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XIII Olympic Winter Games in 1980
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> International Olympic Committee > Winter Olympic Host City
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| Office | Host City |
| Honorific | - Abbr: |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | October 23, 1974 - 02:00am Central |
| Polls Close | October 23, 1974 - 06:00am Central |
| Term Start | February 15, 1976 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | February 24, 1980 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | IndyGeorgia July 23, 2021 06:39pm |
| Data Sources | [Link] |
| Description |
The 1980 Winter Games, held in Lake Placid, New York, were filled with impressive performances. The great Swedish skier, Ingemar Stenmark, won both the giant slalom and the slalom. Hanni Wenzel did the same in the women’s races and her nation, Liechtenstein, became the smallest country to produce an Olympic champion. Ulrich Wehling won the Nordic combined for the third time and pairs skater Irina Rodnina did the same in her event. In the biathlon relay, Aleksandr Tikhonov earned his fourth straight gold medal. Nikolay Zimyatov earned three gold medals in cross-country skiing. In an unprecedented achievement, Eric Heiden of the United States won all five speed skating races, from 500m all the way up to 10,000m. Nonetheless, for the home crowd, the highlight was the unexpected victory of the US ice hockey team.
37 NOCs (Nations)
1,072 athletes (232 women, 840 men)
38 events
6,703 volunteers
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