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United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics

{{infobox country at games

| NOC = USA

| NOCname = United States Olympic Committee

| games = Winter Olympics

| year = 1980

| flagcaption = Flag of the United States

| oldcode =

| website =

| location = Lake Placid

| competitors = 101 (76 men, 25 women)

| sports = 6

| flagbearer = Scott Hamilton (opening)

| rank = 3

| gold = 6

| silver = 4

| bronze = 2

| officials =

| appearances = auto

| app_begin_year =

| app_end_year =

| summerappearances =

| winterappearances =

| seealso =

}}

The United States was the host nation for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.

Medalists

{{Further information|1980 Winter Olympics medal table}}

The following U.S. competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.

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| width="78%" align="left" valign="top" |

class="wikitable sortable" style=font-size:95%
Medal

!Name

!Sport

!Event

!Date

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Eric|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Men's 500 meters

|{{dts|February 15}}

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Eric|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Men's 5000 meters

|{{dts|February 16}}

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Eric|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Men's 1000 meters

|{{dts|February 19}}

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Eric|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Men's 1500 meters

|{{dts|February 21}}

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|Eric|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Men's 10,000 meters

|{{dts|February 23}}

{{gold medal}}

|{{sortname|United States|men's national ice hockey team}}
{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|small=yes|style=width:32em|{{ubl|Bill Baker|Neal Broten|Dave Christian|Steve Christoff|Jim Craig|Mike Eruzione|John Harrington|Mark Johnson|Rob McClanahan|Ken Morrow|Jack O'Callahan|Mike Ramsey|Mark Pavelich|Steve Janaszak|Buzz Schneider|Dave Silk|Eric Strobel|Bob Suter|Phil Verchota|Mark Wells}}}}

|Ice hockey

|Men's tournament

|{{dts|February 24}}

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Leah|Poulos-Mueller}}

|Speed skating

|Women's 500 meters

|{{dts|February 15}}

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Leah|Poulos-Mueller}}

|Speed skating

|Women's 1000 meters

|{{dts|February 17}}

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Phil|Mahre}}

|Alpine skiing

|Men's slalom

|{{dts|February 19}}

{{silver medal}}

|{{sortname|Linda|Fratianne}}

|Figure skating

|Women's singles

|{{dts|February 23}}

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Beth|Heiden}}

|Speed skating

|Women's 3000 meters

|{{dts|February 20}}

{{bronze medal}}

|{{sortname|Charles|Tickner}}

|Figure skating

|Men's singles

|{{dts|February 21}}

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{{Clear}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
colspan=5|Medals by sport
Sport

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold1}}

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver2}}

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze3}}

!Total

Speed skating

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1

|8

Ice hockey

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|1

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|1

Figure skating

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1

|2

Alpine skiing

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|1

Total

!style=background:gold|6

!style=background:silver|4

!style=background:#c96|2

!12

{{Clear}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
colspan=6|Medals by gender
Gender

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold1}}

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver2}}

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze3}}

!Total

!Percentage

Male

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|6

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|1

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1

|8

|66.7%

Female

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|3

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|1

|4

|33.3%

Total

!style=background:gold|6

!style=background:silver|4

!style=background:#c96|2

!12

!100%

class=wikitable style=font-size:85%;float:right;text-align:center
colspan=6|Multiple medalists
Name

!Sport

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|{{gold1}}

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|{{silver2}}

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|{{bronze3}}

!Total

Eric Heiden

|Speed skating

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|5

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|0

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|5

Leah Poulos-Mueller

|Speed skating

|bgcolor=F7F6A8|0

|bgcolor=DCE5E5|2

|bgcolor=FFDAB9|0

|2

{{col-end}}

Alpine skiing

{{main|Alpine skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Karl Anderson

