Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's downhill
| Men's Downhill at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
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Whiteface Mountain Wilmington, New York, U.S. |
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| Date | February 14, 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 47 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 1:45.50 | ||||||||||||
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 Austria
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Peter Wirnsberger |
Austria
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Steve Podborski |
 Canada
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| Location | Whiteface Mountain |
| Vertical | 832 m (2,730 ft) |
| Top elevation | 1,313 m (4,308 ft) |
| Base elevation | 481 m (1,578 ft) |
The Men's Downhill competition of the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid was held at Whiteface Mountain on Thursday, February 14.
The defending world champion was Josef Walcher of Austria, while Switzerland's Peter Müller was the defending World Cup downhill champion and led the 1980 World Cup. Defending Olympic champion Franz Klammer did not compete; he was not selected to the Austrian Olympic team in 1980.
Gold medalist was an alternate on the Austrian downhill team, at the Olympics for the slalom. His fast training times earned him a spot on the four-man team, displacing Walcher, the reigning world champion. All four Austrians in the race finished in the top ten and Müller was fourth.
Source:
Sports-Reference - 1980 Men's Downhill
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