| Cross-country skiing at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for Cross-country skiing | |
| Venue | Mount Van Hoevenberg |
| Date | February 14–23 |
| No. of events | 7 |
| Competitors | 131 (86 men, 45 women) from 24 nations |
| Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics | ||
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| 5 km | women | |
| 10 km | women | |
| 15 km | men | |
| 30 km | men | |
| 50 km | men | |
| Relay | men | women |
The1980 Winter Olympics results incross-country skiing.[1]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 |  East Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Finland | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Twenty four nations sent cross-country skiers to compete in the events at Lake Placid.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 km details | Thomas Wassberg Sweden | 41:57.63 | Juha Mieto Finland | 41:57.64 | Ove Aunli Norway | 42:28.62 |
| 30 km details | Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union | 1:27:02.80 | Vasily Rochev Soviet Union | 1:27:34.22 | Ivan Lebanov Bulgaria | 1:28:03.87 |
| 50 km details | Nikolay Zimyatov Soviet Union | 2:27:24.60 | Juha Mieto Finland | 2:30:20.52 | Alexander Zavyalov Soviet Union | 2:30:51.52 |
| 4 × 10 km relay details | Soviet Union Vasily Rochev Nikolay Bazhukov Yevgeny Belyayev Nikolay Zimyatov | 1:57:03.46 | Norway Lars Erik Eriksen Per Knut Aaland Ove Aunli Oddvar Brå | 1:58:45.77 | Finland Harri Kirvesniemi Pertti Teurajärvi Matti Pitkänen Juha Mieto | 2:00:00.18 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 km details | Raisa Smetanina Soviet Union | 15:06.92 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland | 15:11.96 | Květa Jeriová Czechoslovakia | 15:23.44 |
| 10 km details | Barbara Petzold East Germany | 30:31.54 | Hilkka Riihivuori Finland | 30:35.05 | Helena Takalo Finland | 30:45.25 |
| 4 × 5 km relay details | East Germany Marlies Rostock Carola Anding Veronika Hesse Barbara Petzold | 1:02:11.10 | Soviet Union Nina Baldychova Nina Selyunina Galina Kulakova Raisa Smetanina | 1:03:18.30 | Norway Brit Pettersen Anette Bøe Marit Myrmæl Berit Aunli | 1:04:13.50 |
