The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" | MedalNameSportEventDateSpeed skatingMen's 500 metersSpeed skatingMen's 5000 metersSpeed skatingMen's 1000 metersSpeed skatingMen's 1500 metersSpeed skatingMen's 10,000 metersIce hockeyMen's tournamentSpeed skatingWomen's 500 metersSpeed skatingWomen's 1000 metersAlpine skiingMen's slalomFigure skatingWomen's singlesSpeed skatingWomen's 3000 metersFigure skatingMen's singles
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+Medals by sportSportTotalSpeed skating5218Ice hockey1001Figure skating0112Alpine skiing0101Total64212
+Medals by genderGenderTotalPercentageMale611866.7%Female031433.3%Total64212100% +Multiple medalistsNameSportTotalEric HeidenSpeed skating5005Leah Poulos-MuellerSpeed skating0202
Alpine skiing
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKarl AndersonDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=4 Phil Mahre1:48.8814Andy Mill1:49.0716Pete Patterson1:47.045Cary AdgateGiant slalom1:22.4823Phil Mahre1:21.74141:22.59102:44.3310Steve Mahre1:21.86151:23.08152:44.9415Pete PattersonPhil MahreSlalom53.31151.4581:44.76Steve MahrePete PattersonBill Taylor
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankHolly FlandersDownhillcolspan=4 rowspan=3 1:40.9614Cindy Nelson1:39.697Heidi Preuss1:39.514Christin CooperGiant slalom1:16.6191:28.1072:44.717Tamara McKinneyCindy Nelson1:17.42131:29.90142:47.3213Heidi Preuss1:17.54151:30.83202:48.3717Abbi FisherSlalom45.1014Christin Cooper44.23745.0571:29.288Tamara McKinneyCindy Nelson44.961245.89131:30.8511
Biathlon
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankMartin HagenIndividual1:21:02.958 (0+4+4+0)36Glenn Jobe1:21:36.526 (1+0+0+5)38Johnny Ruger1:33:30.8021 (8+4+6+3)45Peter HoagSprint38:53.444 (2+2)45Lyle Nelson35:40.562 (1+1)19Donald Nielsen38:51.026 (2+4)44Peter HoagMartin HagenLyle NelsonDonald NielsenRelay1:39:24.2913 (0+5 0+8)8
Bobsleigh
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBrent RushlawJoe TylerTwo-man1:02.9051:02.8131:02.9951:03.4284:12.126Howard SilerDick Nalley1:03.0461:03.0461:02.6521:03.0054:11.735Bob HickeyJeff JordanWillie DavenportJeff GadleyFour-man1:01.49121:01.81141:01.04131:01.77144:06.1112Howard SilerJoe TylerJeff JostDick Nalley1:01.49121:01.69131:01.30141:01.72124:06.2013
Cross-country skiing
Men AthleteEventTimeRankTim Caldwell15 km44:30.4125Stan Dunklee44:03.8422Jim Galanes44:46.4833Bill Koch43:38.5616Stan Dunklee30 km1:33:48.0230Jim Galanes1:36:15.1741Bill KochDoug Peterson1:38:29.8645Stan Dunklee50 km2:42:20.2033Jim Galanes2:37:09.6420Bill Koch2:34:31.6213Doug PetersonTim CaldwellStan DunkleeJim GalanesBill Koch4 × 10 km relay2:04:12.178
Women AthleteEventTimeRankLeslie Bancroft-Krichko5 km16:39.7133Betsy Haines17:27.7537Beth Paxson16:20.9326Alison Owen-Spencer16:05.0422Leslie Bancroft-Krichko10 km33:04.7128Beth Paxson33:01.6025Alison Owen-Spencer32:41.3322Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes33:13.8931Leslie Bancroft-KrichkoAlison Owen-SpencerBeth PaxsonLynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes4 × 5 km relay1:06:55.417
Figure skating
Individual AthleteEventTotalRankRankRankPointsPlacesRankScott HamiltonMen's singles844181.78455David Santee335185.52344Charles Tickner253187.0628Lisa-Marie AllenLadies' singles834179.42455Linda Fratianne312188.3016Sandy Lenz1167172.74829
Mixed AthleteEvent / / TotalRankRankPointsPlacesRankTai BabiloniaRandy GardnerPairsKitty CarruthersPeter Carruthers55137.38465Sheryl FranksMichael Botticelli77133.84647Judy BlumbergMichael SeibertIce dancing77190.30667Stacey SmithJohn Summers88188.38759
Ice hockey
Summary TeamEventFirst roundConsolation gameFinal roundOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreRankOppositionscoreOppositionscoreOppositionscoreRankUnited States menMen's tournamentT 2-2W 7–3W 5–1W 7–2W 4–21 QW 4–3W 4–2
Roster Bill Baker – A Neal Broten Dave Christian Steve Christoff Jim Craig Mike Eruzione – C John Harrington Steve Janaszak Mark Johnson Rob McClanahan Ken Morrow Jack O'Callahan Mark Pavelich Mike Ramsey Buzz Schneider Dave Silk Eric Strobel Bob Suter Phil Verchota Mark Wells
First Round
Final round
Luge
Men AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJohn FeeSingles45.3282145.4071546.0322045.345153:02.11214Richard Stithem45.4182245.9381946.2452145.491173:03.09220Jeff Tucker45.1581745.3111345.4271445.400163:01.29612Raymond BatemanFrank MasleyDoubles48.2411940.61211colspan=4 rowspan=2 1:28.85318Ty DancoRichard Healey40.3861240.955121:21.34111
Women AthleteEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankDonna BurkeSingles40.6631940.9311740.9431641.148212:43.68517Susan Charlesworth41.01824Debra Genovese40.4971640.8111640.7991540.819152:42.92615
Nordic combined
AthleteEventSki JumpingCross-countryTotalJump 1Jump 2TotalRankTimePointsRankPointsRankGary CrawfordIndividual78.882.9161.72952:21.3178.48025340.18028Mike Devecka88.685.9174.522Kerry Lynch87.692.7180.32049:44.3202.03012382.33018Walter Malmquist108.4113.4221.8252:54.5173.50027395.30012
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankJeff DavisNormal hill80.0105.784.0120.6226.317Jim Denney70.093.275.099.7192.936Jim Maki81.0113.872.094.9208.726Chris McNeill79.0110.174.5102.4212.523Jeff DavisLarge hill96.099.683.076.9176.544Jim Denney109.0123.8104.0115.3239.18Walter Malmquist97.0104.095.5101.4205.427Reed Zuehlke98.0100.479.068.8169.245
Speed skating
Men AthleteEventTimeRankJim Chapin500 m39.7424Eric Heiden38.03 Dan Immerfall38.695Eric Heiden1000 m1:15.18 Craig Kressler1:18.3711Peter Mueller1:17.115Eric Heiden1500 m1:55.44 Craig Kressler2:00.6018Tom Plant2:00.5717Eric Heiden5000 m7:02.29 Craig Kressler7:25.4318Mike Woods7:10.397Eric Heiden10,000 m14:28.13 Craig KresslerMike Woods14:39.534
Women AthleteEventTimeRankSarah Docter500 m44.4823Beth Heiden43.187Leah Poulos-Mueller42.26Sarah Docter1000 m1:28.8014Beth Heiden1:27.015Leah Poulos-Mueller1:25.41Mary Docter1500 m2:14.7412Sarah Docter2:15.1113Beth Heiden2:13.107Mary Docter3000 m4:39.296Sarah Docter4:43.3010Beth Heiden4:33.77
References Official Olympic Reports Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com