Mongolia at the 1980 Winter Olympics

Mongolia
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...

competed 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

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

. The nation returned to the Winter Games after having missed the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

Cross-country skiing

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
15 km	Luvsandashiin Dorj	48:05.78	48
30 km	Luvsandashiin Dorj	1'53:52.24	52
50 km	Luvsandashiin Dorj	2'48:22.97	36

Speed skating

Men

Event	Athlete	Race
Event	Athlete	Time	Rank
500 m	Tömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa	42.41	35
500 m	Dorjiin Tsenddoo	41.68	34
1000 m	Dorjiin Tsenddoo	1:27.00	38
1000 m	Tömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa	1:24.84	37
1500 m	Dorjiin Tsenddoo	2:19.30	35
1500 m	Tömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa	2:11.51	31
5000 m	Tömörbaataryn Nyamdavaa	8:07.68	29

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