title: Bulgaria at the 1980 Winter Olympics
text: # Bulgaria at the 1980 Winter Olympics
  
  Bulgaria competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
  
  ## Medalists
  
  | Medal | Name | Sport | Event |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Bronze | Ivan Lebanov | Cross-country skiing | Men's 30 km |
  
  Lebanov was the first Bulgarian to win a Winter Olympics Medal.
  
  ## Alpine skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 1 | Race 2 | Race 2 | Total | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
  | Khristo Angelov | Giant Slalom | 1:25.97 | 40 | 1:26.81 | 33 | 2:52.78 | 32 |
  | Mitko Khadzhiev | Giant Slalom | 1:25.27 | 37 | 1:25.15 | 30 | 2:50.42 | 31 |
  | Petar Popangelov | Giant Slalom | 1:23.80 | 34 | 1:24.32 | 25 | 2:48.12 | 27 |
  | Lyudmil Tonchev | Giant Slalom | 1:23.73 | 33 | 1:25.09 | 29 | 2:48.82 | 30 |
  | Mitko Khadzhiev | Slalom | 57.34 | 27 | 54.04 | 20 | 1:51.38 | 21 |
  | Khristo Angelov | Slalom | 57.03 | 25 | 53.48 | 17 | 1:50.51 | 19 |
  | Lyudmil Tonchev | Slalom | 56.85 | 22 | 53.38 | 16 | 1:50.23 | 17 |
  | Petar Popangelov | Slalom | 54.84 | 9 | 50.56 | 2 | 1:45.40 | 6 |
  
  ## Biathlon
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Misses $^1$ | Time | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 10 km Sprint | Yuri Mitev | 4 | 37:23.95 | 36 |
  | 10 km Sprint | Vladimir Velichkov | 5 | 37:10.71 | 34 |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time $^2$ | Rank |
  | 20 km | Vladimir Velichkov | 1'09:57.24 | 18 | 1'27:57.24 | 43 |
  | 20 km | Yuri Mitev | 1'11:58.06 | 10 | 1'21:58.06 | 40 |
  
      $^1$ 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.
  
  ## Cross-country skiing
  
  ### Men
  
  | Event | Athlete | Race | Race |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Event | Athlete | Time | Rank |
  | 15 km | Khristo Barzanov | 45:05.21 | 38 |
  | 15 km | Ivan Lebanov | 43:37.32 | 15 |
  | 30 km | Khristo Barzanov | 1'32:03.49 | 23 |
  | 30 km | Ivan Lebanov | 1'28:03.87 | |
  