United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics
The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.
Medalists
The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.| Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
| Speed skating | Men's 500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | Men's 5000 meters | |||
| Speed skating | Men's 1000 meters | |||
| Speed skating | Men's 1500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | Men's 10,000 meters | |||
| Ice hockey | Men's tournament | |||
| Speed skating | Women's 500 meters | |||
| Speed skating | Women's 1000 meters | |||
| Alpine skiing | Men's slalom | |||
| Figure skating | Ladies' singles | |||
| Speed skating | Women's 3000 meters | |||
| Figure skating | Men's singles |
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Biathlon
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
| Martin Hagen | Individual | 1:21:02.95 | 8 | 36 |
| Glenn Jobe | Individual | 1:21:36.52 | 6 | 38 |
| Johnny Ruger | Individual | 1:33:30.80 | 21 | 45 |
| Peter Hoag | Sprint | 38:53.44 | 4 | 45 |
| Lyle Nelson | Sprint | 35:40.56 | 2 | 19 |
| Donald Nielsen | Sprint | 38:51.02 | 6 | 44 |
| Peter Hoag Martin Hagen Lyle Nelson Donald Nielsen | Relay | 1:39:24.29 | 13 | 8 |
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 5 km | 16:39.71 | 33 |
| Betsy Haines | 5 km | 17:27.75 | 37 |
| Beth Paxson | 5 km | 16:20.93 | 26 |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 5 km | 16:05.04 | 22 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko | 10 km | 33:04.71 | 28 |
| Beth Paxson | 10 km | 33:01.60 | 25 |
| Alison Owen-Spencer | 10 km | 32:41.33 | 22 |
| Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 10 km | 33:13.89 | 31 |
| Leslie Bancroft-Krichko Alison Owen-Spencer Beth Paxson Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes | 4×5 km relay | 1:06:55.41 | 7 |
Figure skating
;Individual;Mixed
Ice hockey
;Summary;Roster
- Bill Baker – A
- Neal Broten
- Dave Christian
- Steve Christoff
- Jim Craig
- Mike Eruzione – C
- John Harrington
- Steve Janaszak
- Mark Johnson
- Rob McClanahan
- Ken Morrow
- Jack O'Callahan
- Mark Pavelich
- Mike Ramsey
- Buzz Schneider
- Dave Silk
- Eric Strobel
- Bob Suter
- Phil Verchota
- Mark Wells
| Team advanced to the Final Round | |
| Team advanced to Consolation Round |
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 1 |
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;Final round
The top two teams from each group play the top two teams from the other group once. Points from previous games against their own group carry over, excluding teams who failed to make the medal round.
| Team | |||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
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Luge
;Men;Women
Nordic combined
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men;Women
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank |
| Sarah Docter | 500 m | 44.48 | 23 |
| Beth Heiden | 500 m | 43.18 | 7 |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 500 m | 42.26 | |
| Sarah Docter | 1000 m | 1:28.80 | 14 |
| Beth Heiden | 1000 m | 1:27.01 | 5 |
| Leah Poulos-Mueller | 1000 m | 1:25.41 | |
| Mary Docter | 1500 m | 2:14.74 | 12 |
| Sarah Docter | 1500 m | 2:15.11 | 13 |
| Beth Heiden | 1500 m | 2:13.10 | 7 |
| Mary Docter | 3000 m | 4:39.29 | 6 |
| Sarah Docter | 3000 m | 4:43.30 | 10 |
| Beth Heiden | 3000 m | 4:33.77 |