1980 Winter Olympics

XIII Olympic Winter Games
Host cityLake Placid, New York, United States
Nations37
Athletes1,072 (840 men, 232 women)
Events38 in 6 sports (10 disciplines)
Opening13 February
Closing24 February
Opened by
Vice President Walter Mondale
Cauldron
Charles Kerr[1][2]
StadiumLake Placid Equestrian Stadium
Winter
← Innsbruck 1976 Sarajevo 1984 →
Summer
← Montreal 1976 Moscow 1980 →

The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Another possible host city was Vancouver-Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada. However, they withdrew before the final vote.

References

  1. ↑ "Lake Placid 1980 - The Torch". Olympics.com. December 17, 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Passing the test: How Charles Kerr was chosen to light the Olympic Cauldron". United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum. February 13, 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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