| Ski jumping at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for ski jumping | |
| Venue | Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex |
| Dates | February 17–23 |
| Competitors | 55 from 16 nations |
| Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Normal hill | men |
| Large hill | men |
Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 17 February to 23 February, taking place at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  East Germany (GDR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
Austria led the medal table with one gold and one silver medal. A tie in the normal hill competition meant that two silver and no bronze medals were awarded in that event.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal hill | Toni Innauer  Austria | 266.3 | Hirokazu Yagi Japan Manfred Deckert  East Germany | 249.2 | not awarded as there was a tie for silver | |
| Large hill | Jouko Törmänen  Finland | 271.0 | Hubert Neuper Austria | 262.4 | Jari Puikkonen Finland | 248.5 |
Eighteen nations participated in ski jumping at the Lake Placid Games. Bulgaria and Spain made their Olympic ski jumping debuts. [1]
Austria (5)
Bulgaria (1)
Canada (3)
Spain (2) Finland (4)
France (2)
West Germany (3) East Germany (6)
Italy (1) Japan (5)
Norway (4)
Poland (4)
Switzerland (4)
Sweden (1)
Czechoslovakia (2)
Soviet Union (4)
United States (6)
Yugoslavia (3)
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