Cross-country skiing at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Men's 30 kilometre
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The men's 30 kilometre cross-country skiing competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States, was held on Thursday 14 February at the Mount Van Hoevenberg in Essex County, New York.[1][2]
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Venue | Mount Van Hoevenberg | |||||||||
Dates | 14 February | |||||||||
Competitors | 57 from 20 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 1:27:02.80 | |||||||||
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Each skier started at half a minute intervals, skiing the entire 30 kilometre course. Sergey Savelyev of the Soviet Union was the 1978 World champion and also the defending Olympic champion from 1976 Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria.[3]