Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  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.... (GDR) |
2:54.796 |
| Silver |  Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts... (ITA) |
2:55.372 |
| Bronze |  Anton Winkler Anton Winkler is a West German former luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s... (FRG) |
2:56.545 |
Doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 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... ) (GDR) |
1:19.331 |
| Silver | Peter Gschnitzer Peter Gschnitzer was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... , Karl Brunner Karl Brunner (luge) Karl Brunner was an Italian luger who competed from the early 1970s to the mid 1980s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.... ) (ITA) |
1:19.606 |
| Bronze |  Georg Fluckinger Georg Fluckinger was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at Lake Placid in 1980.... , Karl Schrott Karl Schrott Karl Schrott is a former luger from Austria who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics of Lake Placid, New York.... ) (AUT) |
1.19.795 |
The doubles team of Hans Rinn
Hans Rinn
Hans Rinn is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s...
and Norbert Hahn
Norbert Hahn
Norbert Hahn is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s...
became the first repeat winners of an Olympic luge event.
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Vera Zozula Vera Zozulya is a Latvian-born Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York... (URS) |
2:36.537 |
| Silver | Melitta Sollmann Melitta Sollmann is an East German luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1980s... (GDR) |
2:37.657 |
| Bronze | Ingrida Amantova Ingrīda Amantova is a Latvian-born Soviet luger who competed during the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at Lake Placid, New York in 1980 and finished fourth in the same event at the following Winter Olympics in... (URS) |
2:37.817 |
Medal table
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| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |