West Germany at the 1980 Winter Olympics
West Germany competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, United States.
Medalists
Alpine skiing
;Men;Women
Biathlon
;Men| Event | Athlete | Misses 1 | Time | Rank |
| 10 km Sprint | Fritz Fischer | 4 | 36:29.87 | 27 |
| 10 km Sprint | Gerd Winkler | 1 | 34:24.16 | 10 |
| 10 km Sprint | Peter Angerer | 4 | 34:13.43 | 8 |
| Event | Athlete | Time | Penalties | Adjusted time 2 | Rank |
| 20 km | Gerd Winkler | 1'10:48.57 | 7 | 1'17:48.57 | 30 |
| 20 km | Alois Kanamüller | 1'11:34.80 | 6 | 1'17:34.80 | 29 |
| 20 km | Peter Angerer | 1'08:07.60 | 8 | 1'16:07.60 | 27 |
;Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay
1A penalty loop of 150 metres had to be skied per missed target.
2One minute added per close miss, two minutes added per complete miss.
Bobsleigh
Cross-country skiing
;Men;Men's 4 × 10 km relay
;Women
Figure skating
;Men| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Rudi Cerne | 15 | 13 | 13 | 159.30 | 116 | 13 |
;Women
| Athlete | CF | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Christina Riegel | 17 | 19 | 18 | 149.50 | 162 | 18 |
| Karin Riediger | 15 | 13 | 11 | 166.32 | 120 | 13 |
| Dagmar Lurz | 2 | 5 | 6 | 183.04 | 28 |
;Pairs
| Athletes | SP | FS | Points | Places | Rank |
| Christina Riegel Andreas Nischwitz | 8 | 8 | 131.70 | 71 | 8 |
;Ice Dancing
| Athletes | CD | FD | Points | Places | Rank |
| Henriette Fröschl Christian Steiner | 10 | 10 | 178.38 | 94 | 10 |
Ice hockey
First round - Blue Division
| Team | |||||||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 9 | |
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 9 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 16 | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 3 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 21 | 30 | 2 | |
| 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 1 |
All times are local.
- Team Roster
- Head Coach: Hans Rampf
Luge
Doubles
;Women
Nordic combined
Events:- normal hill ski jumping
- 15 km cross-country skiing
Ski jumping
Speed skating
;Men;Women