East Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics

East Germany competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...

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Medalists

East Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 9 gold medals and 23 medals overall.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		Biathlon Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics -10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...	Men's 10 km sprint
		Bobsleigh Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics -Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...	Four-man
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics -15 km:February 17, 1980This extremely close race in electronic timing led to the International Ski Federation having all cross-country competitions being timed to the 1/10 second in future.-30 km:February 14, 1980...	Women's 10 km
		Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics -15 km:February 17, 1980This extremely close race in electronic timing led to the International Ski Federation having all cross-country competitions being timed to the 1/10 second in future.-30 km:February 14, 1980...	Women's 4 x 5 km relay
		Figure skating Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics These are the 1980 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Elemér Terták...	Women's singles
		Luge Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics -Men's singles:-Doubles:The doubles team of Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn became the first repeat winners of an Olympic luge event.-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...	Men's individual

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|| Luge

Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Men's singles:-Doubles:The doubles team of Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn became the first repeat winners of an Olympic luge event.-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...

||Men's doubles
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| || || Nordic combined

Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Men's event:Wehling is the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual Winter Olympics event.-References:*...

||Men's individual
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| || || Speed skating

Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

These are the results of the 1980 Winter Olympic Games speed skating competition held in Lake Placid, New York, at the Olympic Ice Center.-500 m:Friday February 15, 1980 — 37 competitors from 18 countries...

||Women's 500m
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| || || Biathlon

Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...

||Men's 20 km
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|| Biathlon

Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...

||Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
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|| Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...

||Two-man
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| || || Figure skating

Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

These are the 1980 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Elemér Terták...

||Men's singles
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| || || Luge

Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Men's singles:-Doubles:The doubles team of Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn became the first repeat winners of an Olympic luge event.-Women's singles:-Medal table:-References:***...

||Women's individual
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| || || Ski jumping

Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Large hill:February 23, 1980-Normal hill:February 17, 1980-References:*...

||Men's normal hill
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| || || Speed skating

Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

||Women's 3000m
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| || || Biathlon

Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-10 km:-20 km:-4 x 7.5 km relay:Tikhonov announced his retirement after his fourth straight biathlon relay gold medal and fifth medal overall.-References:*...

||Men's 20 km
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|| Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...

||Two-man
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|| Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Two-man:-Four-man:-Medal table:-References:**...

||Four-man
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|| Figure skating

Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

These are the 1980 Winter Olympic Games Figure skating results.-Medal table:-Men:Referee:* Sonia BianchettiAssistant Referee:* Elemér Terták...

||Pairs
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| || || Nordic combined

Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics

-Men's event:Wehling is the first man to win three consecutive gold medals in the same individual Winter Olympics event.-References:*...

||Men's individual
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| || || Speed skating

Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

||Women's 1000m
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Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics

||Women's 1500m
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Biathlon

Men

Event	Athlete	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
10 km Sprint	Mathias Jung	4	35:50.36	21
	Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...	2	33:32.76	4
	Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....	2	32:10.69

Event	Athlete	Time	Penalties	Adjusted time ²	Rank
20 km	Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and...	1'07:48.71	6	1'13:48.71	15
	Eberhard Rösch Eberhard Rösch Eberhard Rösch is a former German biathlete he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch- Achievements :* At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual.* He became a three time World Champion in relays for...	1'09:11.73	2	1'11:11.73
	Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team....	1'05:27.79	3	1'08:27.79

Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Misses ¹	Time	Rank
Mathias Jung Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert Klaus Siebert is a German former biathlete who raced for East Germany.At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York, Siebert won a silver medal on the relay with the East German relay team. In the Biathlon World Championships. Siebert has two gold medals with the East German relay team in 1978 and... Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich Frank Ullrich is a German former biathlete and current trainer of the German national team.... Eberhard Rösch Eberhard Rösch Eberhard Rösch is a former German biathlete he is the father of the biathlete Michael Rösch- Achievements :* At the 1980 Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. Rösch took two medals – silver in the relay and bronze in the 20 km individual.* He became a three time World Champion in relays for...	3	1'34:56.99

¹A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.

