| New Zealand at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | NZL |
| NOC | New Zealand Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Lake Placid | |
| Competitors | 5 (3 men, 2 women) in 1 sport |
| Flag bearer | Stuart Blakely |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
New Zealand competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
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| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Stuart Blakely | Downhill | 1:55.41 | 32 | ||||
| Scott Kendall | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Mark Vryenhoek | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Stuart Blakely | 1:32.99 | 54 | DNF | – | DNF | – | |
| Mark Vryenhoek | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Stuart Blakely | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – | |
| Scott Kendall | 1:02.27 | 31 | 58.72 | 27 | 2:00.99 | 26 | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Anna Archibald | Downhill | 1:46.68 | 26 | ||||
| Anna Archibald | Giant Slalom | 1:25.82 | 38 | 1:40.32 | 32 | 3:06.14 | 32 |
| Fiona Johnson | 1:24.62 | 36 | 1:36.04 | 29 | 3:00.66 | 30 | |
| Fiona Johnson | Slalom | n/a | ? | DNF | – | DNF | – |
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