China at the 1980 Winter Olympics
{{infobox country at games
| NOC = CHN
| NOCname = Chinese Olympic Committee
| games = Winter Olympics
| year = 1980
| flagcaption =
| oldcode =
| website = {{url|www.olympic.cn}} {{in lang|zh|en}}
| location = Lake Placid
| competitors = 24 (13 men, 11 women)
| sports = 5
| flagbearer = Zhao Weichang (speed skating)
| rank =
| gold = 0
| silver = 0
| bronze = 0
| officials =
| appearances = auto
| winterappearances =
| seealso = {{flagIOC|ROC}} (1972–1976)
}}
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.
Alpine skiing
{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Race 1 !colspan="2"|Race 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Piao Dongyi
|Giant Slalom |align="center"|1:38.38 |align="center"|58 |align="center"|1:44.62 |align="center"|52 |align="center"|3:23.00 |align="center"|50 |
| Piao Dongyi
|Slalom |align="center"|1:10.89 |align="center"|40 |align="center"|1:10.71 |align="center"|34 |align="center"|2:21.60 |align="center"|34 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan="2"|Athlete
!rowspan="2"|Event !colspan="2"|Race 1 !colspan="2"|Race 2 !colspan="2"|Total |
|---|
| Time
!Rank !Time !Rank !Time !Rank |
| Wang Guizhen
|Giant Slalom |align="center"|1:32.41 |align="center"|39 |align="center"|2:12.18 |align="center"|35 |align="center"|3:44.59 |align="center"|35 |
| Wang Guizhen
|Slalom |align="center"|59.26 |align="center"|24 |align="center"|59.75 |align="center"|18 |align="center"|1:59.01 |align="center"|18 |
Biathlon
{{main|Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Event
!Athlete !Misses 1 !Time !Rank |
|---|
| rowspan="3"|10 km Sprint
|align="center"|DSQ |align="center"|– |align="center"|– |
| Han Jinsuo
|align="center"|6 |align="center"|44:06.85 |align="center"|46 |
| Song Yongjun
|align="center"|3 |align="center"|38:37.19 |align="center"|41 |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" |
| Event
!Athlete !Time !Penalties !Adjusted time 2 !Rank |
|---|
| rowspan="2"|20 km
|align="center"|1'17:49.77 |align="center"|16 |align="center"|1'33:49.77 |align="center"|46 |
| Ying Zhenshan
|align="center"|1'15:47.00 |align="center"|13 |align="center"|1'28:47.00 |align="center"|44 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Athletes
!colspan=3|Race |
|---|
| Misses 1
!Time !Rank |
| Song Yongjun Ying Zhenshan Li Xiaoming Wang Yumjie |align=center|18 |align=center|2'01:33.36 |align=center|14 |
{{ref begin}}
: 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.
{{ref end}}
Cross-country skiing
{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| 15 km
|align=center|48:38.36 |align=center|50 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| 5 km
|align=center|19:01.74 |align=center|38 |
| 10 km
|align=center|38:23.45 |align=center|38 |
Figure skating
{{main|Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!CF !SP !FS !Points !Places !Rank |
|---|
| align=center
|align=left| Zhaoxiao Xu |17 |16 |16 |117.16 |144 |16 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| Athlete
!CF !SP !FS !Points !Places !Rank |
|---|
| align=center
|align=left| Bao Zhenhua |22 |21 |20 |126.96 |191 |22 |
Speed skating
{{main|Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
;Men
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| rowspan=3|500 m
|align=center|41.26 |align=center|33 |
| Zhao Weichang
|align=center|41.18 |align=center|31 |
| Wang Nianchun
|align=center|39.73 |align=center|23 |
| rowspan=3|1000 m
|align=center|1:24.20 |align=center|36 |
| Li Huchun
|align=center|1:22.10 |align=center|32 |
| Zhao Weichang
|align=center|1:20.97 |align=center|24 |
| rowspan=3|1500 m
|align=center|2:10.00 |align=center|30 |
| Guo Chengjiang
|align=center|2:08.33 |align=center|29 |
| Zhao Weichang
|align=center|2:05.48 |align=center|25 |
;Women
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:90%" |
| rowspan=2|Event
!rowspan=2|Athlete !colspan=2|Race |
|---|
| Time
!Rank |
| rowspan=3|500 m
|align=center|45.57 |align=center|29 |
| Shen Guoqin
|align=center|45.03 |align=center|27 |
| Cao Guifeng
|align=center|44.43 |align=center|21 |
| rowspan=3|1000 m
|align=center|1:32.49 |align=center|32 |
| Zhang Li
|align=center|1:32.20 |align=center|31 |
| Cao Guifeng
|align=center|1:31.74 |align=center|27 |
| rowspan=3|1500 m
|align=center|2:41.99 |align=center|30 |
| Chen Shuhua
|align=center|2:29.48 |align=center|29 |
| Kong Meiyu
|align=center|2:22.48 |align=center|27 |
| rowspan=2|3000 m
|align=center|5:19.07 |align=center|28 |
| Kong Meiyu
|align=center|5:08.90 |align=center|27 |
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080522105330/http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Reports]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200417042617/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1980/ Olympic Winter Games 1980, full results by sports-reference.com]
{{Nations at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}
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