1980 World Figure Skating Championships
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| 1980 World Figure Skating Championships | |
|---|---|
| Type: | ISU Championship |
| Date: | 11–16 March |
| Season: | 1979–80 |
| Location: | Dortmund, West Germany |
| Venue: | Westfalenhallen |
| Champions | |
Men's singles:  Jan Hoffmann | |
| Ladies' singles: Anett Pötzsch | |
Pairs:  Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | |
Ice dance:  Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay | |
| Previous: 1979 World Championships | |
| Next: 1981 World Championships | |
The 1980 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany, 11–16 March. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.
Medal tables
[edit]Medalists
[edit]| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Jan Hoffmann |
 Robin Cousins |
 Charles Tickner |
| Ladies[1][2] | Anett Pötzsch |
 Dagmar Lurz |
Linda Fratianne |
| Pair skating[2] | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai |
Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf |
Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich |
| Ice dance | Krisztina Regőczy / András Sallay |
Natalia Linichuk / Gennadi Karponosov |
Irina Moiseyeva / Andrei Minenkov |
Medals by country
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 |  United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Results
[edit]Men
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | CP | SP | FS | SP+FS | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Hoffmann | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 189.94 | 11 |
| 2 | Robin Cousins |  United Kingdom | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 188.82 | 17 |
| 3 | Charles Tickner | United States | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 185.12 | 30 |
| 4 | David Santee | United States | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 185.16 | 32 |
| 5 | Scott Hamilton | United States | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 179.94 | 49 |
| 6 | Mitsuru Matsumura |  Japan | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 177.14 | 58 |
| 7 | Igor Bobrin | Soviet Union | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 176.66 | 59 |
| 8 | Fumio Igarashi | Japan | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 171.86 | 82 |
| 9 | Brian Pockar |  Canada | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 171.56 | 83 |
| 10 | Hermann Schulz | East Germany | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 171.08 | 88 |
| 11 | Rudi Cerne | West Germany | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 170.60 | 91 |
| 12 | Mario Liebers | East Germany | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 166.86 | 108 |
| 13 | Jean-Christophe Simond |  France | 4 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 164.56 | 115 |
| 14 | Alexander Fadeev | Soviet Union | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 158.84 | 129 |
| 15 | Grzegorz Filipowski |  Poland | 18 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 160.12 | 129 |
| 16 | Jozef Sabovčík |  Czechoslovakia | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 155.82 | 142 |
| 17 | William Schober |  Australia | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 144.60 | 161 |
| 18 | Helmut Kristofics-Binder |  Austria | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 142.90 | 166 |
| 19 | Thomas Öberg |  Sweden | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 142.44 | 167 |
| 20 | Eric Krol |  Belgium | 21 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 140.32 | 172 |
| 21 | Miljan Begovic |  Yugoslavia | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 127.68 | 189 |
| 22 | Wang Zhili |  China | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 111.56 | 198 |
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Ladies
[edit]*: better placed due to the majority of the better placings[clarification needed]
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Pairs
[edit]| Rank | Name | Nation | SP | FS | Points | Placings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marina Cherkasova / Sergei Shakhrai | Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 144.64 | 10 |
| 2 | Manuela Mager / Uwe Bewersdorf | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 142.92 | 20 |
| 3 | Marina Pestova / Stanislav Leonovich | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 141.08 | 25 |
| 4 | Sabine Baeß / Tassilo Thierbach | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 138.98 | 38 |
| 5 | Christina Riegel / Andreas Nischwitz | West Germany | 6 | 5 | 135.92 | 46 |
| 6 | Veronika Pershina / Marat Akbarov | Soviet Union | 5 | 7 | 134.32 | 55 |
| 7 | Kitty Carruthers / Peter Carruthers | United States | 8 | 6 | 134.10 | 58 |
| 8 | Ingrid Spieglová / Alan Spiegl | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 8 | 130.56 | 76 |
| 9 | Cornelia Haufe / Kersten Bellmann | East Germany | 9 | 10 | 128.14 | 84 |
| 10 | Sheryl Franks / Michael Botticelli | United States | 10 | 11 | 127.68 | 90 |
| 11 | Barbara Underhill / Paul Martini | Canada | 11 | 9 | 127.86 | 91 |
| 12 | Yukiko Okabe / Takashi Mura | Japan | 12 | 13 | 119.74 | 113 |
| 13 | Susan Garland / Robert Daw | United Kingdom | 13 | 12 | 119.06 | 115 |
| 14 | Elizabeth Cain / Peter Cain | Australia | 14 | 14 | 116.38 | 123 |
| 15 | Luan Bo / Yao Bin | China | 15 | 15 | 88.06 | 135 |
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Ice dance
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Figure Skating". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. Associated Press. 17 March 1980. p. S9. ProQuest 386973893.
- 1 2 "Soviet skaters grab pairs title German maintains men's lead". The Globe and Mail. Toronto, Ontario. Reuters. 13 March 1980. p. 52. ProQuest 386984374.