|align=left rowspan=4|Downhill

|colspan=4 rowspan=4 {{n/a}}

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Phil Mahre

|1:48.88

|14

align=left|Andy Mill

|1:49.07

|16

align=left|Pete Patterson

|1:47.04

|5

align=left|Cary Adgate

|align=left rowspan=4|Giant slalom

|1:22.48

|23

|colspan=4|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Phil Mahre

|1:21.74

|14

|1:22.59

|10

|2:44.33

|10

align=left|Steve Mahre

|1:21.86

|15

|1:23.08

|15

|2:44.94

|15

align=left|Pete Patterson

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Phil Mahre

|align=left rowspan=4|Slalom

|53.31

|1

|51.45

|8

|1:44.76

|{{silver02}}

align=left|Steve Mahre

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Pete Patterson

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Bill Taylor

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Holly Flanders

|align=left rowspan=3|Downhill

|colspan=4 rowspan=3 {{n/a}}

|1:40.96

|14

align=left|Cindy Nelson

|1:39.69

|7

align=left|Heidi Preuss

|1:39.51

|4

align=left|Christin Cooper

|align=left rowspan=4|Giant slalom

|1:16.61

|9

|1:28.10

|7

|2:44.71

|7

align=left|Tamara McKinney

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Cindy Nelson

|1:17.42

|13

|1:29.90

|14

|2:47.32

|13

align=left|Heidi Preuss

|1:17.54

|15

|1:30.83

|20

|2:48.37

|17

align=left|Abbi Fisher

|align=left rowspan=4|Slalom

|45.10

|14

|colspan=4|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Christin Cooper

|44.23

|7

|45.05

|7

|1:29.28

|8

align=left|Tamara McKinney

|colspan=6|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Cindy Nelson

|44.96

|12

|45.89

|13

|1:30.85

|11

Biathlon

{{main|Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Misses

!Rank

align=left|Martin Hagen

|align=left rowspan=3|Individual

|1:21:02.95

|8 (0+4+4+0)

|36

align=left|Glenn Jobe

|1:21:36.52

|6 (1+0+0+5)

|38

align=left|Johnny Ruger

|1:33:30.80

|21 (8+4+6+3)

|45

align=left|Peter Hoag

|align=left rowspan=3|Sprint

|38:53.44

|4 (2+2)

|45

align=left|Lyle Nelson

|35:40.56

|2 (1+1)

|19

align=left|Donald Nielsen

|38:51.02

|6 (2+4)

|44

align=left|Peter Hoag
Martin Hagen
Lyle Nelson
Donald Nielsen

|align=left|Relay

|1:39:24.29

|13 (0+5 0+8)

|8

Bobsleigh

{{main|Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

!colspan=2|Run 3

!colspan=2|Run 4

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Brent Rushlaw
Joe Tyler

|align=left rowspan=2|Two-man

|1:02.90

|5

|1:02.81

|3

|1:02.99

|5

|1:03.42

|8

|4:12.12

|6

align=left|Howard Siler
Dick Nalley

|1:03.04

|6

|1:03.04

|6

|1:02.65

|2

|1:03.00

|5

|4:11.73

|5

align=left|Bob Hickey
Jeff Jordan
Willie Davenport
Jeff Gadley

|align=left rowspan=2|Four-man

|1:01.49

|12

|1:01.81

|14

|1:01.04

|13

|1:01.77

|14

|4:06.11

|12

align=left|Howard Siler
Joe Tyler
Jeff Jost
Dick Nalley

|1:01.49

|12

|1:01.69

|13

|1:01.30

|14

|1:01.72

|12

|4:06.20

|13

Cross-country skiing

{{main|Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Tim Caldwell

|align=left rowspan=4|15 km

|44:30.41

|25

align=left|Stan Dunklee

|44:03.84

|22

align=left|Jim Galanes

|44:46.48

|33

align=left|Bill Koch

|43:38.56

|16

align=left|Stan Dunklee

|align=left rowspan=4|30 km

|1:33:48.02

|30

align=left|Jim Galanes

|1:36:15.17

|41

align=left|Bill Koch

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Doug Peterson

|1:38:29.86

|45

align=left|Stan Dunklee

|align=left rowspan=4|50 km

|2:42:20.20

|33

align=left|Jim Galanes

|2:37:09.64

|20

align=left|Bill Koch

|2:34:31.62

|13

align=left|Doug Peterson

|colspan=2|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Tim Caldwell
Stan Dunklee
Jim Galanes
Bill Koch

|align=left|4 × 10 km relay

|2:04:12.17

|8

Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Leslie Bancroft-Krichko

|align=left rowspan=4|5 km

|16:39.71

|33

align=left|Betsy Haines

|17:27.75

|37

align=left|Beth Paxson

|16:20.93

|26

align=left|Alison Owen-Spencer

|16:05.04

|22

align=left|Leslie Bancroft-Krichko

|align=left rowspan=4|10 km

|33:04.71

|28

align=left|Beth Paxson

|33:01.60

|25

align=left|Alison Owen-Spencer

|32:41.33

|22

align=left|Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes

|33:13.89

|31

align=left|Leslie Bancroft-Krichko
Alison Owen-Spencer
Beth Paxson
Lynn von der Heide-Spencer-Galanes

|align=left|4 × 5 km relay

|1:06:55.41

|7

Figure skating

{{main|Figure skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Individual

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!{{abbr|CF|Compulsory figures}}

