Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics – Sprint
| Men's biathlon sprint at the XIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Lake Placid Olympic Sports Complex Cross Country Biathlon Center | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 19 February 1980 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 50 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 32:10.69 | ||||||||||||
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| Biathlon at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |
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| Individual | men |
| Sprint | men |
| Relay | men |
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.