1980 Winter Olympics
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The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New Yo
The Canadian Olympic team at the opening ceremony
The Olympic cauldron
The Ski Jumping Complex
Two gold and bronze Olympic medals from XIII Olympic Winter Games, designed by Gladys Gunzer
Lake Placid, New York
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Lake Placid is a village in Essex County, New York, United States, within the Adirondack Mountains. Its population was 2,205 at the 2020 census. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting th
1980 Winter Olympics
…officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected as the host city for the 1980 Winter Games at the 75th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Vienna…
Lake Placid from McKenzie Mountain
Lake Placid in 1936
The Opening Ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
Works Progress Administration poster from the late 1930s to advertise public access to the Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run