!{{abbr|SP|Short program}}

!{{abbr|FS|Free skating}}

!colspan=3|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Rank

!Rank

!Rank

!Points

!Places

!Rank

align=left|Scott Hamilton

|align=left rowspan=3|Men's singles

|8

|4

|4

|181.78

|45

|5

align=left|David Santee

|3

|3

|5

|185.52

|34

|4

align=left|Charles Tickner

|2

|5

|3

|187.06

|28

|{{bronze03}}

align=left|Lisa-Marie Allen

|align=left rowspan=3|Ladies' singles

|8

|3

|4

|179.42

|45

|5

align=left|Linda Fratianne

|3

|1

|2

|188.30

|16

|{{silver02}}

align=left|Sandy Lenz

|11

|6

|7

|172.74

|82

|9

Mixed

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!{{abbr|SP|Short program}} / {{abbr|CD|Compulsory dance}}

!{{abbr|FS|Free skating}} / {{abbr|FD|Free dance}}

!colspan=3|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Rank

!Rank

!Points

!Places

!Rank

align=left|Tai Babilonia
Randy Gardner

|align=left rowspan=3|Pairs

|colspan=5|{{abbr|DNS|Did not start}}

align=left|Kitty Carruthers
Peter Carruthers

|5

|5

|137.38

|46

|5

align=left|Sheryl Franks
Michael Botticelli

|7

|7

|133.84

|64

|7

align=left|Judy Blumberg
Michael Seibert

|align=left rowspan=2|Ice dancing

|7

|7

|190.30

|66

|7

align=left|Stacey Smith
John Summers

|8

|8

|188.38

|75

|9

Ice hockey

{{main|Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Summary

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=6|First round

!Consolation game

!colspan=3|Final round

style=font-size:95%

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Rank

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Opposition
score

!Rank

align=left|United States men

|align=left|Men's tournament

|{{ih|SWE}}
T 2-2

|{{ih|TCH}}
W 7–3

|{{ih|NOR}}
W 5–1

|{{ih|ROU|1965}}
W 7–2

|{{ih|FRG}}
W 4–2

|1 Q

|{{n/a|Bye}}

|{{ih|URS}}
W 4–3

|{{ih|FIN}}
W 4–2

|{{gold01}}

Roster

First Round

{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|Blue}}

{{small|All times are local (UTC-5).}}

{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|B3}}

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{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|B6}}

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{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|B7}}

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{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|B12}}

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{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|B15}}

Final round

{{see also|Miracle on Ice}}

{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|Final}}

{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|F1}}

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{{#section:Ice hockey at the 1980 Winter Olympics|F3}}

Luge

{{main|Luge at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

!colspan=2|Run 3

!colspan=2|Run 4

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|John Fee

|align=left rowspan=3|Singles

|45.328

|21

|45.407

|15

|46.032

|20

|45.345

|15

|3:02.112

|14

align=left|Richard Stithem

|45.418

|22

|45.938

|19

|46.245

|21

|45.491

|17

|3:03.092

|20

align=left|Jeff Tucker

|45.158

|17

|45.311

|13

|45.427

|14

|45.400

|16

|3:01.296

|12

align=left|Raymond Bateman
Frank Masley

|align=left rowspan=2|Doubles

|48.241

|19

|40.612

|11

|colspan=4 rowspan=2 {{n/a}}

|1:28.853

|18

align=left|Ty Danco
Richard Healey

|40.386

|12

|40.955

|12

|1:21.341

|11

Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Run 1

!colspan=2|Run 2

!colspan=2|Run 3

!colspan=2|Run 4

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Donna Burke

|align=left rowspan=3|Singles

|40.663

|19

|40.931

|17

|40.943

|16

|41.148

|21

|2:43.685

|17

align=left|Susan Charlesworth

|41.018

|24

|colspan=8|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Debra Genovese

|40.497

|16

|40.811

|16

|40.799

|15

|40.819

|15

|2:42.926

|15

Nordic combined

{{main|Nordic combined at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=4|Ski Jumping

