| 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]
Medal summary
Medal table
| 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]
Events
| 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 |
Participating NOCs
Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
- Austria (10)
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Canada (4)- West Germany (7)
Great Britain (7)- East Germany (9)
- Italy (9)
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Romania (4)
Switzerland (2)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (3)- Soviet Union (7)
United States (10)
References
- 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 20 January 2014.
- ↑ "Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
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