United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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IOC code | USA |
NOC | United States Olympic Committee |
in Lake Placid | |
Competitors | 101 (76 men, 25 women) in 10 sports |
Flag bearer | Scott Hamilton (opening) |
Medals Ranked 3rd |
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Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Karl Anderson | Downhill | — | DNF | ||||
Phil Mahre | 1:48.88 | 14 | |||||
Andy Mill | 1:49.07 | 16 | |||||
Pete Patterson | 1:47.04 | 5 | |||||
Cary Adgate | Giant slalom | 1:22.48 | 23 | DNF | |||
Phil Mahre | 1:21.74 | 14 | 1:22.59 | 10 | 2:44.33 | 10 | |
Steve Mahre | 1:21.86 | 15 | 1:23.08 | 15 | 2:44.94 | 15 | |
Pete Patterson | DNF | ||||||
Phil Mahre | Slalom | 53.31 | 1 | 51.45 | 8 | 1:44.76 | |
Steve Mahre | DNF | ||||||
Pete Patterson | DNF | ||||||
Bill Taylor | DNF |
Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Holly Flanders | Downhill | — | 1:40.96 | 14 | |||
Cindy Nelson | 1:39.69 | 7 | |||||
Heidi Preuss | 1:39.51 | 4 | |||||
Christin Cooper | Giant slalom | 1:16.61 | 9 | 1:28.10 | 7 | 2:44.71 | 7 |
Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
Cindy Nelson | 1:17.42 | 13 | 1:29.90 | 14 | 2:47.32 | 13 | |
Heidi Preuss | 1:17.54 | 15 | 1:30.83 | 20 | 2:48.37 | 17 | |
Abbi Fisher | Slalom | 45.10 | 14 | DNF | |||
Christin Cooper | 44.23 | 7 | 45.05 | 7 | 1:29.28 | 8 | |
Tamara McKinney | DNF | ||||||
Cindy Nelson | 44.96 | 12 | 45.89 | 13 | 1:30.85 | 11 |
Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
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Martin Hagen | Individual | 1:21:02.95 | 8 (0+4+4+0) | 36 |
Glenn Jobe | 1:21:36.52 | 6 (1+0+0+5) | 38 | |
Johnny Ruger | 1:33:30.80 | 21 (8+4+6+3) | 45 | |
Peter Hoag | Sprint | 38:53.44 | 4 (2+2) | 45 |
Lyle Nelson | 35:40.56 | 2 (1+1) | 19 | |
Donald Nielsen | 38:51.02 | 6 (2+4) | 44 | |
Peter Hoag Martin Hagen Lyle Nelson Donald Nielsen |
Relay | 1:39:24.29 | 13 (0+5 0+8) | 8 |
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Brent Rushlaw Joe Tyler |
Two-man | 1:02.90 | 5 | 1:02.81 | 3 | 1:02.99 | 5 | 1:03.42 | 8 | 4:12.12 | 6 |
Howard Siler Dick Nalley |
1:03.04 | 6 | 1:03.04 | 6 | 1:02.65 | 2 | 1:03.00 | 5 | 4:11.73 | 5 | |
Bob Hickey Jeff Jordan Willie Davenport Jeff Gadley |
Four-man | 1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.81 | 14 | 1:01.04 | 13 | 1:01.77 | 14 | 4:06.11 | 12 |
Howard Siler Joe Tyler Jeff Jost Dick Nalley |
1:01.49 | 12 | 1:01.69 | 13 | 1:01.30 | 14 | 1:01.72 | 12 | 4:06.20 | 13 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Tim Caldwell | 15 km | 44:30.41 | 25 |
Stan Dunklee | 44:03.84 | 22 | |
Jim Galanes | 44:46.48 | 33 | |
Bill Koch | 43:38.56 | 16 | |
Stan Dunklee | 30 km | 1:33:48.02 | 30 |
Jim Galanes | 1:36:15.17 | 41 | |
Bill Koch | DNF | ||
Doug Peterson | 1:38:29.86 | 45 | |
Stan Dunklee | 50 km | 2:42:20.20 | 33 |
Jim Galanes | 2:37:09.64 | 20 | |
Bill Koch | 2:34:31.62 | 13 | |
Doug Peterson | DNF | ||
Tim Caldwell Stan Dunklee Jim Galanes Bill Koch |
4 × 10 km relay | 2:04:12.17 | 8 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km | 16:39.71 | 33 |
Betsy Haines | 17:27.75 | 37 | |
Beth Paxson | 16:20.93 | 26 | |
Alison Owen-Spencer | 16:05.04 | 22 | |
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km | 33:04.71 | 28 |
Beth Paxson | 33:01.60 | 25 | |
Alison Owen-Spencer | 32:41.33 | 22 | |
Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 33:13.89 | 31 | |
Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Alison Owen-Spencer Beth Paxson Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes |
4 × 5 km relay | 1:06:55.41 | 7 |
Individual
Athlete | Event | CF | SP | FS | Total | ||
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Rank | Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
Scott Hamilton | Men's singles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 181.78 | 45 | 5 |
David Santee | 3 | 3 | 5 | 185.52 | 34 | 4 | |
Charles Tickner | 2 | 5 | 3 | 187.06 | 28 | ||
Lisa-Marie Allen | Ladies' singles | 8 | 3 | 4 | 179.42 | 45 | 5 |
Linda Fratianne | 3 | 1 | 2 | 188.30 | 16 | ||
Sandy Lenz | 11 | 6 | 7 | 172.74 | 82 | 9 |
Mixed
Athlete | Event | SP / CD | FS / FD | Total | ||
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Rank | Rank | Points | Places | Rank | ||
Tai Babilonia Randy Gardner |
Pairs | DNS | ||||
Kitty Carruthers Peter Carruthers |
5 | 5 | 137.38 | 46 | 5 | |
Sheryl Franks Michael Botticelli |
7 | 7 | 133.84 | 64 | 7 | |
Judy Blumberg Michael Seibert |
Ice dancing | 7 | 7 | 190.30 | 66 | 7 |
Stacey Smith John Summers |
8 | 8 | 188.38 | 75 | 9 |
Summary
Team | Event | First round | Consolation game | Final round | |||||||
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United States men | Men's tournament | Sweden T 2-2 |
Czechoslovakia W 7–3 |
Norway W 5–1 |
Romania W 7–2 |
West Germany W 4–2 |
1 Q | Bye | Soviet Union W 4–3 |
Finland W 4–2 |
Roster
First Round
All times are local (UTC-5).
