| 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. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. [1]
| Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. [1]
Austria (10)
Canada (4) West Germany (7)
Great Britain (7) East Germany (9) Italy (9)
Japan (2)
Liechtenstein (2)
Romania (4)
Switzerland (2)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (3) Soviet Union (7)
United States (10)
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