²One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

Bobsleigh

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GDR-1	Meinhard Nehmer Meinhard Nehmer Meinhard Nehmer is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds and one bronze... Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s....	Two-man	1:02.39	3	1:02.88	4	1:02.86	3	1:02.95	4	4:11.08
GDR-2	Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Germeshausen is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s... Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s...	Two-man	1:02.58	4	1:02.48	1	1:03.31	9	1:02.56	2	4:10.93

Sled	Athletes	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Sled	Athletes	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
GDR-1	Meinhard Nehmer Meinhard Nehmer Meinhard Nehmer is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds and one bronze... Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Germeshausen is an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s... Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.... Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s...	Four-man	59.86	1	1:00.03	1	59.73	1	1:00.30	2	3:59.92
GDR-2	Horst Schönau Horst Schönau Horst Schönau is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s... Roland Wetzig Roland Wetzig Roland Wetzig is an East German bob pusher for 17-time gold medal winner Wolfgang Hoppe who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s... Detlef Richter Detlef Richter Detlef Richter is an East German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s... Andreas Kirchner Andreas Kirchner Andreas Kirchner was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s...	Four-man	1:00.24	2	1:00.35	2	1:00.04	3	1:00.34	3	4:00.97

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Alf-Gerd Deckert	45:00.40	37
30 km	Alf-Gerd Deckert	1'30:05.17	9
50 km	Alf-Gerd Deckert	2'38:13.53	26

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
5 km	Ute Nesstler	15:53.38	16
	Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock . is a former East German cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....	15:36.28	9
	Veronika Hesse-Schmidt	15:31.83	7
	Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Petzold...	15:23.62	4
10 km	Carola Anding Carola Anding Carola Anding née Jacob . is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....	31:45.82	12
	Veronika Hesse-Schmidt	31:29.14	8
	Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock . is a former East German cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....	31:28.79	7
	Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Petzold...	30:31.54

Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
Athletes	Time	Rank
Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock Marlies Rostock . is a former East German cross country skier who competed from 1978 to 1980. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... Carola Anding Carola Anding Carola Anding née Jacob . is a former East German cross country skier who competed during the early 1980s. She won a gold medal in the 4 x 5 km at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... Veronika Hesse-Schmidt Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold Barbara Petzold is a former East German Cross-country skier who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. She won two gold medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid in the 10 km and the 4 x 5 km, and a bronze in the 4 x 5 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.Petzold...	1'02:11.10

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Hermann Schulz Hermann Schulz Hermann Schulz is a former German figure skater.Hermann Schulz learned his first triple jumps at the club Dresdner DEC. Coached by Ingrid Lehmann he became a world class figure skater. Already with the age of 13 he participated at the European Championships in Copenhagen and ended up on place 8th...	9	9	13	166.70	98	11
Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann Jan Hoffmann is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition. A four-time Olympian, he is the 1980 Olympic silver medalist, the 1974 & 1980 World Champion, and a four-time European Champion.He was one of a handful of figure skaters who rotated clockwise, landing on his left...	1	2	2	189.72	15

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch Anett Pötzsch is a retired German figure skater. She is the 1980 Olympic Champion in Ladies Singles, two-time world champion , four-time European champion and five-time East German champion ....	1	4	3	189.00	11

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Sabine Baeß Sabine Baeß Sabine Baeß, married Marbach, is a German pair skater. With partner Tassilo Thierbach, she is the 1982 World Champion, and two-time European Champion .- Life and work :... Tassilo Thierbach	6	6	136.00	53	6
Manuela Mager Manuela Mager Manuela Mager is a German former pair skater.... Uwe Bewersdorff	4	3	140.52	33

Luge

Men

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hans Rinn Hans Rinn Hans Rinn is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s...	43.802	6	1:24.301	26	DNF	–	–	–	DNF	–
Bernhard Glass Bernhard Glass Bernhard Glass is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York....	43.609	4	43.780	2	43.925	3	43.482	1	2:54.796
Dettlef Günther Dettlef Günther Dettlef Günther is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won the gold medal in the men's singles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck...	43.199	1	43.555	1	46.879	23	43.530	2	2:57.163	4

(Men's) Doubles

Athletes	Run 1		Run 2		Total
Athletes	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Hans Rinn Hans Rinn Hans Rinn is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s... Norbert Hahn Norbert Hahn Norbert Hahn is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s...	39.303	1	40.028	2	1:19.331
Bernd Hahn Bernd Hahn Bernd Hahn is an East German luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships .... Ulli Hahn	39.972	8	39.942	1	1:19.914	4

