Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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Bobsleigh
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Bobsleigh pictogram.svg
Venue Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
Dates15–24 February
Competitors78 from 11 nations
  1976
1984  

Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 15 and 24 February 1980. [1] [2]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 1124
2Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 1102
Totals (2 entries)2226

Two countries won medals in Lake Placid, with East Germany leading the medal table.

Events

[1]

EventGoldSilverBronze
Two-man
details
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Joseph Benz
4:09.36Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Bernhard Germeshausen
Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt
4:10.93Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Bogdan Musioł
4:11.08
Four-man
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bogdan Musioł
Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt
3:59.92Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Ulrich Bächli
Rudolf Marti
Joseph Benz
4:00.87Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Horst Schönau
Roland Wetzig
Detlef Richter
Andreas Kirchner
4:00.97

Participating NOCs

[1]

Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1980 Games.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 – Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Bobsleigh at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.