FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980

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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980 in cross-country skiing took place in Falun, Sweden. This was an extraordinary event because the women's 20 km event was not held at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.

[edit] Women's 20 km

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Flag of the German Democratic Republic Veronika Hesse, East Germany 1:01:58.23
Silver Flag of the Soviet Union Galina Kulakova, USSR 1:02:26.34
Bronze Flag of the Soviet Union Raisa Smetanina, USSR 1:02:41.70

Venue: Falun, Sweden

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union 0 1 1 2
2 Flag of the German Democratic Republic East Germany 1 0 0 1

[edit] References