Australia at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Infobox Olympics Australia
games=1980 Winter
competitors=10
sports=4
flagbearer=Robert McIntyre

Australia competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Australia came eleventh in the figure skating pairs, but that was in a field of eleven. Jacqui Cowderoy came seventeenth in the women's slalom, and Colin Coates came eighteenth in the 10000 metres speed skating.

Results by event

Alpine skiing

;Men
* Downhill: Antony Guss (26th/42)
* Giant slalom: Rob McIntyre (38th/54), Antony Guss (41st)
* Slalom: Antony Guss (32nd/37), Rob McIntyre (did not finish)

Kim Clifford did not compete due to injury.

;Women
* Giant slalom: Jenny Altermatt (28th/35), Jacqui Cowderoy (disqualified)
* Slalom: Jacqui Cowderoy (17th/19), Jenny Altermatt (did not finish)

Cross-country skiing

* 5 km: Colleen Bolton (36th/38)
* 10 km: Colleen Bolton (35th/38)

Figure skating

* Pairs: Elizabeth and Peter Cain (11th/11)

peed skating

* 500 m: Mike Richmond (32nd/36)
* 1000 m: Colin Coates (29th/37), Mike Richmond (34th)
* 1500 m: Mike Richmond (32nd/35)
* 5000 m: Colin Coates (19th/20)
* 10000 m: Colin Coates (18th/24)

ee also

*Australia at the Winter Olympics

External links

* [http://www.olympics.com.au/ Australia NOC]
* [http://www.owia.org/ Olympic Winter Institute of Australia]

References

*"Australians at the Olympics: A definitive history" by Gary Lester ISBN 0-949853-05-4 (suspected errata listed in )

*"2002 Australian Winter Olympic Team Guide" [http://web.archive.org/web/20030308012801/http%3A//www.olympics.com.au/cp7/c9/webi/externaldocument/000114aq.pdf PDF file]

*"The Compendium: Official Australian Olympic Statistics 1896-2002" Australian Olympic Committee ISBN 0-7022-3425-7 (Inconsistencies in sources mentioned in )