East Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics

East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.

Medalists
East Germany finished in second position in the final medal rankings, with 9 gold medals and 23 medals overall.

Biathlon

 * Men


 * Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay


 * 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


 * Women


 * Women's 4 × 5 km relay

Figure skating

 * Men


 * Women


 * Pairs

Luge

 * Men

(Men's) Doubles


 * Women

Nordic combined
Events:
 * normal hill ski jumping (Three jumps, best two counted and shown here.)
 * 15 km cross-country skiing

Speed skating

 * Men


 * Women