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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
thumb|A Soviet post envelope dedicated to canoeing at the 1980 Olympics
Men's events
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|C-1 500 metres<br />
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|C-1 1000 metres<br />
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|C-2 500 metres<br />
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|C-2 1000 metres<br />
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|K-1 500 metres<br />
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|K-1 1000 metres<br />
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|K-2 500 metres<br />
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|K-2 1000 metres<br />
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|K-4 1000 metres<br />
|<br />Rüdiger Helm<br />Bernd Olbricht<br />Harald Marg<br />Bernd Duvigneau
|<br />Mihai Zafiu<br />Vasile Dîba<br />Ion Geantă<br />Nicuşor Eşanu
|<br />Borislav Borisov<br />Bozhidar Milenkov<br />Lazar Khristov<br />Ivan Manev
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Women's events
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Medal table
thumb|250px|All events took place at the [[Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin in Krylatskoye]]
Participating nations
179 canoeists from 23 nations competed
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