Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held from 30 July to 2 August 1980 at Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  East Germany |
4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 |  Bulgaria |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
 Romania |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| 5 |  Hungary |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 |  Spain |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| C1 500 metres | Sergei Postrekhin
|
Liubomir Liubenov
|
Olaf Heukrodt
|
| C1 1000 metres | Liubomir Liubenov
|
Sergei Postrekhin
|
Eckhard Leue
|
| C2 500 metres | Laszlo Foltan Istvan Vaskuti
|
Petre Capusta Ivan Patzaichin
|
Borislav Ananiev Nikolai Ilkov
|
| C2 1000 metres | Ivan Patzaichin Toma Simionov
|
Olaf Heukrodt Uwe Madeja
|
Yuri Lobanov Vasili Yurchenko
|
| K1 500 metres | Vladimir Parfenovich
|
John Sumegi
|
Vasile Diba
|
| K1 1000 metres | Rudiger Helm
|
Alain Lebas
|
Ion Birladeanu
|
| K2 500 metres | Sergei Chukhrai Vladimir Parfenovich
|
Herminio Menendez Guillermo del Riego
|
Rudiger Helm Bernd Olbricht
|
| K2 1000 metres | Sergei Chukhrai Vladimir Parfenovich
|
Istvan Joos Istvan Szabo
|
Herminio Menendez Luis Ramos-Misione
|
| K4 1000 metres | East Germany Bernd Duvigneau Rudiger Helm Harald Marg Bernd Olbricht |
Romania Vasile Diba Nicusor Eseanu Ion Geanta Mihai Zafiu |
Bulgaria Borislav Borisov Lazar Khristov Ivan Manev Bozhidar Milenkov |
Women[]
| Event |
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| K1 500 metres | Birgit Fischer
|
Vania Gecheva
|
Antonina Melnikova
|
| K2 500 metres | Martina Bischof Carsta Genauss
|
Galina Alekseeva Nina Trofimova
|
Eva Rakusz Maria Zakarias
|
Statistics[]
- There were 180 total athletes from 23 countries.
- Kamen Kutsev was the youngest participant with 18 years and 24 days.
- Wolfgang Hartl was the oldest participant with 39 years and 181 days.
- Australia won its first-ever medal in the sport.