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
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editGames | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Soviet Union (URS) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
2 | East Germany (GDR) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
3 | Bulgaria (BUL) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Romania (ROU) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
5 | Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
7 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 |
Participating nations
edit179 canoeists from 23 nations competed
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References
edit- "1980 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF). pp. 183–97. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007.(in English and French)