# Switzerland at the 1980 Winter Olympics

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

## Medalists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Erich Schärer Josef Benz | Bobsleigh | Two-man |
| Silver | Erich Schärer Ulrich Bächli Rudolf Marti Josef Benz | Bobsleigh | Four-man |
| Bronze | Jacques Lüthy | Alpine skiing | Men's slalom |
| Bronze | Marie-Theres Nadig | Alpine skiing | Women's downhill |
| Bronze | Erika Hess | Alpine skiing | Women's slalom |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Toni Bürgler | Downhill | | | | | DNF | – |
| Erwin Josi | Downhill | | | | | 1:50.03 | 24 |
| Urs Räber | Downhill | | | | | 1:49.16 | 18 |
| Peter Müller | Downhill | | | | | 1:46.75 | 4 |
| Jean-Luc Fournier | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Peter Lüscher | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Jacques Lüthy | Giant Slalom | 1:21.55 | 11 | 1:21.20 | 2 | 2:42.75 | 5 |
| Joël Gaspoz | Giant Slalom | 1:21.10 | 5 | 1:21.95 | 6 | 2:43.05 | 7 |
| Peter Lüscher | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Joël Gaspoz | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Jean-Luc Fournier | Slalom | 58.95 | 28 | 54.53 | 23 | 1:53.48 | 23 |
| Jacques Lüthy | Slalom | 53.70 | 2 | 51.36 | 6 | 1:45.06 | |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Annemarie Bischofberger | Downhill | | | | | 1:41.93 | 20 |
| Doris de Agostini | Downhill | | | | | 1:41.26 | 17 |
| Bernadette Zurbriggen | Downhill | | | | | 1:40.74 | 11 |
| Marie-Theres Nadig | Downhill | | | | | 1:38.36 | |
| Marie-Theres Nadig | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Brigitte Nansoz | Giant Slalom | 1:18.09 | 18 | 1:30.11 | 15 | 2:48.20 | 16 |
| Erika Hess | Giant Slalom | 1:15.27 | 4 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Marie-Theres Nadig | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Brigitte Nansoz | Slalom | 45.52 | 17 | DNF | – | DNF | – |
| Erika Hess | Slalom | 43.50 | 5 | 44.39 | 5 | 1:27.89 | |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Roland Burn | 5 | 36:52.35 | 32 |
| 10 km Sprint | Urs Brechbühl | 4 | 36:22.66 | 30 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Roland Burn | 1'10:12.97 | 11 | 1'21:12.97 | 37 |
| 20 km | Urs Berchbühl | 1'11:59.13 | 8 | 1'19:59.13 | 34 |
    $^1$ A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
    $^2$ One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.

## Bobsleigh

| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| SUI-1 | Hans Hiltebrand Walter Rahm | Two-man | 1:02.37 | 2 | 1:02.96 | 5 | 1:03.65 | 11 | 1:02.64 | 3 | 4:11.32 | 4 |
| SUI-2 | Erich Schärer Sepp Benz | Two-man | 1:01.87 | 1 | 1:02.76 | 2 | 1:02.29 | 1 | 1:02.44 | 1 | 4:09.36 | |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Sled | Athletes | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| SUI-1 | Erich Schärer Ueli Bächli Ruedi Marti Sepp Benz | Four-man | 1:00.31 | 3 | 1:00.41 | 3 | 1:00.02 | 2 | 1:00.13 | 1 | 4:00.87 | |
| SUI-2 | Hans Hiltebrand Ulrich Schindler Walter Rahm Armin Baumgartner | Four-man | 1:01.13 | 7 | 1:01.00 | 5 | 1:00.54 | 7 | 1:01.02 | 6 | 4:03.69 | 6 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km | Alfred Schindler | 44:52.93 | 35 |
| 15 km | Hansueli Kreuzer | 44:44.66 | 32 |
| 15 km | Konrad Hallenbarter | 44:42.12 | 29 |
| 15 km | Franz Renggli | 44:38.66 | 27 |
| 30 km | Francis Jacot | 1'36:50.46 | 42 |
| 30 km | Heinz Gähler | 1'33:43.68 | 29 |
| 30 km | Gaudenz Ambühl | 1'32:06.20 | 24 |
| 30 km | Eduard Hauser | 1'31:20.09 | 15 |
| 50 km | Konrad Hallenbarter | DNF | – |
| 50 km | Gaudenz Ambühl | DNF | – |
| 50 km | Heinz Gähler | 2'35:11.20 | 14 |
| 50 km | Franz Renggli | 2'33:27.56 | 10 |

### Men's 4 × 10 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Time | Rank |
| Hansrüli Kreuzer Konrad Hallenbarter Eduard Hauser Gaudenz Ambühl | 2'03:36.57 | 7 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 5 km | Cornelia Thomas | 16:43.85 | 34 |
| 5 km | Evi Kratzer | 16:14.34 | 23 |
| 10 km | Cornelia Thomas | 33:57.94 | 36 |
| 10 km | Evi Kratzer | 33:03.65 | 27 |

## Figure skating
### Women

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Danielle Rieder | 9 | 15 | 16 | 165.46 | 125 | 14 |
| Denise Biellmann | 12 | 1 | 1 | 180.46 | 43 | 4 |

## Luge
### Men

| Athlete | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Run 4 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Ueli Schenkel | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Markus Kägi | 54.224 | 28 | DNF | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | – |

## Nordic combined

Events:
* normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
* 15 km cross-country skiing
| Athlete | Event | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Ski Jumping | Cross-country | Cross-country | Cross-country | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance 1 | Distance 2 | Points | Rank | Time | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Ernst Beetschen | Individual | 73.0 | 72.0 | 170.3 | 27 | 50:09.2 | 198.295 | 16 | 368.595 | 21 |
| Karl Lustenberger | Individual | 83.0 | 80.0 | 212.7 | 6 | 50:01.1 | 199.510 | 14 | 412.210 | 6 |

## Ski jumping

| Athlete | Event | Jump 1 | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Points | Distance | Points | Points | Rank |
| Paul Egloff | Normal hill | 65.0 | 80.2 | 70.5 | 91.5 | 171.7 | 43 |
| Robert Mösching | Normal hill | 74.0 | 97.6 | 73.0 | 95.0 | 192.6 | 37 |
| Hansjörg Sumi | Normal hill | 83.0 | 117.5 | 86.5 | 125.1 | 242.6 | 9 |
| Paul Egloff | Large hill | 91.5 | 87.7 | 88.0 | 79.4 | 167.2 | 47 |
| Karl Lustenberger | Large hill | 98.0 | 104.4 | 95.0 | 98.7 | 203.1 | 30 |
| Robert Mösching | Large hill | 108.0 | 118.4 | 98.5 | 104.1 | 222.5 | 17 |
| Hansjörg Sumi | Large hill | 117.0 | 135.0 | 100.0 | 107.7 | 242.7 | 7 |

## Speed skating
### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Silvia Brunner | 43.72 | 13 |
| 1000 m | Silvia Brunner | 1:31.79 | 29 |