Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Speed skating at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink |
Dates | February 14–23, 1980 |
No. of events | 9 |
Competitors | 127 from 20 nations |
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Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 February to 18 February. Nine events were contested at James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 |
The United States led the medal table with five gold medals, thanks to Eric Heiden's sweep of the men's events, which made him the first, and as of 2023, only, athlete to win five gold medals at a Winter Games.
Heiden led the individual medal table, while the most successful woman was Russian Nataliya Petrusyova, who won one gold and one bronze medal. American Leah Poulos-Mueller won two silver medals.
Men's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres details | Eric Heiden![]() | 38.03 (OR) | Yevgeny Kulikov![]() | 38.37 | Lieuwe de Boer![]() | 38.48 |
1000 metres details | Eric Heiden![]() | 1:15.18 (OR) | Gaétan Boucher![]() | 1:16.68 | Vladimir Lobanov![]() Frode Rønning ![]() | 1:16.91 |
1500 metres details | Eric Heiden![]() | 1:55.44 (OR) | Kay Stenshjemmet![]() | 1:56.81 | Terje Andersen![]() | 1:56.92 |
5000 metres details | Eric Heiden![]() | 7:02.29 (OR) | Kay Stenshjemmet![]() | 7:03.28 | Tom Erik Oxholm![]() | 7:05.59 |
10,000 metres details | Eric Heiden![]() | 14:28.13 WR | Piet Kleine![]() | 14:36.03 | Tom Erik Oxholm![]() | 14:36.60 |
Women's events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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500 metres details | Karin Enke![]() | 41.78 (OR) | Leah Poulos-Mueller![]() | 42.26 | Natalya Petrusyova![]() | 42.42 |
1000 metres details | Natalya Petrusyova![]() | 1:24.10 (OR) | Leah Poulos-Mueller![]() | 1:25.41 | Sylvia Albrecht![]() | 1:26.46 |
1500 metres details | Annie Borckink![]() | 2:10.95 (OR) | Ria Visser![]() | 2:12.35 | Sabine Becker![]() | 2:12.38 |
3000 metres details | Bjørg Eva Jensen![]() | 4:32.13 (OR) | Sabine Becker![]() | 4:32.79 | Beth Heiden![]() | 4:33.77 |
Records
All previous Olympic records were broken in Lake Placid, along with one world record, from Eric Heiden in the final event, the men's 10000 metres.[3][4]
Event | Date | Team | Time | OR | WR |
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Men's 500 metres | 15 February | ![]() | 38.03 | OR | |
Men's 1000 metres | 19 February | ![]() | 1:15.18 | OR | |
Men's 1500 metres | 21 February | ![]() | 1:55.44 | OR | |
Men's 5000 metres | 16 February | ![]() | 7:02.29 | OR | |
Men's 10000 metres | 23 February | ![]() | 14:28.13 | OR | WR |
Women's 500 metres | 15 February | ![]() | 41.78 | OR | |
Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | ![]() | 1:24.10 | OR | |
Women's 1500 metres | 14 February | ![]() | 2:10.95 | OR | |
Women's 3000 metres | 20 February | ![]() | 4:32.13 | OR |
Participating NOCs
Nineteen nations competed in the speed skating events at Lake Placid. China and Romania made their debuts in the sport.
Australia (2)
Canada (7)
China (13)
Finland (3)
France (1)
West Germany (4)
Great Britain (6)
East Germany (9)
Italy (3)
Japan (8)
South Korea (5)
Mongolia (2)
Netherlands (9)
Norway (11)
Poland (2)
Romania (3)
Switzerland (1)
Soviet Union (16)
United States (11)
References
- ^ "The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results" (PDF). Lake Placid Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "Speed Skating at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - World Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
- ^ "ISU - Speed Skating - Records - Olympic Records". International Skating Union. Retrieved January 29, 2014.