The 13th Olympic Winter Games

XIII Olympic Winter Games

The XIII Olympic Winter Games took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States of America, in 1980, which were the first Olympic Winter Games that the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) participated in after being re-instated its legal status in the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1979. The COC sent 28 athletes to take part in 18 events in Skating, Skiing and Biathlon. The Chinese athletes who participate in the Olympic Winter Games for the first time lagged behind and failed to make it to the top six.