Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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| Speed skating at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Speed skating pictogram.svg Pictogram for speed skating | |
| Venue | James B. Sheffield Olympic Skating Rink |
| Dates | February 14–23, 1980 |
| No. of events | 9 |
| Competitors | 127 from 20 nations |
| Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
| File:Speed skating pictogram.svg | ||
| 500 m | men | women |
| 1000 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 3000 m | women | |
| 5000 m | men | |
| 10,000 m | men | |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (USA) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (NOR) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 28 | |
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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
Women's events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 metres |
Karin Enke File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
41.78 (OR) |
Leah Poulos-Mueller File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
42.26 | Natalya Petrusyova File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
42.42 |
| 1000 metres |
Natalya Petrusyova File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
1:24.10 (OR) |
Leah Poulos-Mueller File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
1:25.41 | Sylvia Albrecht File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
1:26.46 |
| 1500 metres |
Annie Borckink File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
2:10.95 (OR) |
Ria Visser File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands |
2:12.35 | Sabine Becker File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
2:12.38 |
| 3000 metres |
Bjørg Eva Jensen File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway |
4:32.13 (OR) |
Sabine Becker File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany |
4:32.79 | Beth Heiden File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 500 metres | 15 February | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Heiden (USA) | 38.03 | OR | |
| Men's 1000 metres | 19 February | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Heiden (USA) | 1:15.18 | OR | |
| Men's 1500 metres | 21 February | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Heiden (USA) | 1:55.44 | OR | |
| Men's 5000 metres | 16 February | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Heiden (USA) | 7:02.29 | OR | |
| Men's 10000 metres | 23 February | File:Flag of the United States.svg Eric Heiden (USA) | 14:28.13 | OR | WR |
| Women's 500 metres | 15 February | File:Flag of East Germany.svg Karin Enke (GDR) | 41.78 | OR | |
| Women's 1000 metres | 17 February | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Nataliya Petrusyova (URS) | 1:24.10 | OR | |
| Women's 1500 metres | 14 February | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annie Borckink (NED) | 2:10.95 | OR | |
| Women's 3000 metres | 20 February | File:Flag of Norway.svg Bjørg Eva Jensen (NOR) | 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.
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (2)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (7)
- File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (13)
- File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland (3)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (1)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (4)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (6)
- File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (9)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (3)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (8)
- File:Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg South Korea (5)
- File:Flag of the Mongolian People's Republic (1945–1992).svg Mongolia (2)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands (9)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (11)
- File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (2)
- File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Romania (3)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (1)
- File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (16)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (11)
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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.
