| Andorra at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | AND |
| NOC | Andorran Olympic Committee |
| Website | (in Catalan) |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 3 (men) in 1 sport |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Andorra competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Patrick Toussaint | Downhill | DNF | – | ||||
| Miguel Font | 2:02.01 | 39 | |||||
| Carlos Font | 1:57.81 | 35 | |||||
| Patrick Toussaint | Giant Slalom | 1:31.23 | 52 | 1:33.15 | 46 | 3:04.38 | 45 |
| Miguel Font | 1:30.93 | 50 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Carlos Font | 1:29.47 | 48 | 1:29.79 | 40 | 2:59.26 | 42 | |
| Miguel Font | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Patrick Toussaint | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Carlos Font | 1:02.40 | 32 | 1:01.30 | 32 | 2:03.70 | 30 | |
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