Women

Athlete	Run 1		Run 2		Run 3		Run 4		Total
Athlete	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Margit Schumann Margit Schumann Margit Schumann is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1972).Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships...	39.611	7	39.715	6	39.567	4	39.262	2	2:38.255	6
Ilona Brand Ilona Brand Ilona Brand is an East German luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships with a silver in 1979 and a bronze in 1980....	39.393	4	39.506	4	39.700	6	39.516	6	2:38.115	5
Melitta Sollman	39.289	2	39.640	5	39.360	2	39.368	3	2:37.657

Nordic combined

Events:

normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
15 km cross-country skiing

Athlete	Event	Ski Jumping				Cross-country			Total
Athlete	Event	Distance 1	Distance 2	Points	Rank	Time	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Uwe Dotzauer Uwe Dotzauer Uwe Dotzauer is an East German nordic combined skier who competed from 1977 to 1987. He won two medals at the 1982 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Oslo with gold in the 3 x 10 team and bronze in the 15 km individual....	Individual	80.5	81.0	217.6	4	49:52.4	200.815	13	418.415	5
Ulrich Wehling Ulrich Wehling Ulrich Wehling is a retired German skier who won the nordic combined event in the Winter Olympics three consecutive times, in 1972, 1976, and 1980...		80.0	85.0	227.2	1	49:24.5	205.000	9	432.200
Gunter Schmieder		79.0	80.0	201.7	11	49:42.0	202.375	11	404.075	8
Konrad Winkler		81.0	83.5	214.5	5	48:45.7	210.820	8	425.320

Ski jumping

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
Athlete	Event	Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Henry Glaß Henry Glaß Henry Glaß . is a former East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known success was at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill Event...	Normal hill	81.0	114.8	81.5	116.6	231.4	15
Martin Weber		83.0	118.5	83.5	118.3	236.8	11
Jochen Danneberg Jochen Danneberg Jochen Danneberg is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1973 to 1980. His best known finish was a silver medal in the individual normal hill at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He won the Four Hills Tournament twice in 1976 and 1977...		83.5	118.8	77.0	103.9	222.7	20
Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert is an East German ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won the overall victory at the Four Hills Tournament in the 1981-2 season. Deckert represented Klingenthal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York winning a silver medal in the normal...		85.0	121.7	88.0	127.5	249.2
Harald Duschek	Large hill	95.5	98.9	95.0	99.7	198.6	33
Henry Glaß Henry Glaß Henry Glaß . is a former East German ski jumper who competed during the 1970s.His best known success was at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck where he won a bronze medal in the individual large hill Event...		98.5	105.6	110.5	126.4	232.0	11
Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert Manfred Deckert is an East German ski jumper who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won the overall victory at the Four Hills Tournament in the 1981-2 season. Deckert represented Klingenthal at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York winning a silver medal in the normal...		102.0	111.0	100.0	108.2	219.2	20
Klaus Ostwald Klaus Ostwald Klaus Ostwald is an East German ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1986 for the Sportvereinigung Dynamo. He won the FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1983 in Harrachov...		107.0	119.0	98.5	106.1	225.1	15

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Andreas Dietel	39.21	13
500 m	Steffen Doering	39.06	11
1000 m	Steffen Doering	1:21.19	26
1000 m	Andreas Dietel	1:17.71	7
1500 m	Andreas Ehrig	1:59.47	9
1500 m	Andreas Dietel	1:57.14	4
5000 m	Andreas Ehrig	7:14.56	10
10,000 m	Andreas Dietel	15:15.03	15
10,000 m	Andreas Ehrig	14:51.94	8

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Christa Luding-Rothenburger	43.60	12
	Cornelia Jacob	42.98	6
	Karin Kania-Enke	41.78 OR
1000 m	Christa Luding-Rothenburger	1:29.69	18
	Karin Kania-Enke	1:26.66	4
	Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in East Berlin....	1:26.46
1500 m	Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in East Berlin....	2:14.27	9
	Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich	2:13.05	6
	Sabine Becker Sabine Becker Sabine Becker is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt....	2:12.38
3000 m	Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht Sylvia Albrecht is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in East Berlin....	4:47.76	14
	Andrea Ehrig-Schöne-Mitscherlich	4:37.69	4
	Sabine Becker Sabine Becker Sabine Becker is a German speed skater who competed for East Germany in the 1980 Winter Olympics.She was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt....	4:32.79

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