Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

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...

in Lake Placid

Lake Placid, New York

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....

, United States

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. Canada has competed at every Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
		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...	Men's 1000m
		Alpine skiing Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six events, held near Lake Placid, New York, U.S.A.. The races were held at Whiteface Mountain in Wilmington from February 14–23, 1980....	Men's downhill

Alpine skiing

Men

Athlete	Event	Race
		Time	Rank
Ken Read Ken Read Ken Read, CM is a retired Canadian Olympic alpine ski racer, Corporate Director, sport advocate and international sports leader....	Downhill	DNF	–
Dave Irwin Dave Irwin Dave Irwin is a former alpine ski racer who represented Canada at two Winter Olympic Games and won a World Cup. He was one of the "Crazy Canucks", a group of Canadian downhill racers who rose to prominence on the World Cup circuit in the late 1970s...		1:48.12	11
Dave Murray Dave Murray (skier) Dave Murray was an alpine ski racer. He was noted for being a member of the Crazy Canucks, the Canadian downhill racers of the late 1970s and early 1980s known for their fearless racing style...		1:47.95	10
Steve Podborski Steve Podborski Stephen Gregory Podborski, is a Canadian former World Cup and Olympic downhill ski racer with Ukrainian ancestry.-Racing career:...		1:46.62

Women

Athlete	Event	Race 1		Race 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Loni Klettl	Downhill					1:40.95	13
Laurie Graham Laurie Graham Laurie Graham, is a Canadian downhill skier who represented Canada at the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. She won six World Cup victories and three National Downhill titles in her eleven years on the National Ski Team. She was the first North American woman to win a World Cup Super Giant...						1:40.74	11
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...						1:39.53	5
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...	Giant Slalom	1:17.19	11	1:28.56	9	2:45.75	9
Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner Kathy Kreiner-Phillips is a former Canadian alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. She won the giant slalom at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria...	Slalom	48.06	21	46.72	15	1:34.78	15

Bobsleigh

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

Women

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

Women's 4 x 5 km relay

Athletes	Race
	Time	Rank
Angela Schmidt-Foster Shirley Firth Esther Miller Joan Groothuysen	1'07:45.75	8

Figure skating

Men

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Brian Pockar Brian Pockar Brian James Pockar was a Canadian figure skater. He was the three-time Canadian national champion , 1980 Olympian, and the 1982 World bronze medalist. He was born and died in Calgary....	12	12	12	16326	107	12

Women

Athlete	CF	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Heather Kemkaran Heather Kemkaran Heather Kemkaran was a Canadian figure skater who competed in ladies singles. She won the gold medal at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships in 1978 and 1980 and competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-Results:...	16	12	15	164.64	128	15

Pairs

Athletes	SP	FS	Points	Places	Rank
Barbara Underhill Barbara Underhill Barbara Ann Underhill is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Paul Martini, she is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion... Paul Martini Paul Martini Paul Lloyd Martini is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion...	9	9	129.36	78	9

Ice Dancing

Athletes	CD	FD	Points	Places	Rank
Lorna Wighton Lorna Wighton Lorna Wighton was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner John Dowding, she won three gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-Results:... John Dowding John Dowding John Dowding was a Canadian ice dancer. With partner Lorna Wighton, he won three gold medals at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships and finished sixth at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-Results:...	6	6	193.80	54	6

Ice hockey

First Round - Red Division

	Team advanced to the Final Round
	Team advanced to Consolation Round

Team
	5	5	0	0	51	11	10
	5	3	2	0	26	18	6
	5	3	2	0	28	12	6
	5	2	3	0	15	23	4
	5	1	3	1	16	43	3
	5	0	4	1	7	36	1

All times are local (UTC-5

UTC-5

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).

Consolation round

The third-placed teams in each division, Czechoslovakia and Canada, played each other to determine fifth place.
Final Rank: 6th place

• Team Roster
• Bob Dupuis
  Bob Dupuis
  Robert A. Dupuis is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Edmonton Oilers during the 1979–80 NHL season.-External links:...
  
  
• Paul Pageau
  Paul Pageau
  Paul Pageau is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the Los Angeles Kings during the 1980–81 NHL season. In that game, he gave up eight goals, the most of any goalie who played only one game.-References:...
  
  
• Warren Anderson
  Warren Anderson (ice hockey)
  Warren Anderson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Joe Grant
  Joe Grant (ice hockey)
  Joe Grant is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Randy Gregg
• Terry O'Malley
  Terry O'Malley
  Terrence M. O'Malley is a retired ice hockey player. He represented Canada at three Winter Olympics, winning one bronze medal. He was inducted into the International Ice Hockey Federation Hall of Fame in 1998....
  
  
• Brad Pirie
  Brad Pirie
  Brad Pirie is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Don Spring
  Don Spring
  Donald Neil Spring is a retired ice hockey defenceman. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics....
  
  
• Tim Watters
  Tim Watters
  Timothy John Watters is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman.Tim Watters was a rarity in the National Hockey League , a physical defenceman who stood under 6 feet tall and under 200 pounds...
  
  
• Glenn Anderson
  Glenn Anderson
  Glenn Christopher Anderson is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger in the National Hockey League who played for the Edmonton Oilers, Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, and St. Louis Blues...
  
  
• Ken Berry
  Ken Berry (ice hockey)
  Kenneth Edward Berry is a former National Hockey League winger.In 1978 he won the Memorial Cup 1978 with the New Westminster Bruins....
  
