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Luge at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run |
Dates | 13–16 February |
Competitors | 80 from 14 nations |
Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 13 and 16 February 1980.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
4 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
East Germany led the medal table with three medals, two gold.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles |
Bernhard Glass East Germany |
2:54.796 | Paul Hildgartner Italy |
2:55.372 | Anton Winkler West Germany |
2:56.545 |
Women's singles |
Vera Zozuļa Soviet Union |
2:36.537 | Melitta Sollmann East Germany |
2:37.657 | Ingrīda Amantova Soviet Union |
2:37.817 |
Doubles |
East Germany (GDR) Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
1:19.331 | Italy (ITA) Peter Gschnitzer Karl Brunner |
1:19.606 | Austria (AUT) Georg Fluckinger Karl Schrott |
1:19.795 |
Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.