# Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland competed as Great Britain at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

## Medallists

| Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
| Gold | Robin Cousins | Figure skating | Men's singles |

## Alpine skiing
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Alan Stewart | Downhill | | | | | 1:53.41 | 30 |
| David Cargill | Downhill | | | | | 1:52.02 | 29 |
| Ross Blyth | Downhill | | | | | 1:51.12 | 28 |
| Konrad Bartelski | Downhill | | | | | 1:48.53 | 12 |
| Roddy Langmuir | Giant Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Ross Blyth | Giant Slalom | 1:29.21 | 46 | 1:30.89 | 43 | 3:00.10 | 43 |
| Konrad Bartelski | Giant Slalom | 1:27.71 | 43 | 1:29.99 | 41 | 2:57.70 | 39 |
| Alan Stewart | Giant Slalom | 1:25.53 | 38 | 1:27.42 | 35 | 2:52.95 | 33 |
| Alan Stewart | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Roddy Langmuir | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Konrad Bartelski | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Ross Blyth | Slalom | 1:04.14 | 34 | 59.42 | 28 | 2:03.56 | 28 |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Valentina Iliffe | Downhill | | | | | 1:43.28 | 25 |
| Moira Cargill | Downhill | | | | | 1:42.82 | 24 |
| Valentina Iliffe | Giant Slalom | 1:23.33 | 34 | 1:39.43 | 31 | 3:02.76 | 31 |
| Anne Robb | Giant Slalom | 1:20.79 | 32 | 1:35.29 | 27 | 2:56.08 | 27 |
| Kirstin Cairns | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Anne Robb | Slalom | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Valentina Iliffe | Slalom | 48.88 | 22 | 49.68 | 16 | 1:38.56 | 16 |

## Biathlon
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Paul Gibbins | 5 | 38:44.24 | 42 |
| 10 km Sprint | Jim Wood | 4 | 38:30.09 | 40 |
| 10 km Sprint | Keith Oliver | 2 | 35:45.89 | 20 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
| 20 km | Graeme Ferguson | 1'12:53.98 | 7 | 1'19:53.98 | 33 |
| 20 km | Jim Wood | 1'12:45.37 | 3 | 1'15:45.37 | 25 |
| 20 km | Keith Oliver | 1'12:02.30 | 2 | 1'14:02.30 | 16 |

### Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay

| Athletes | Race | Race | Race |
| Athletes | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
| Graeme Ferguson Keith Oliver Jim Wood Paul Gibbins | 2 | 1'42:10.59 | 12 |
    $^1$ 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 |
| GBR-1 | Jonnie Woodall John Howell | Two-man | 1:04.12 | 15 | 1:04.12 | 10 | 1:03.65 | 11 | 1:04.03 | 13 | 4:15.92 | 10 |
| GBR-2 | Roger Potter Michael Pugh | Two-man | 1:04.93 | 20 | 1:04.77 | 17 | 1:04.40 | 18 | 1:04.47 | 17 | 4:18.57 | 17 |
| 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 |
| GBR-1 | Jonnie Woodall Tony Wallington Corrie Brown John Howell | Four-man | 1:01.44 | 11 | 1:01.42 | 10 | 1:00.98 | 11 | 1:01.08 | 7 | 4:04.92 | 9 |
| GBR-2 | Jackie Price Gomer Lloyd Andrew Ogilvy-Wedderburn Nick Phipps | Four-man | 1:01.79 | 16 | 1:01.90 | 15 | 1:02.11 | 16 | 1:01.89 | 15 | 4:07.69 | 15 |

## Cross-country skiing
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 15 km | Philip Jacklin | 52:14.17 | 57 |
| 15 km | Michael Goode | 49:47.20 | 52 |
| 15 km | Charles MacIvor | 48:37.57 | 49 |

## Figure skating
### Men

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Christopher Howarth | 16 | 15 | 15 | 145.66 | 134 | 15 |
| Robin Cousins | 4 | 1 | 1 | 189.48 | 13 | |

### Women

| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Karena Richardson | 10 | 9 | 4 | 168.94 | 109 | 12 |

### Pairs

| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Susan Garland Robert Daw | 11 | 10 | 124.36 | 91 | 10 |

### Ice Dancing

| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
| Karen Barber Nicky Slater | 12 | 12 | 176.92 | 104 | 12 |
| Jayne Torvill Christopher Dean | 5 | 5 | 197.12 | 42 | 5 |

## 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 |
| Neil Townshend | 46.726 | 27 | 45.358 | 14 | 45.037 | 11 | 45.278 | 14 | 3:02.399 | 16 |
| Derek Prentice | 45.502 | 24 | 45.880 | 18 | 46.425 | 22 | 46.715 | 20 | 3:04.522 | 22 |
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson | 45.191 | 18 | 46.947 | 22 | 45.060 | 12 | 45.066 | 13 | 3:02.264 | 15 |
(Men's) Doubles
| Athletes | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Total | Total |
| Athletes | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Derek Prentice Christopher Dyason | 40.705 | 14 | 41.862 | 15 | 1:22.567 | 14 |
| Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson John Denby | 42.406 | 18 | 48.493 | 19 | 1:30.899 | 19 |

### Women

| 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 |
| Avril Walker | 52.277 | 26 | 42.852 | 25 | DNF | – | – | – | DNF | – |
| Joanna Weaver | 40.881 | 22 | 41.201 | 23 | 41.167 | 20 | 42.032 | 23 | 2:45.281 | 23 |

## Speed skating
### Men

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Archie Marshall | DSQ | – |
| 1000 m | Archie Marshall | 2:00.93 | 40 |
| 1500 m | Alan Luke | 2:17.79 | 34 |
| 1500 m | Geoff Sandys | 2:15.06 | 33 |
| 5000 m | Geoff Sandys | 8:01.09 | 28 |
| 5000 m | John French | 7:59.62 | 27 |
| 5000 m | Alan Luke | 7:52.65 | 26 |
| 10,000 m | John French | 16:17.56 | 24 |

### Women

| Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
| 500 m | Kim Ferran | 47.25 | 30 |
| 1000 m | Mandy Horsepool | 1:36.31 | 37 |
| 1000 m | Kim Ferran | 1:34.19 | 35 |
| 1500 m | Kim Ferran | DSQ | – |
| 1500 m | Mandy Horsepool | 2:23.05 | 28 |
| 3000 m | Mandy Horsepool | 5:08.78 | 26 |