What is 1980 Winter Olympics?
{{Infobox Olympic games|1980|Winter|Olympics | host_city = [[Lake Placid, New York|Lake Placid]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]] | nations = 37 | athletes = 1,072 (840 men, 232 women) | events = 38 in 6 [[Olympic sports|sports]] (10 disciplines) | opening = 13 February | closing = 24 February | opened_by = [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Walter Mondale]] | cauldron = Charles Kerr<ref>{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lake-placid-1980/torch-relay|title=Lake Placid 1980 - The Torch|website=Olympics.com |date=December 17, 2020|access-date=4 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://usopm.org/passing-the-test-how-charles-kerr-earned-the-honor-of-lighting-the-olympic-cauldron-at-lake-placid-1980/|title=Passing the test: How Charles Kerr was chosen to light the Olympic Cauldron |website=United States Olympic and Paralympic Museum |date=February 13, 2020 |access-date=18 April 2021}}</ref> | stadium = [[Lake Placid Equestrian Stadium]] | winter_prev = [[1976 Winter Olympics|Innsbruck 1976]] | winter_next = [[1984 Winter Olympics|Sarajevo 1984]] | summer_prev = [[1976 Summer Olympics|Montreal 1976]] | summer_next = [[1980 Summer Olympics|Moscow 1980]] }} The '''1980 [[Winter Olympics]]''', officially known as the '''XIII Olympic Winter Games''', were held in [[1980]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]], [[United States]]. Another possible host city was [[Vancouver]]-[[Garibaldi, British Columbia|Garibaldi]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. However, they [[:wikt:withdrew|withdrew]] before the final vote. == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} == Other websites == * [https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lake-placid-1980 IOC page for the 1980 Winter Olympics] {{Olympic Games}} {{Sport-stub}} {{authority control}} [[Category:1980 in sports|Olympics]] [[Category:1980 in New York (state)]] [[Category:Lake Placid, New York]] [[Category:Sports in New York (state)|Winter Olympics 1980]] [[Category:Winter Olympics in the United St