The Year in Sports
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The Year in Sports
bulletSuper Bowl Pittsburgh d. La Rams (31-19)
bulletWorld Series Philadelphia Phillies d. Kansas City (4-2)
bulletNBA Championship LA Lakers d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
bulletStanley Cup NY Islanders d. Philadelphia (4-2)
bulletWimbledon 
    Women: Evonne Cawley d. C. Evert Lloyd (6-1 7-6)
    Men: Bjorn Borg d. J. McEnroe (1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7 8-6)
bulletKentucky Derby Champion Genuine Risk
bulletNCAA Basketball Championship Louisville d. UCLA (59-54)
bulletNCAA Football Champions Georgia (12-0-0)
bulletSummer Olympics Finals (The U.S. boycotted the Summer '80 Olympics)
    Gold Silver Bronze Total Pts
1 USSR 80 69 46 195 424
2 E. Germany 47 37 42 126 257
3 Bulgaria 8 16 17 41 73
4 Hungary 7 10 15 32 56
5 Poland 3 14 15 32 52
6 Cuba 8 7 5 20 43
  Romania 6 6 13 25 43
8 Great Britain 5 7 9 21 38
9 Italy 8 3 4 15 34
10 France 6 5 3 14 31

 

bulletWinter Olympic Finals - Top Ten Standings
    Gold Silver Bronze Pts
1 USSR (22) 10 6 6 48
  East Germany (23) 9 7 7 48
3 USA (12) 6 4 2 28
4 Finland (9) 1 5 3 16
5 Austria (7) 3 2 2 15
  Norway (10) 1 3 6 15
7 Sweden (4) 3 0 1 10
  Liechtenstein (4) 2 2 0 10
9 Holland (4) 1 2 1 8
  Switzerland (5) 1 1 3 8

 

bulletLeading Medal Winners - Men
No   Sport G-S-B
5 Eric Heiden, USA Sp. Skating 5-0-0
3 Nikolai Zimatov, USSR X-country 3-0-0
3 Anatoly Alyabiev, USSR Biathlon 2-0-1
3 Frank Ullrich, E. Ger. Biathlon 1-2-0
3 Juha Mieto, FIN X-country 0-2-1
2 Ingemar Stenmark, SWE Alpine 2-0-0
2 Vladimir Alikin,USSR Biathlon 1-1-0
2 Josef Benz, SWI Bobsled 1-1-0
2 Hans Jurgen Gerhardt, E. Ger. Bobsled 1-1-0
2 Bernhard Germeshausen, E. Ger. Bobsled 1-1-0
2 Vasili Rochev, USSR X-country 1-1-0
2 Erich Schärer, SWI Bobsled 1-1-0
2 Bogdan Musiol, E. Ger. Bobsled 1-0-1
2 Meinhard Nehmer, E. Ger. Bobsled 1-0-1
2 Kai Arne Stenshjemmet, NOR Sp. Skate 0-2-0
2 Ove Aunli, NOR X-country 0-1-1
2 Eberhard Rosch, E. Ger. Biathlon 0-1-1
2 Tom Erik Oxholm, NOR Sp. Skate 0-0-2

 

bulletLeading Medal Winners - Women
No   Sport G-S-B
3 Hanni Wenzel, LIE Alpine 2-1-0
2 Barbara Petzold, E. Ger. X-country 2-0-0
2 Raisa Smetanina, USSR X-country 1-1-0
2 Natalia Petruseva, USSR Sp. Skate 1-0-1
2 Leah Mueller, USA Sp. Skate 0-2-0
2 Hilkka Riihivuori, FIN X-country 0-2-0
2 Sabine Becker, E. Ger. Sp. Skate 0-1-1

 

Source:  FactMonster.com.

 

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