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Bobsleigh
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
Venue Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
Dates15–24 February
Competitors78 from 11 nations
←  1976
1984 →

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]

Bob run during the 1980 Winter Olympics at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany1124
2  Switzerland1102
Totals (2 entries)2226

Two countries won medals in Lake Placid, with East Germany leading the medal table.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details
  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
details
  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

Participating NOCs

[1]

Eleven nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1980 Games.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 – Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2018.

External links

  • Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.