Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Luge
Games:	1980 Winter
Venue:	Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run
Dates:	13–16 February
Competitors:	80
Nations:	14
Prev:	1976
Next:	1984

Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. The competition took place between 13 and 16 February 1980.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Medal table

East Germany led the medal table with three medals, two gold.

Events

Men's singles		2:54.796		2:55.372		2:56.545
Women's singles		2:36.537		2:37.657		2:37.817
Doubles	Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn	1:19.331	Peter Gschnitzer Karl Brunner	1:19.606		1:19.795

Participating NOCs

Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Lake Placid Games. Romania made their Olympic luge debut.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Official Report of the XIIIth Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 - Official Results. LA84 Foundation. Lake Placid Organizing Committee. 1980. 20 January 2014.
2. Web site: Luge at the 1980 Lake Placid Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417070737/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/LUG/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 5 April 2020 . Sports Reference.