| Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray (URS) |  István Szabó and István Joós (HUN) |  Luis Gregorio Ramos and Herminio Menéndez (ESP) |
19 crews entered in three heats on July 31, but three did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining seven teams were relegated to the repechage heats.
Taking place on July 31, the top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. |  Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbink (NED) | 3:35.97 | QS |
| 2. | Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli (ITA) | 3:39.96 | QS |
| 3. | Peter Ammann and Dionys Thalmann (SUI) | 3:41.19 | QS |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. |  Herbert Havlik and Dietmar Schlöglmann (AUT) | 3:32.08 | QS |
| 2. |  Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 3:32.43 | QS |
| 3. |  Jiří Svoboda and Vladimír Dolejš (TCH) | 3:32.79 | QS |
| 4. |  Krzysztof Lepianka and Andrzej Klimaszewski (POL) | 3:33.31 | |
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 2) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Luis Gregario Ramos and Herminio Menéndez (ESP) | 3:36.08 | QF |
| 2. | István Szábó and István Joós (HUN) | 3:37.12 | QF |
| 3. | Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbink (NED) | 3:37.30 | QF |
| 4. | Jiří Svoboda and Vladimír Dolejš (TCH) | 3:37.76 | |
| 5. | Jos Broeckx and Paul Stinckens (BEL) | 3:46.10 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray (URS) | 3:35.81 | QF |
| 2. |  Alexandru Giura and Nicolae Ticu (ROU) | 3:37.00 | QF |
| 3. |  Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker (NZL) | 3:38.64 | QF |
| 4. | Herbert Havlik and Dietmar Schlöglmann (AUT) | 3:38.91 | |
| 5. | Peter Ammann and Dionys Thalmann (SUI) | 3:43.12 | |
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. |  Peter Hempel and Harry Nolte (GDR) | 3:32.77 | QF |
| 2. |  Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill (CUB) | 3:35.09 | QF |
| 3. | Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli (ITA) | 3:35.85 | QF |
| 4. | Christopher Ballard and Neil Robson (GBR) | 3:40.31 | |
| 5. | Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 3:40.59 | |
The final was held on August 2.
| | Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray (URS) | 3:26.72 |
| | István Szabó and István Joós (HUN) | 3:28.49 |
| | Luis Gregorio Ramos and Herminio Menéndez (ESP) | 3:28.66 |
| 4. | Alexandru Giura and Nicolae Ticu (ROU) | 3:28.94 |
| 5. | Peter Hempel and Harry Nolte (GDR) | 3:31.02 |
| 6. | Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill (CUB) | 3:31.12 |
| 7. | Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbink (NED) | 3:33.18 |
| 8. | Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker (NZL) | 3:33.83 |
| 9. | Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli (ITA) | 3:52.32 |
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The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program. The official report did not make clear on the third repechage, two semifinals, and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create confusion to the average reader.
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