| Cross-country skiing at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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 Pictogram for Cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Mount Van Hoevenberg |
| Date | February 14–23 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 131 (86 men, 45 women) from 24 nations |
| ← Innsbruck 1976Sarajevo 1984 → | |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The 1980 Winter Olympics results in cross-country skiing.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Participating NOCs
Twenty four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events at Lake Placid.
Argentina
Australia- Bulgaria
Canada
China- Czechoslovakia
- East Germany
- Finland
France
Great Britain
Iceland
Italy
Japan
Mongolia- Norway
Poland
South Korea- Soviet Union
Spain- Sweden
Switzerland
United States
West Germany
Yugoslavia
Men's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 15 km details |
Thomas Wassberg Sweden |
41:57.63 | Juha Mieto Finland |
41:57.64 | Ove Aunli Norway |
42:28.62 |
| 30 km details |
Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union |
1:27:02.80 | Vasily Rochev Soviet Union |
1:27:34.22 | Ivan Lebanov Bulgaria |
1:28:03.87 |
| 50 km details |
Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union |
2:27:24.60 | Juha Mieto Finland |
2:30:20.52 | Alexander Zavyalov Soviet Union |
2:30:51.52 |
| 4 × 10 km relay details |
Soviet Union (URS) Vasily Rochev Nikolay Bazhukov Yevgeny Belyayev Nikolay Zimyatov |
1:57:03.46 | Norway (NOR) Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Ove Aunli Oddvar Brå |
1:58:45.77 | Finland (FIN) Harri Kirvesniemi Pertti Teurajärvi Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto |
2:00:00.18 |
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| 5 km details |
Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union |
15:06.92 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland |
15:11.96 | Květa Jeriová Czechoslovakia |
15:23.44 |
| 10 km details |
Barbara Petzold East Germany |
30:31.54 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland |
30:35.05 | Helena Takalo Finland |
30:45.25 |
| 4 × 5 km relay details |
East Germany (GDR) Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold |
1:02:11.10 | Soviet Union (URS) Nina Baldychova Nina Selyunina Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina |
1:03:18.30 | Norway (NOR) Brit Pettersen Anette Bøe Marit Myrmæl Berit Aunli |
1:04:13.50 |
See also
References
- "Cross Country Skiing at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
External links
 Events at the 1980 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid) | |
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