Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Sprint

Men's biathlon sprint
at the XIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueLake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center
Dates19 February 1980
Competitors50 from 18 nations
Winning time32:10.69
Medalists
Frank Ullrich  East Germany
Vladimir Alikin  Soviet Union
Anatoly Alyabyev  Soviet Union

The men's 10 kilometre sprint biathlon competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics was held on 19 February, at Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center. In sprint, competitors race over three loops of the skiing course, shooting two times, once prone and once standing, with each miss being penalized by requiring the competitor to race over a 150-metre penalty loop.