The Women's 5 kilometre cross-country skiing event was part of the cross-country skiing programme at the 1980 Winter Olympics, in Lake Placid, United States. It was the fifth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 15 February 1980, at the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Recreation Area.
Results Rank Name Country Time 1 Raisa Smetanina 15:06.92 2 Hilkka Riihivuori 15:11.96 3 Květa Jeriová 15:23.44 4 Barbara Petzold 15:23.62 5 Nina Fyodorova-Baldycheva 15:29.03 6 Galina Kulakova 15:29.58 7 Veronika Hesse-Schmidt 15:31.83 8 Helena Kivioja-Takalo 15:32.12 9 Marlies Rostock 15:36.28 10 Lena Carlzon-Lundbäck 15:43.04 11 Marie Johansson-Risby 15:47.19 12 Eva Olsson 15:48.59 13 Dagmar Palečková-Švubová 15:48.78 14 Berit Aunli-Kvello 15:48.93 15 Nina Rocheva 15:50.39 16 Ute Nestler 15:53.38 17 Karin Lamberg-Skog 15:55.07 18 Marit Myrmæl 15:58.11 19 Marja-Liisa Kirvesniemi-Hämäläinen 15:58.27 20 Gabriela Svobodová-Sekajová 16:01.41 21 Brit Pettersen 16:03.58 22 Alison Owen-Spencer 16:05.04 23 Evi Kratzer 16:14.34 24 Anette Bøe 16:17.35 25 Marja Auroma 16:18.44 26 Beth Paxson 16:20.93 27 Joan Groothuysen 16:23.25 28 Shirley Firth 16:23.40 29 Angela Schmidt-Foster 16:28.87 30 Blanka Paulů 16:30.04 31 Susi Riermeier 16:31.07 32 Karin Jäger 16:38.47 33 Leslie Bancroft-Krichko 16:39.71 34 Cornelia Thomas 16:43.85 35 Sharon Firth 16:54.66 36 Colleen Bolton 17:22.68 37 Betsy Haines 17:27.75 38 Ren Guiping 19:01.74
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