The 1980 Winter Olympics (officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980) were a winter multi-sport event held between February 13 and 24, 1980 in Lake Placid, New York. These Games marked the third time the United States hosted the Winter Olympics, as well as the second time Lake Placid hosted the Winter Games, the first being in 1932.
Bidding[]
The only other candidate city to bid for the Games was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, which withdrew before the final vote.
Voting[]
| Voting results for the 1980 Winter Olympic Games | ||||||
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| City | Country | Round 1 | ||||
| Lake Placid | United States | Unanimous | ||||
Medal table[]
| Rank | Country | 
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| 1 | Soviet Union | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 2 | East Germany | 9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 8 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | West Germany | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | Italy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See Also[]
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
Links[]
| Preceded by Montreal 1976 |
Olympics 1984 |
Succeeded by Moscow 1980 |
| Preceded by Innsbruck 1976 |
Winter Olympics 1984 |
Succeeded by Sarajevo 1984 |
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