| Poland at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | POL |
| NOC | Polish Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 30 (29 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Flag bearer | Józef Łuszczek (cross-country skiing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Poland competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| Józef Łuszczek | 15 km | 42:59.03 | 6 |
| 30 km | 1'29:03.64 | 5 | |
| 50 km | 2'36:38.05 | 17 | |
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team advanced to Consolation round |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 10 |
 Finland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
 Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 6 |
 Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 3 |
 Japan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
All times are local (UTC-5).
| 12 February 1980 20:00 | Poland | 5 – 4 (1–0, 4–3, 0–1) | Finland | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Haley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 4 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 49 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 February 1980 17:00 | Poland | 1 – 5 (0–1, 1–2, 0–2) | Canada | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Kompalla | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 0 min | Penalties | 0 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 | Shots | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 16 February 1980 16:30 | Soviet Union | 8 – 1 (5–1, 1–0, 2–0) | Poland | Olympic Fieldhouse, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Neagles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 60 | Shots | 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 February 1980 16:30 | Netherlands | 5 – 3 (3–1, 2–1, 0–1) | Poland | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Kompalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 February 1980 16:30 | Poland | 5 – 1 (3–0, 1–0, 1–1) | Japan | Olympic Arena, Lake Placid |
| Referee: Lindgren | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Events:
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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| Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Jan Legierski | Individual | 74.5 | 74.0 | 183.3 | 19 | 48:00.3 | 217.630 | 2 | 400.930 | 10 |
| Józef Pawlusiak | 75.0 | 81.5 | 203.6 | 10 | 52:04.5 | 181.000 | 24 | 384.600 | 17 | |
| Kazimierz Długopolski | 70.0 | 73.0 | 171.1 | 25 | 50:39.2 | 193.795 | 21 | 364.895 | 24 | |
| Stanisław Kawulok | 71.5 | 71.5 | 169.1 | 28 | 50:30.9 | 195.040 | 20 | 364.140 | 26 | |
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
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| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Stanisław Pawlusiak | Normal hill | 72.0 | 94.9 | 70.0 | 88.2 | 183.1 | 40 |
| Piotr Fijas | 79.5 | 109.4 | 59.0 | 34.6 | 144.0 | 47 | |
| Stanisław Bobak | 86.0 | 124.8 | 82.0 | 117.4 | 242.2 | 10 | |
| Stanisław Pawlusiak | Large hill | 92.0 | 92.5 | 88.5 | 86.6 | 179.1 | 43 |
| Stanisław Bobak | 104.0 | 112.3 | 97.0 | 102.0 | 214.3 | 22 | |
| Piotr Fijas | 107.0 | 118.0 | 101.0 | 108.1 | 226.1 | 14 | |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jan Józwik | 39.01 | 9 |
| 1000 m | Jan Józwik | 1:18.83 | 13 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
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| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | 43.52 | 11 |
| 1000 m | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | 1:28.82 | 16 |
| 1500 m | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | 2:16.29 | 17 |
| 3000 m | Erwina Ryś-Ferens | 4:37.89 | 5 |
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