China at the 1980 Winter Olympics
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The People's Republic of China
competed at the Winter Olympic Games
for the first time at the 1980 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
, United States
.
Men
Women
Men
Men's 4 x 7.5km relay
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Men
Women
Men
Women
Men
Women
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
competed at the Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games
The Winter Olympic Games is a sporting event, which occurs every four years. The first celebration of the Winter Olympics was held in Chamonix, France, in 1924. The original sports were alpine and cross-country skiing, figure skating, ice hockey, Nordic combined, ski jumping and speed skating...
for the first time at the 1980 Winter Olympics
1980 Winter Olympics
The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIII Olympic Winter Games, was a multi-sport event which was celebrated from 13 February through 24 February 1980 in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America. This was the second time the Upstate New York village hosted the Games, after 1932...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, United States
United States
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.
Alpine skiing
Men| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Piao Dongyi | Giant Slalom | 1:38.38 | 58 | 1:44.62 | 52 | 3:23.00 | 50 |
| Piao Dongyi | Slalom | 1:10.89 | 40 | 1:10.71 | 34 | 2:21.60 | 34 |
Women
| Athlete | Event | Race 1 | Race 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Wang Guizhen | Giant Slalom | 1:32.41 | 39 | 2:12.18 | 35 | 3:44.59 | 35 |
| Wang Guizhen | Slalom | 59.26 | 24 | 59.75 | 18 | 1:59.01 | 18 |
Biathlon
Men
| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km Sprint | Li Xiaoming | DSQ | – | – |
| Han Jinsuo | 6 | 44:06.85 | 46 | |
| Song Yongjun | 3 | 38:37.19 | 41 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 km | Wang Yumjie | 1'17:49.77 | 16 | 1'33:49.77 | 46 |
| Ying Zhenshan | 1'15:47.00 | 13 | 1'28:47.00 | 44 |
Men's 4 x 7.5km relay
| Athletes | Race | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Misses 1 | Time | Rank | |
| Song Yongjun Ying Zhenshan Li Xiaoming Wang Yumjie |
18 | 2'01:33.36 | 14 |
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per close miss (a hit in the outer ring), two minutes added per complete miss.
Cross-country skiing
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 15 km | Lin Guanghao | 48:38.36 | 50 |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 5 km | Ren Guiping | 19:01.74 | 38 |
| 10 km | Ren Guiping | 38:23.45 | 38 |
Figure skating
Men
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhaoxiao Xu | 17 | 16 | 16 | 117.16 | 144 | 16 |
Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhenghua Bao | 22 | 21 | 20 | 126.96 | 191 | 22 |
Speed skating
Men
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Su He | 41.26 | 33 |
| Zhao Weichang | 41.18 | 31 | |
| Wang Nianchun | 39.73 | 23 | |
| 1000 m | Wang Nianchun | 1:24.20 | 36 |
| Li Huchun | 1:22.10 | 32 | |
| Zhao Weichang | 1:20.97 | 24 | |
| 1500 m | Li Huchun | 2:10.00 | 30 |
| Guo Chengjiang | 2:08.33 | 29 | |
| Zhao Weichang | 2:05.48 | 25 | |
Women
| Event | Athlete | Race | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| 500 m | Wang Limei | 45.57 | 29 |
| Shen Guoqin | 45.03 | 27 | |
| Cao Guifeng | 44.43 | 21 | |
| 1000 m | Shen Zhenshu | 1:32.49 | 32 |
| Zhang Li | 1:32.20 | 31 | |
| Cao Guifeng | 1:31.74 | 27 | |
| 1500 m | Shen Guoqin | 2:41.99 | 30 |
| Chen Shuhua | 2:29.48 | 29 | |
| Kong Meiyu | 2:22.48 | 27 | |
| 3000 m | Piao Meiji | 5:19.07 | 28 |
| Kong Meiyu | 5:08.90 | 27 | |