FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980
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The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980 in cross-country skiing
took place in Falun
, Sweden
. This was an extraordinary event because the women's 20 km event was not held at the Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...
took place in Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This was an extraordinary event because the women's 20 km event was not held at the 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....
.
Women's 20 km
February 17, 1980| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 1:01:58.23 | |
| Silver | 1:02:26.34 | |
| Bronze | 1:02:41.70 |
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |