The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 1980 in cross-country skiing took place in Falun, Sweden. This was an extraordinary event because the women's 20 km event was not held at the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.
February 17, 1980
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Veronika Hesse (GDR) | 1:01:58.23 |
| Silver | Galina Kulakova (URS) | 1:02:26.34 |
| Bronze | Raisa Smetanina (URS) | 1:02:41.70 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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