Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Krylatskoe Canoeing and Rowing Basin, located at the Krylatskoye Olympic Sports Complex (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). The canoeing schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. 11 canoeing events were contested.
Medal summary
Men's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| C-1 500 metres | Sergei Postrekhin Soviet Union | Lyubomir Lyubenov Bulgaria | Olaf Heukrodt East Germany |
| C-1 1000 metres | Lyubomir Lyubenov Bulgaria | Sergei Postrekhin Soviet Union | Eckhard Leue East Germany |
| C-2 500 metres | László Foltán István Vaskúti Hungary | Ivan Patzaichin Petre Capusta Romania | Borislav Ananiev Nikolai Ilkov Bulgaria |
| C-2 1000 metres | Ivan Patzaichin Toma Simionov Romania | Olaf Heukrodt Uwe Madeja East Germany | Vasyl Yurchenko Yuri Lobanov Soviet Union |
| K-1 500 metres | Vladimir Parfenovich Soviet Union | John Sumegi Australia | Vasile Dîba Romania |
| K-1 1000 metres | Rüdiger Helm East Germany | Alain Lebas France | Ion Bîrlădeanu Romania |
| K-2 500 metres | Vladimir Parfenovich Sergei Chukhray Soviet Union | Herminio Menéndez Guillermo del Riego Spain | Rüdiger Helm Bernd Olbricht East Germany |
| K-2 1000 metres | Vladimir Parfenovich Sergei Chukhray Soviet Union | István Szabó István Joós Hungary | Luis Gregorio Ramos Herminio Menéndez Spain |
| K-4 1000 metres | East Germany Rüdiger Helm Bernd Olbricht Harald Marg Bernd Duvigneau | Romania Mihai Zafiu Vasile Dîba Ion Geantă Nicuşor Eşanu | Bulgaria Borislav Borisov Bozhidar Milenkov Lazar Khristov Ivan Manev |
Women's events
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| K-1 500 metres | Birgit Fischer East Germany | Vanja Gesheva Bulgaria | Antonina Melnikova Soviet Union |
| K-2 500 metres | Carsta Genäuß Martina Bischof East Germany | Galina Alexeyeva Nina Trofimova Soviet Union | Éva Rakusz Mária Zakariás Hungary |
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 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Participating nations
179 canoeists from 23 nations competed
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