount Van Hoevenberg.[1] It was the tenth appearance of the 4 × 10 km relay in the Winter Olympics.[2]

Men's 4 × 10 kilometre relay
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueMount Van Hoevenberg
Date20 February
Competitors40 (10 teams) from 10 nations
Winning time1:57:03.46
Medalists
Vasily Rochev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Zimyatov
 Soviet Union
Lars Erik Eriksen
Per Knut Aaland
Ove Aunli
Oddvar Brå
 Norway
Harri Kirvesniemi
Pertti Teurajärvi
Matti Pitkänen
Juha Mieto
 Finland

It was the third time that Soviet Union won the gold medal in the event. Norway finished second in the relay, Finland in third place.

Results

Sources:[1][3]

RankBibTeamTimeDeficit
4 Soviet Union
Vasily Rochev
Nikolay Bazhukov
Yevgeny Belyayev
Nikolay Zimyatov
1:57:03.46
3 Norway
Lars Erik Eriksen
Per Knut Aaland
Ove Aunli
Oddvar Brå
1:58:45.77+1:42.31
2 Finland
Harri Kirvesniemi
Pertti Teurajärvi
Matti Pitkänen
Juha Mieto
2:00:00.18+2:56.72
46 West Germany
Peter Zipfel
Wolfgang Müller
Dieter Notz
Jochen Behle
2:00:22.74+3:19.28
51 Sweden
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
Thomas Eriksson
Benny Kohlberg
Thomas Wassberg
2:00:42.71+3:39.25
610 Italy
Maurilio De Zolt
Benedetto Carrara
Giulio Capitanio
Giorgio Vanzetta
2:01:09.93+4:06.47
75 Switzerland
Hansüli Kreuzer
Konrad Hallenbarter
Edi Hauser
Gaudenz Ambühl
2:03:36.57+6:33.11
88 United States
Bill Koch
Tim Caldwell
Jim Galanes
Stan Dunklee
2:04:12.17+7:08.71
97 Czechoslovakia
František Šimon
Miloš Bečvář
Jiří Švub
Jiří Beran
2:04:18.66+7:15.20
109 France
Paul Fargeix
Gérard Durand-Poudret
Michel Thierry
Jean-Paul Pierrat
2:08:43.61+11:40.15

References

  1. "4x10 km relay Lake Placid". www.skisport365.com. Skisport365.com. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. "Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games: Men's 4 x 10 kilometres Relay". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  3. "Relay 4x10 km Men". www.olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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