Nordic Combined at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
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Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex (ski jumping) Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center (cross-country skiing) |
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Dates | 18–19 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 31 from 9 nations | ||||||||||||
Winning Score | 432.200 | ||||||||||||
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Ulrich Wehling | East Germany | ||
Jouko Karjalainen | Finland | ||
Konrad Winkler | East Germany |
Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics, consisted of one event, held from 18 February to 19 February. The ski jumping portion took place at Lake Placid Olympic Ski Jumping Complex, while the cross-country portion took place at Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center.
Athletes did three normal hill ski jumps, with the lowest score dropped. They then raced a 15 kilometre cross-country course, with the time converted to points. The athlete with the highest combined points score was awarded the gold medal.
Nine nations participated in Nordic combined at the Lake Placid Games.
Sports-Reference - 1980 Olympics - Nordic Combined
Sports-Reference - 1980 Olympics - Nordic Combined - Individual