Italy competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Medalists MedalNameSportEvent Luge Men's individual Luge Men's doubles
Alpine skiing
Men
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGiuliano GiardiniDownhill1:48.9815Herbert Plank1:47.136Mauro BernardiGiant SlalomDNF–––DNF–Piero Gros1:22.1520DNF–DNF–Alex Giorgi1:22.0218DNF–DNF–Bruno Nöckler1:20.9941:21.9672:42.956Paolo De ChiesaSlalomDNF–––DNF–Bruno NöcklerDNF–––DNF–Mauro Bernardi55.4014DNF–DNF–Gustavo Thoeni54.79851.2051:45.998
Women
AthleteEventRace 1Race 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankCristina GravinaDownhill1:40.9915Daniela ZiniGiant SlalomDNF–––DNF–Wanda BielerDNF–––DNF–Maria Rosa Quario1:18.5424DNF–DNF–Claudia Giordani1:17.72171:28.5582:46.2710Daniela ZiniSlalom45.081344.1431:29.227Wilma Gatta44.461045.48101:29.9410Claudia Giordani44.42944.7061:29.125Maria Rosa Quario43.63644.2941:27.924
Biathlon
Men EventAthleteMisses 1TimeRank10 km SprintArduino Tiraboschi336:39.9831Adriano Darioli536:14.1725Luigi Weiss335:37.7218
EventAthleteTimePenaltiesAdjusted time 2Rank20 kmAngelo Carrara1'12:31.8931'15:31.8921Adriano Darioli1'10:11.2251'15:11.2219Arduino Tiraboschi1'11:06.0521'13:06.0510
Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay AthletesRaceMisses 1TimeRankArduino TiraboschiAdriano DarioliCelestino MidaliLuigi Weiss21'40:20.799
1 A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target. 2 One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Bobsleigh
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankITA-1Andrea JoryEdmund LanzinerTwo-man1:03.73111:04.19111:03.97151:04.45164:16.3414ITA-2Giuseppe SoraviaGeorg WerthTwo-man1:04.75191:04.81181:04.30161:04.31154:18.1716
SledAthletesEventRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankITA-1Andrea JoryEdmund LanzinerGeorg WerthGiovanni ModenaFour-man1:01.2691:01.66121:01.01121:01.37104:05.3011
Cross-country skiing
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank15 kmGiampaolo RupilDNF–Giulio Capitanio45:10.4039Giorgio Vanzetta44:52.1834Maurilio De Zolt44:43.193130 kmRoberto Primus1'37:55.4743Benedetto Carrara1'34:27.4534Giulio Capitanio1'33:07.4827Maurilio De Zolt1'31:43.742050 kmMaurilio De ZoltDNF–Gianfranco Polvara2'41:51.5832Roberto Primus2'38:10.1025Giulio Capitanio2'37:01.4019
Men's 4 × 10 km relay AthletesRaceTimeRankMaurilio De ZoltBenedetto CarraraGiulio CapitanioGiorgio Vanzetta2'01:09.936
Figure skating
Women AthleteCFSPFSPointsPlacesRank Franca Bianconi191819144.8213419 Susanna Driano61410172.82778
Luge
Men AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankKarl BrunnerDNF–––––––DNF–Paul Hildgartner43.652544.000443.708244.01232:55.372Ernst Haspinger43.435243.833343.592152.556233:03.41621
(Men's) Doubles AthletesRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankPeter GschnitzerKarl Brunner39.549340.05731:19.606Hansjörg RafflAlfred Silginer39.823540.15361:19.9765
Women AthleteRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMonika Auer40.5901740.3191141.2692140.855162:43.03316Angelika Aukenthaler39.8291241.0432039.9191139.86092:40.65111Maria Luise Rainer39.6951040.948181:13.06224DNF–DNF–
Ski jumping
AthleteEventJump 1Jump 2TotalDistancePointsDistancePointsPointsRankLido TomasiNormal hill72.093.474.099.1182.538Lido TomasiLarge hill87.583.288.085.9169.146
Speed skating
Men EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mGiovanni Paganin40.42281000 mGiovanni Paganin1:21.50281500 mMaurizio Marchetto2:07.45285000 mMaurizio Marchetto7:35.502310,000 mMaurizio Marchetto15:56.7322
Women EventAthleteRaceTimeRank500 mMarzia PerettiDNF–1000 mMarzia Peretti1:35.6636
See also Italy at the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1980
References Official Olympic Reports International Olympic Committee results database Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com