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 C-1 500 metresC-1 1000 metresC-2 500 metres C-2 1000 metresK-1 500 metresK-1 1000 metresK-2 500 metresK-2 1000 metresK-4 1000 metresRüdiger HelmBernd OlbrichtHarald MargBernd DuvigneauMihai ZafiuVasile DîbaIon GeantăNicuşor EşanuBorislav BorisovBozhidar MilenkovLazar KhristovIvan Manev

Women's events K-1 500 metresK-2 500 metres

Medal table

Participating nations 179 canoeists from 23 nations competed

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