Bobsleigh at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run |
Dates | 15–24 February |
Competitors | 78 from 11 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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Two | men |
Four | men |
Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 15 and 24 February 1980. [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Two countries won medals in Lake Placid, with East Germany leading the medal table.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
Switzerland (SUI) Erich Schärer Joseph Benz |
4:09.36 |
East Germany (GDR) Bernhard Germeshausen Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt |
4:10.93 |
East Germany (GDR) Meinhard Nehmer Bogdan Musioł |
4:11.08 |
Four-man |
East Germany (GDR) Meinhard Nehmer Bernhard Germeshausen Bogdan Musioł Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt |
3:59.92 |
Switzerland (SUI) Erich Schärer Ulrich Bächli Rudolf Marti Joseph Benz |
4:00.87 |
East Germany (GDR) Horst Schönau Roland Wetzig Detlef Richter Andreas Kirchner |
4:00.97 |
Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1980 Games.