Final round
Men
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
John Fee | Singles | 45.328 | 21 | 45.407 | 15 | 46.032 | 20 | 45.345 | 15 | 3:02.112 | 14 |
Richard Stithem | 45.418 | 22 | 45.938 | 19 | 46.245 | 21 | 45.491 | 17 | 3:03.092 | 20 | |
Jeff Tucker | 45.158 | 17 | 45.311 | 13 | 45.427 | 14 | 45.400 | 16 | 3:01.296 | 12 | |
Raymond Bateman Frank Masley |
Doubles | 48.241 | 19 | 40.612 | 11 | — | 1:28.853 | 18 | |||
Ty Danco Richard Healey |
40.386 | 12 | 40.955 | 12 | 1:21.341 | 11 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
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Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
Donna Burke | Singles | 40.663 | 19 | 40.931 | 17 | 40.943 | 16 | 41.148 | 21 | 2:43.685 | 17 |
Susan Charlesworth | 41.018 | 24 | DNF | ||||||||
Debra Genovese | 40.497 | 16 | 40.811 | 16 | 40.799 | 15 | 40.819 | 15 | 2:42.926 | 15 |
Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Total | ||||||
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Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
Gary Crawford | Individual | 78.8 | 82.9 | 161.7 | 29 | 52:21.3 | 178.480 | 25 | 340.180 | 28 |
Mike Devecka | 88.6 | 85.9 | 174.5 | 22 | DNF | |||||
Kerry Lynch | 87.6 | 92.7 | 180.3 | 20 | 49:44.3 | 202.030 | 12 | 382.330 | 18 | |
Walter Malmquist | 108.4 | 113.4 | 221.8 | 2 | 52:54.5 | 173.500 | 27 | 395.300 | 12 |
Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
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Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
Jeff Davis | Normal hill | 80.0 | 105.7 | 84.0 | 120.6 | 226.3 | 17 |
Jim Denney | 70.0 | 93.2 | 75.0 | 99.7 | 192.9 | 36 | |
Jim Maki | 81.0 | 113.8 | 72.0 | 94.9 | 208.7 | 26 | |
Chris McNeill | 79.0 | 110.1 | 74.5 | 102.4 | 212.5 | 23 | |
Jeff Davis | Large hill | 96.0 | 99.6 | 83.0 | 76.9 | 176.5 | 44 |
Jim Denney | 109.0 | 123.8 | 104.0 | 115.3 | 239.1 | 8 | |
Walter Malmquist | 97.0 | 104.0 | 95.5 | 101.4 | 205.4 | 27 | |
Reed Zuehlke | 98.0 | 100.4 | 79.0 | 68.8 | 169.2 | 45 |
Men
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Jim Chapin | 500 m | 39.74 | 24 |
Eric Heiden | 38.03 OR | ||
Dan Immerfall | 38.69 | 5 | |
Eric Heiden | 1000 m | 1:15.18 OR | |
Craig Kressler | 1:18.37 | 11 | |
Peter Mueller | 1:17.11 | 5 | |
Eric Heiden | 1500 m | 1:55.44 OR | |
Craig Kressler | 2:00.60 | 18 | |
Tom Plant | 2:00.57 | 17 | |
Eric Heiden | 5000 m | 7:02.29 OR | |
Craig Kressler | 7:25.43 | 18 | |
Mike Woods | 7:10.39 | 7 | |
Eric Heiden | 10,000 m | 14:28.13 WR | |
Craig Kressler | DNF | ||
Mike Woods | 14:39.53 | 4 |
Women
Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
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Sarah Docter | 500 m | 44.48 | 23 |
Beth Heiden | 43.18 | 7 | |
Leah Poulos-Mueller | 42.26 | ||
Sarah Docter | 1000 m | 1:28.80 | 14 |
Beth Heiden | 1:27.01 | 5 | |
Leah Poulos-Mueller | 1:25.41 | ||
Mary Docter | 1500 m | 2:14.74 | 12 |
Sarah Docter | 2:15.11 | 13 | |
Beth Heiden | 2:13.10 | 7 | |
Mary Docter | 3000 m | 4:39.29 | 6 |
Sarah Docter | 4:43.30 | 10 | |
Beth Heiden | 4:33.77 |
America | |
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Asia | |
Europe | |
Oceania |
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The United States hosted the 1904, 1932, 1984, 1996, and 2028 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1932, 1960, 1980, and 2002 Winter Olympics. The United States did not participate in 1980 due to a boycott. |