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Canada competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States. This was an important event for Canada, as they had taken part in every Winter Olympic Games up to that point. The Winter Olympics brought together athletes from many countries to compete in snowy and icy sports, such as skating and skiing. For Canada, it was a chance to showcase their skills and compete against the best in the world. The Games were held in February 1980, and many Canadian athletes gave their best efforts to win medals and make their country proud.
Medalists
| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
 Silver | Gaétan Boucher | Speed skating | Men's 1000m |
 Bronze | Steve Podborski | Alpine skiing | Men's downhill |
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
In the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, United States, athletes from Canada competed in alpine skiing events for both men and women. The competitions tested their skills in speed and precision on the snowy slopes.
| Athlete | Event | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Ken Read | Downhill | DNF | – |
| Dave Irwin | 1:48.12 | 11 | |
| Dave Murray | 1:47.95 | 10 | |
| Steve Podborski | 1:46.62 | | |
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Loni Klettl | Downhill | 1:40.95 | 13 | ||||
| Laurie Graham | 1:40.74 | 11 | |||||
| Kathy Kreiner | 1:39.53 | 5 | |||||
| Kathy Kreiner | Giant Slalom | 1:17.19 | 11 | 1:28.56 | 9 | 2:45.75 | 9 |
| Kathy Kreiner | Slalom | 48.06 | 21 | 46.72 | 15 | 1:34.78 | 15 |
Bobsleigh
Main article: Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Joey Kilburn Robert Wilson | Two-man | 1:04.07 | 14 | 1:04.27 | 12 | 1:03.96 | 14 | 1:03.91 | 11 | 4:16.21 | 13 |
| CAN-2 | Brian Vachon Serge Cantin | Two-man | 1:04.66 | 18 | 1:04.67 | 16 | 1:04.38 | 17 | 1:05.05 | 19 | 4:18.76 | 20 |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| CAN-1 | Martin Glynn Alan MacLachlan Serge Cantin Robert Wilson | Four-man | 1:01.76 | 15 | 1:02.25 | 17 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Women
Women's 4 × 5 km relay
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Sharon Firth | 16:54.66 | 35 |
| Angela Schmidt-Foster | 16:28.87 | 29 | |
| Shirley Firth | 16:23.40 | 28 | |
| Joan Groothuysen | 16:23.25 | 27 | |
| 10 km | Joan Groothuysen | 33:31.99 | 34 |
| Esther Miller | 33:29.03 | 33 | |
| Shirley Firth | 32:56.87 | 24 | |
| Angela Schmidt-Foster | 32:56.13 | 23 | |
| Athletes | Race | |
|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | |
| Angela Schmidt-Foster Shirley Firth Esther Miller Joan Groothuysen | 1'07:45.75 | 8 |
Figure skating
Main article: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Figure skating was one of the events at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Athletes competed in four categories: men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dancing. Each category had its own set of talented skaters showing off their skills.
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Pockar | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16326 | 107 | 12 |
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Kemkaran | 16 | 12 | 15 | 164.64 | 128 | 15 |
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Underhill Paul Martini | 9 | 9 | 129.36 | 78 | 9 |
| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorna Wighton John Dowding | 6 | 6 | 193.80 | 54 | 6 |
Ice hockey
Main article: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The third-placed teams in each division, Czechoslovakia and Canada, played each other to decide who would get fifth place. Canada finished in sixth place.
Team Roster
- Bob Dupuis
- Paul Pageau
- Warren Anderson
- Joe Grant
- Randy Gregg
- Terry O'Malley
- Brad Pirie
- Don Spring
- Tim Watters
- Glenn Anderson
- Ken Berry
- Dan D'Alvise
- Ron Davidson
- John Devaney
- Dave Hindmarch
- Paul MacLean
- Kevin Maxwell
- Jim Nill
- Kevin Primeau
- Stelio Zupancich
- Head coaches: Lorne Davis, Clare Drake & Tom Watt
| Team advanced to the Final Round |
| Team advanced to Consolation Round |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Soviet Union | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 11 | 10 |
 Finland | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 18 | 6 |
 Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 6 |
 Poland | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 4 |
 Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 43 | 3 |
 Japan | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 36 | 1 |
Luge
Main article: Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
In luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics, athletes raced down an icy track on their backs, feet first. There were competitions for both men and women.
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Bruce Smith | 45.442 | 23 | 45.305 | 12 | 45.479 | 15 | 44.848 | 10 | 3:01.074 | 11 |
| Mark Jensen | 45.150 | 16 | 46.218 | 21 | 45.363 | 13 | 46.079 | 19 | 3:02.810 | 17 |
| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |
| Danielle Nadeau | 40.782 | 20 | 40.968 | 19 | 41.770 | 23 | 41.101 | 20 | 2:44.621 | 22 |
| Carole Keyes | 40.616 | 18 | 40.658 | 15 | 41.567 | 22 | 41.058 | 19 | 2:43.899 | 18 |
Ski jumping
Main article: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Canada took part in ski jumping during the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, United States. Ski jumping is a sport where athletes jump off a special hill and try to land as far as possible.
| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank | ||
| Horst Bulau | Normal hill | 64.5 | 79.4 | 75.0 | 100.7 | 180.1 | 41 |
| Tauno Käyhkö | 78.5 | 108.8 | 71.5 | 96.6 | 205.4 | 30 | |
| Steve Collins | 81.0 | 111.8 | 72.0 | 95.9 | 207.7 | 28 | |
| Tauno Käyhkö | Large hill | 98.0 | 104.4 | 97.5 | 104.2 | 208.6 | 26 |
| Horst Bulau | 100.5 | 106.9 | 95.0 | 98.2 | 205.1 | 29 | |
| Steve Collins | 112.5 | 126.7 | 102.5 | 111.7 | 238.4 | 9 | |
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Men
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Jacques Thibault | 40.11 | 26 |
| Gaétan Boucher | 38.90 | 8 | |
| 1000 m | Craig Webster | 1:21.47 | 27 |
| Jacques Thibault | 1:19.79 | 20 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 1:16.68 | | |
| 1500 m | Jacques Thibault | 2:06.79 | 27 |
| Craig Webster | 2:02.41 | 23 | |
| Gaétan Boucher | 2:00.15 | 15 | |
| 5000 m | Craig Webster | 7:28.94 | 20 |
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Sylvie Daigle | 44.16 | 19 |
| Kathy Vogt | 44.15 | 18 | |
| Sylvia Burka | 43.43 | 9 | |
| 1000 m | Kathy Vogt | 1:30.33 | 24 |
| Brenda Webster | 1:29.84 | 19 | |
| Sylvia Burka | 1:27.50 | 7 | |
| 1500 m | Kathy Vogt | 2:16.09 | 16 |
| Brenda Webster | 2:14.73 | 11 | |
| Sylvia Burka | 2:14.65 | 10 | |
| 3000 m | Pat Durnin | 4:58.42 | 23 |
| Sylvia Burka | 4:44.22 | 12 | |
| Brenda Webster | 4:43.67 | 11 | |
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