1980 World Figure Skating Championships

{{Short description|Annual figure skating competition held in 1980}}

{{No footnotes|date=April 2020}}

{{Infobox Figure Skating Competition

| title = 1980 World Figure Skating Championships

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| comptype = ISU Championship

| startdate = March 11

| enddate = 16

| skatingseason = 1979–80

| location = Dortmund, West Germany

| host =

| venue = Westfalenhallen

| prizemoney =

| defendmen =

| defendladies =

| defendpairs =

| defenddance =

| defendsynchro =

| championmen = {{flagicon|GDR}} Jan Hoffmann

| championladies = {{flagicon|GDR}} Anett Pötzsch

| championpairs = {{flagicon|URS}} Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai

| championdance = {{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay

| championsynchro =

| previouscomp = 1979 World Championships

| nextcomp = 1981 World Championships

}}

The 1980 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany from March 11 to 16. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.

Medal tables

=Medalists=

{{MedalistTable|type=Discipline}}
align=center | Men

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Jan Hoffmann

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Robin Cousins

| {{flagicon|USA}} Charles Tickner

align=center | Ladies

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Anett Pötzsch

| {{flagicon|FRG}} Dagmar Lurz

| {{flagicon|USA}} Linda Fratianne

align=center | Pair skating

| {{flagicon|URS}} Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai

| {{flagicon|GDR}} Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf

| {{flagicon|URS}} Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich

align=center | Ice dance

| {{flagicon|HUN}} Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay

| {{flagicon|URS}} Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov

| {{flagicon|URS}} Irina Moiseyeva / Andrei Minenkov

=Medals by country=

{{Medals table

| caption =

| host =

| flag_template =

| event =

| team =

| gold_GDR = 2 | silver_GDR = 1 | bronze_GDR = 0

| gold_URS = 1 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 2

| gold_HUN = 1 | silver_HUN = 0 | bronze_HUN = 0

| gold_GBR = 0 | silver_GBR = 1 | bronze_GBR = 0

| gold_FRG = 0 | silver_FRG = 1 | bronze_FRG = 0

| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 2

}}

Results

=Men=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! CP

! SP

! FS

! SP+FS

! Points

! Placings

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Jan Hoffmann

{{GDR}}1222189.9411
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Robin Cousins

{{GBR}}5111188.8217
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Charles Tickner

{{USA}}3733185.1230
4

| David Santee || {{USA}} || 2 || 3 || 6 || 5 || 185.16 || 32

5

| Scott Hamilton || {{USA}} || 8 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 179.94 || 49

6

| Mitsuru Matsumura || {{JPN}} || 9 || 6 || 5 || 6 || 177.14 || 58

7

| Igor Bobrin || {{URS}} || 6 || 4 || 8 || 7 || 176.66 || 59

8

| Fumio Igarashi || {{JPN}} || 13 || 10 || 7 || 8 || 171.86 || 82

9

| Brian Pockar || {{CAN}} || 10 || 9 || 10 || 10 || 171.56 || 83

10

| Hermann Schulz || {{GDR}} || 7 || 8 || 11 || 11 || 171.08 || 88

11

| Rudi Cerne || {{FRG}} || 12 || 11 || 9 || 9 || 170.60 || 91

12

| Mario Liebers || {{GDR}} || 11 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 166.86 || 108

13

| Jean-Christophe Simond || {{FRA}} || 4 || 14 || 16 || 15 || 164.56 || 115

14

| Alexander Fadeev || {{URS}} || 16 || 15 || 14 || 14 || 158.84 || 129

15

| Grzegorz Filipowski || {{POL}} || 18 || 13 || 13 || 13 || 160.12 || 129

16

| Jozef Sabovčík || {{TCH}} || 14 || 16 || 15 || 16 || 155.82 || 142

17

| William Schober || {{AUS}} || 19 || 19 || 17 || 17 || 144.60 || 161

18

| Helmut Kristofics-Binder || {{AUT}} || 17 || 20 || 19 || 19 || 142.90 || 166

19

| Thomas Öberg || {{SWE}} || 15 || 18 || 20 || 20 || 142.44 || 167

20

| Eric Krol || {{BEL}} || 21 || 17 || 18 || 18 || 140.32 || 172

21

| Miljan Begovic || {{YUG}} || 20 || 21 || 21 || 21 || 127.68 || 189

22

| Wang Zhili || {{CHN}} || 22 || 22 || 22 || 22 || 111.56 || 198

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

=Ladies=

*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! CP

! SP

! FS

! SP+FS

! Points

! Placings

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Anett Pötzsch

{{GDR}}1624188.3812
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Dagmar Lurz

{{FRG}}2455186.2223*
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Linda Fratianne

{{USA}}4311187.0422
4

| Emi Watanabe || {{JPN}} || 5 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 184.82 || 33

