The 1980 World Figure Skating Championships were held in Dortmund, West Germany from March 11 to 16. At the event, sanctioned by the International Skating Union, medals were awarded in men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance. The ISU Representative was John R. Shoemaker and the ISU Technical Delegate was Josef Dědič. Medal tables Medalists Medals by country Results Men Referee: Sonia Bianchetti Assistant Referee: Benjamin T. Wright Judges: Geoffrey Yates Tatiana Danilenko Jane Sullivan David Dore Walburga Grimm Eva von Gamm Monique Georgelin Tsukasa Kimura Marie-Louise von Friedrichs Václav Skála Ladies *: better placed due to the majority of the better placings Referee: Elemér Terták Assistant Referee: Donald H. Gilchrist Judges: Yvonne Tutt Ludwig Gassner Liudmila Kubashevskaia Giorgio Siniscalco Jürg Wilhelm Ingrid Linke Junko Hiramatsu Elsbeth Bon Gerhard Frey Hely Abbondati Pairs Referee: Oskar Madl Assistant Referee: Eugen Romminger Judges: Tiasha Andrée Liudmila Kubashevskaya Sally-Anne Stapleford Václav Skála Audrey Williams Junko Hiramatsu Helga von Wiecki Willi Wenz Mary Louise Wright Thérèse Maisel Ice dance Referee: Lawrence Demmy Assistant Referee: Erika Schiechtl Judges: Oskar Urban Elaine DeMore Willi Wenz Ferenc Kertész Lysiane Lauret Pamela Davis Igor Kabanov Suzanne Francis Tsukasa Kimura Cia Bordogna Sources Result list provided by the ISU World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships International figure skating competitions hosted by West Germany March 1980 sports events in Europe Sports competitions in Dortmund 1980s in North Rhine-Westphalia 20th century in Dortmund