  
• Dan D'Alvise
  Dan D'Alvise
  Dan D'Alvise is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Ron Davidson
  Ron Davidson
  Ron Davidson is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• John Devaney
  John Devaney (ice hockey)
  John Devaney is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Dave Hindmarch
  Dave Hindmarch
  David Hindmarch is a former National Hockey League player for the Calgary Flames.He played in 99 NHL games, all of which were for the Flames. He recorded 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points....
  
  
• Paul MacLean
• Kevin Maxwell
  Kevin Maxwell (ice hockey)
  Kevin Preston Maxwell is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played 49 games in the National Hockey League for the Colorado Rockies, Minnesota North Stars, and New Jersey Devils. After playing, Maxwell scouted for the Dallas Stars, New York Islanders and Philadelphia...
  
  
• Jim Nill
  Jim Nill
  James Edward Nill is a former NHL right winger, currently the assistant General manager of the Detroit Red Wings.-Junior career:...
  
  
• Kevin Primeau
  Kevin Primeau
  Kevin Primeau is a retired professional ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League with the Vancouver Canucks. He also played seven games in the World Hockey Association with the Edmonton Oilers, and played for Canada in the 1980 Olympics.- External links :...
  
  
• Stelio Zupancich
  Stelio Zupancich
  Stelio Zupancich is a Canadian former ice hockey player. He played with Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics.-External links:...
  
  
• Franco Carella (practiced from 1976–1980)
• Head coaches: Lorne Davis
  Lorne Davis
  Lorne Austin Davis was an ice hockey scout for the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers, and a former right winger with four NHL teams...
  
  , Clare Drake
  Clare Drake
  Clare Drake is a retired Canadian ice hockey head coach. He is the winningest coach in Canadian Interuniversity Sport men’s hockey history. In his 28 years as the head coach of the University of Alberta men's ice hockey team, he coached the Alberta Golden Bears to 6 University Cup championships...
  
   & Tom Watt
  Tom Watt
  Tom Watt is a pro scout for the Toronto Maple Leafs. Prior to joining the leafs, Tom worked with the Florida Panthers on August 16, 2005, as Pro Scout. He previously worked in Player Development for the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He originally joined the Mighty Ducks on January 5, 2001 as Special...
  
  

Luge

Men

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

Women

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

Athlete	Event	Jump 1		Jump 2		Total
		Distance	Points	Distance	Points	Points	Rank
Horst Bulau Horst Bulau Horst Bulau is a former Canadian ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1992.By the end of his career, he had thirteen World Cup wins to his credit, the most by any skier in Canadian history during that time period. He placed in the top three positions in twenty-nine World Cup events, as well as...	Normal hill	64.5	79.4	75.0	100.7	180.1	41
Tauno Käyhkö Tauno Käyhkö Tauno Käyhkö is a former Finnish/Canadian ski jumper who competed from 1970 to 1980. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth in the individual large hill event....		78.5	108.8	71.5	96.6	205.4	30
Steve Collins Steve Collins (ski jumper) Stephen Collins is a retired Canadian ski jumper who was extremely successful in the 1980s.Collins is the youngest person ever to have won a Ski jumping World Cup event at the age of 15 in 1980. He is also a former World Junior Championship gold and silver medalist. He held a record for longest...		81.0	111.8	72.0	95.9	207.7	28
Tauno Käyhkö Tauno Käyhkö Tauno Käyhkö is a former Finnish/Canadian ski jumper who competed from 1970 to 1980. At the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, he finished fourth in the individual large hill event....	Large hill	98.0	104.4	97.5	104.2	208.6	26
Horst Bulau Horst Bulau Horst Bulau is a former Canadian ski jumper who competed from 1979 to 1992.By the end of his career, he had thirteen World Cup wins to his credit, the most by any skier in Canadian history during that time period. He placed in the top three positions in twenty-nine World Cup events, as well as...		100.5	106.9	95.0	98.2	205.1	29
Steve Collins Steve Collins (ski jumper) Stephen Collins is a retired Canadian ski jumper who was extremely successful in the 1980s.Collins is the youngest person ever to have won a Ski jumping World Cup event at the age of 15 in 1980. He is also a former World Junior Championship gold and silver medalist. He held a record for longest...		112.5	126.7	102.5	111.7	238.4	9

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Jacques Thibault	40.11	26
	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	38.90	8
1000 m	Craig Webster	1:21.47	27
	Jacques Thibault	1:19.79	20
	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	1:16.68
1500 m	Jacques Thibault	2:06.79	27
	Craig Webster	2:02.41	23
	Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher Gaétan Boucher, OC, CQ is a former Speed skating Olympic champion from Canada.A four-time Olympic medalist, Boucher was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy as Canada's outstanding male athlete of 1984. He was named number 10 on the list of Canada's Athletes of the 20th Century...	2:00.15	15
5000 m	Craig Webster	7:28.94	20

Women

Event	Athlete	Race
		Time	Rank
500 m	Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle Sylvie Daigle is a Canadian speed skater. She is a member of Canadian Short Track relay team that won gold medal in 1992 Winter Olympics and silver medal in 1994 Winter Olympics. She is also a five-time Overall World Champion...	44.16	19
	Kathy Vogt	44.15	18
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	43.43	9
1000 m	Kathy Vogt	1:30.33	24
	Brenda Webster	1:29.84	19
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	1:27.50	7
1500 m	Kathy Vogt	2:16.09	16
	Brenda Webster	2:14.73	11
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	2:14.65	10
3000 m	Pat Durnin	4:58.42	23
	Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka Sylvia Burka is a former ice speed skater from Canada of Latvian descent, who represented her native country at three consecutive Winter Olympics, starting in 1972 in Sapporo, Japan....	4:44.22	12
	Brenda Webster	4:43.67	11