5

| Claudia Kristofics-Binder || {{AUT}} || 3 || 7 || 9 || 9 || 180.48 || 47

6

| Denise Biellmann || {{SUI}} || 10 || 1 || 6 || 3 || 178.56 || 57

7

| Lisa-Marie Allen || {{USA}} || 8 || 5 || 8 || 8 || 178.22 || 58

8

| Kristiina Wegelius || {{FIN}} || 6 || 11 || 12 || 13 || 172.68 || 79

9

| Deborah Cottrill || {{GBR}} || 9 || 8 || 14 || 10 || 172.14 || 85

10

| Katarina Witt || {{GDR}} || 20 || 9 || 7 || 7 || 170.86 || 95*

11

| Elaine Zayak || {{USA}} || 22 || 10 || 4 || 6 || 170.70 || 94

12

| Sanda Dubravčić || {{YUG}} || 12 || 12 || 11 || 11 || 169.30 || 107

13

| Carola Weißenberg || {{GDR}} || 13 || 14 || 13 || 12 || 168.68 || 111

14

| Tracey Wainman || {{CAN}} || 21 || 17 || 10 || 14 || 164.00 || 128

15

| Sonja Stanek || {{AUT}} || 16 || 22 || 16 || 16 || 158.90 || 142

16

| Renata Baierová || {{TCH}} || 23 || 19 || 15 || 15 || 158.20 || 143

17

| Susan Broman || {{FIN}} || 17 || 16 || 18 || 17 || 156.68 || 158

18

| Anne-Sophie de Kristoffy || {{FRA}} || 14 || 21 || 19 || 20 || 155.72 || 160

19

| Christina Riegel || {{FRG}} || 18 || 26 || 17 || 18 || 154.90 || 164

20

| Yoko Yakushi || {{JPN}} || 25 || 18 || 21 || 19 || 151.48 || 179

21

| Reiko Kobayashi || {{JPN}} || 19 || 25 || 22 || 21 || 150.74 || 188

22

| Anita Siegfried || {{SUI}} || 26 || 23 || 20 || 22 || 147.98 || 194

23

| Bodil Olsson || {{SWE}} || 28 || 24 || 23 || 23 || 144.64 || 208

24

| Belinda Coulthard || {{AUS}} || 27 || 27 || 24 || 24 || 140.82 || 216

25

| Rudina Pasveer || {{NED}} || 24 || 28 || 26 || 25 || 136.12 || 222

26

| Barbara Toffolo || {{ITA}} || 30 || 29 || 27 || 26 || 129.60 || 237

27

| Hanne Gamborg || {{DEN}} || 29 || 31 || 25 || 27 || 128.52 || 240

28

| Shin Hea-sook || {{KOR}} || 31 || 32 || 28 || 29 || 119.50 || 255

29

| Liu Zhiying || {{CHN}} || 32 || 30 || 29 || 28 || 117.56 || 258

WD

| Danielle Rieder || {{SUI}} || 7 || 13 || || || ||

WD

| Elena Vodorezova || {{URS}} || 11 || 15 || || || ||

WD

| Karin Riediger || {{FRG}} || 15 || 20 || || || ||

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

=Pairs=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! SP

! FS

! Points

! Placings

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai

{{URS}}11144.6410
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf

{{GDR}}22142.9220
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich

{{URS}}33141.0825
4

| Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach || {{GDR}} || 4 || 4 || 138.98 || 38

5

| Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz || {{FRG}} || 6 || 5 || 135.92 || 46

6

| Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov || {{URS}} || 5 || 7 || 134.32 || 55

7

| Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers || {{USA}} || 8 || 6 || 134.10 || 58

8

| Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl || {{TCH}} || 7 || 8 || 130.56 || 76

9

| Cornelia Haufe / Kersten Bellmann || {{GDR}} || 9 || 10 || 128.14 || 84

10

| Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli || {{USA}} || 10 || 11 || 127.68 || 90

11

| Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini || {{CAN}} || 11 || 9 || 127.86 || 91

12

| Yukiko Okabe / Takashi Mura || {{JPN}} || 12 || 13 || 119.74 || 113

13

| Susan Garland / Robert Daw || {{GBR}} || 13 || 12 || 119.06 || 115

14

| Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain || {{AUS}} || 14 || 14 || 116.38 || 123

15

| Luan Bo / Yao Bin || {{CHN}} || 15 || 15 || 88.06 || 135

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

=Ice dance=

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Name

! Nation

! CD

! FD

! Points

! Placings

bgcolor=gold

| align=center | 1

| Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay

{{HUN}}21205.5813
bgcolor=silver

| align=center | 2

| Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov

{{URS}}13204.5018
bgcolor=cc9966

| align=center | 3

| Irina Moiseeva / Andrei Minenkov

{{URS}}32202.4224
4

| Jayne Torvill / Christopher Dean || {{GBR}} || 4 || 4 || 199.12 || 35

5

| Lorna Wighton / John Dowding || {{CAN}} || 5 || 6 || 195.18 || 48

6

| Judy Blumberg / Michael Seibert || {{USA}} || 6 || 5 || 194.12 || 52

7

| Natalia Karamysheva / Rostislav Sinitsyn || {{URS}} || 7 || 7 || 189.66 || 63

8

| Stacey Smith / John Summers || {{USA}} || 8 || 8 || 187.12 || 72

9

| Henriette Fröschl / Christian Steiner || {{FRG}} || 9 || 9 || 184.02 || 80

10

| Karen Barber / Nicky Slater || {{GBR}} || 10 || 10 || 178.94 || 92

11

| Jana Berankova / Jan Bartak || {{TCH}} || 11 || 11 || 176.16 || 97

12

| Nathalie Herve / Pierre Bechu || {{FRA}} || 12 || 12 || 171.24 || 108

13

| Marie McNeil / Robert McCall || {{CAN}} || 13 || 13 || 168.58 || 116

14

| Jindra Holá / Karol Foltán || {{TCH}} || 14 || 15 || 162.60 || 132

15

| Noriko Sato / Tadeyuki Takahashi || {{JPN}} || 15 || 14 || 162.02 || 133

16

| Gabriella Remport / Sándor Nagy || {{HUN}} || 16 || 16 || 159.52 || 142

17

| Paola Casalotti / Sergio Ceserani || {{ITA}} || 17 || 17 || 158.50 || 150

Referee:

Assistant Referee:

Judges:

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