The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York, the second time the small town hosted the Winter Games after 1932. The United States men's ice hockey team, composed of amateur and collegiate players, defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union in a medal-round game widely remembered afterward as the Miracle on Ice before going on to win the gold medal. The event is often cited as one of the most significant upsets in sports history.
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Source Glenn Anderson (Wikipedia)
Source Olympedia: Harri Kirvesniemi at Olympedia
Source Jan Hoffmann (Wikipedia)
Source Jochen Behle (Wikipedia)
Source Juha Mieto (Wikipedia)
Source Nikolay Zimyatov (Wikipedia)
Source Peter Angerer (Wikipedia)
Source Robin Cousins (Wikipedia)
Source Sergei Makarov (ice hockey) (Wikipedia)
Source Thomas Wassberg (Wikipedia)
Source Tomas Gustafson (Wikipedia)
Source Ulrich Wehling (Wikipedia)
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1980 Winter Olympics: Lake Placid, United States
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The 1980 Winter Olympics were held in Lake Placid, New York, the second time the small town hosted the Winter Games after 1932. The United States men's ice hockey team, composed of amateur and collegiate players, defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union in a medal-round game widely remembered after
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The Summer and Winter Olympics are each held every four years
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The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Wikipedia: Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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The men's ice hockey tournament at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was the 14th Olympic Championship.
Wikipedia: Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics took place at the Olympic Center Arena in Lake Placid, New York, United States.
Wikipedia: Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics, was held from 9 February to 18 February.
Wikipedia: Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Alpine Skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of six alpine skiing events.
Wikipedia: Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics consisted of two events held from 17 February to 23 February, taking place at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex.
Robin Cousins (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Robin Cousins, Lead, Olympic Games 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Robin Cousins, Lead, Olympic Games 1980
He was the 1980 Olympic champion
Thomas Wassberg (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Thomas Wassberg, Lead, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Thomas Wassberg, Lead, 1980
At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, Wassberg edged out Finland's Juha Mieto by 0.01 seconds in the 15 km
Nikolay Zimyatov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Nikolay Zimyatov, Lead, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Nikolay Zimyatov, Lead, 1980
at the 1980 Lake Placid Games
Alexander Tikhonov (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Alexander Tikhonov, Life and career, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Alexander Tikhonov, Life and career, 1980
took part in the gold medal relay winning teams in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980
Tomas Gustafson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Tomas Gustafson, Early career, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Tomas Gustafson, Early career, 1980
he participated in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid
Peter Angerer (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Peter Angerer, CategoriesQuote, Competitors Include: Peter Angerer, Categories
Biathletes at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Jochen Behle (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jochen Behle, Lead, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Jochen Behle, Lead, 1980
1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid
Christian Poirot (Olympedia)
Competitors Include: Christian Poirot, ResultsQuote, Competitors Include: Christian Poirot, Results
1980 Winter Olympics
Gaétan Boucher (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Gaétan Boucher, Biography, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Gaétan Boucher, Biography, 1980
In 1980 he was second in the same event
Ulrich Wehling (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Ulrich Wehling, LeadQuote, Competitors Include: Ulrich Wehling, Lead
in 1972, 1976, and 1980
Vladislav Tretiak (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Vladislav Tretiak, Career and international playQuote, Competitors Include: Vladislav Tretiak, Career and international play
In the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USSR team loss to team USA
Sergei Makarov (ice hockey) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Sergei Makarov, Career and international playQuote, Competitors Include: Sergei Makarov, Career and international play
At the Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in 1984 and 1988, and a silver in 1980.
Glenn Anderson (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Glenn Anderson, Lead, OlympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Glenn Anderson, Lead, Olympics
chose to play for Team Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Juha Mieto (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Juha Mieto, Article text, 1980-winter-olympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Juha Mieto, Article text, 1980-winter-olympics
He competed in the 1972, 1976, 1980 and 1984 Olympics
Olympedia: Harri Kirvesniemi at Olympedia
OlympediaCompetitors Include: Harri Kirvesniemi, Results, 1980 Winter OlympicsQuote, Competitors Include: Harri Kirvesniemi, Results, 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics Cross Country Skiing
Olympedia: Anette Bøe (Olympedia)
OlympediaCompetitors Include: Anette Bøe, ResultsQuote, Competitors Include: Anette Bøe, Results
1980 Winter Olympics
Jan Hoffmann (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Jan Hoffmann, Career, Competitive, 1980Quote, Competitors Include: Jan Hoffmann, Career, Competitive, 1980
winning the silver medal behind Cousins and ahead of Charles Tickner of the United States
Wikipedia, Eric Heiden
WikipediaCompetitors Include: Eric Heiden, lead paragraph, competed-inQuote, Competitors Include: Eric Heiden, lead paragraph, competed-in
At the 1980 Winter Olympics, Heiden was the most successful athlete, setting four Olympic records, one world record, and winning an unprecedented five individual gold medals-more than any other athlete, and in fact more than any nation except for the Soviet Union (10) and East Germany (9).
Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey) (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey), Career, Soviet national team [competed-in]Quote, Competitors Include: Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey), Career, Soviet national team [competed-in]
a silver medal in 1980
Frank Ullrich (Wikipedia)
Competitors Include: Frank Ullrich, Career section [competed-in]Quote, Competitors Include: Frank Ullrich, Career section [competed-in]
At the 1980 Winter Olympics he won 3 medals
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