!colspan=3|Cross-country

!colspan=2|Total

Jump 1

!Jump 2

!Total

!Rank

!Time

!Points

!Rank

!Points

!Rank

align=left|Gary Crawford

|align=left rowspan=4|Individual

|78.8

|82.9

|161.7

|29

|52:21.3

|178.480

|25

|340.180

|28

align=left|Mike Devecka

|88.6

|85.9

|174.5

|22

|colspan=5|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Kerry Lynch

|87.6

|92.7

|180.3

|20

|49:44.3

|202.030

|12

|382.330

|18

align=left|Walter Malmquist

|108.4

|113.4

|221.8

|2

|52:54.5

|173.500

|27

|395.300

|12

Ski jumping

{{main|Ski jumping at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
rowspan=2|Athlete

!rowspan=2|Event

!colspan=2|Jump 1

!colspan=2|Jump 2

!colspan=2|Total

style=font-size:95%

!Distance

!Points

!Distance

!Points

!Points

!Rank

align=left|Jeff Davis

|align=left rowspan=4|Normal hill

|80.0

|105.7

|84.0

|120.6

|226.3

|17

align=left|Jim Denney

|70.0

|93.2

|75.0

|99.7

|192.9

|36

align=left|Jim Maki

|81.0

|113.8

|72.0

|94.9

|208.7

|26

align=left|Chris McNeill

|79.0

|110.1

|74.5

|102.4

|212.5

|23

align=left|Jeff Davis

|align=left rowspan=4|Large hill

|96.0

|99.6

|83.0

|76.9

|176.5

|44

align=left|Jim Denney

|109.0

|123.8

|104.0

|115.3

|239.1

|8

align=left|Walter Malmquist

|97.0

|104.0

|95.5

|101.4

|205.4

|27

align=left|Reed Zuehlke

|98.0

|100.4

|79.0

|68.8

|169.2

|45

Speed skating

{{main|Speed skating at the 1980 Winter Olympics}}

Men

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Jim Chapin

|align=left rowspan=3|500 m

|align=center|39.74

|align=center|24

align=left|Eric Heiden

|align=center|38.03 {{OlyR|speed skating}}

|align=center|{{gold01}}

align=left|Dan Immerfall

|align=center|38.69

|align=center|5

align=left|Eric Heiden

|align=left rowspan=3|1000 m

|align=center|1:15.18 {{OlyR|speed skating}}

|align=center|{{gold01}}

align=left|Craig Kressler

|align=center|1:18.37

|align=center|11

align=left|Peter Mueller

|align=center|1:17.11

|align=center|5

align=left|Eric Heiden

|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m

|align=center|1:55.44 {{OlyR|speed skating}}

|align=center|{{gold01}}

align=left|Craig Kressler

|align=center|2:00.60

|align=center|18

align=left|Tom Plant

|align=center|2:00.57

|align=center|17

align=left|Eric Heiden

|align=left rowspan=3|5000 m

|align=center|7:02.29 {{OlyR|speed skating}}

|align=center|{{gold01}}

align=left|Craig Kressler

|align=center|7:25.43

|align=center|18

align=left|Mike Woods

|align=center|7:10.39

|align=center|7

align=left|Eric Heiden

|align=left rowspan=3|10,000 m

|align=center|14:28.13 {{WR|speed skating}}

|align=center|{{gold01}}

align=left|Craig Kressler

|colspan=3|{{abbr|DNF|Did not finish}}

align=left|Mike Woods

|align=center|14:39.53

|align=center|4

Women

class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
Athlete

!Event

!Time

!Rank

align=left|Sarah Docter

|align=left rowspan=3|500 m

|align=center|44.48

|align=center|23

align=left|Beth Heiden

|align=center|43.18

|align=center|7

align=left|Leah Poulos-Mueller

|align=center|42.26

|align=center|{{silver02}}

align=left|Sarah Docter

|align=left rowspan=3|1000 m

|align=center|1:28.80

|align=center|14

align=left|Beth Heiden

|align=center|1:27.01

|align=center|5

align=left|Leah Poulos-Mueller

|align=center|1:25.41

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align=left|Mary Docter

|align=left rowspan=3|1500 m

|align=center|2:14.74

|align=center|12

align=left|Sarah Docter

|align=center|2:15.11

|align=center|13

align=left|Beth Heiden

|align=center|2:13.10

|align=center|7

align=left|Mary Docter

|align=left rowspan=3|3000 m

|align=center|4:39.29

|align=center|6

align=left|Sarah Docter

|align=center|4:43.30

|align=center|10

align=left|Beth Heiden

|align=center|4:33.77

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References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060622162855/http://www.amateur-boxing.vip.interia.pl/Championships/OlympicGames2000.html 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]
  • {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |access-date=2009-06-22}}

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