Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Games: Previous Summer Games ▪ Next Summer Games
Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Krylatskoye Sports Complex, Moskva
Date Started: July 30, 1980
Date Finished: August 1, 1980
| Gold: | Serhiy Postriekhin |
| Silver: | Lyubomir Lyubenov |
| Bronze: | Olaf Heukrodt |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serhiy Postriekhin | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | Gold | OB |
| 2 | Lyubomir Lyubenov | 23 | Bulgaria | BUL | Silver | |
| 3 | Olaf Heukrodt | 18 | East Germany | GDR | Bronze | |
| 4 | Tamás Wichmann | 32 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 | Marek Łbik | 22 | Poland | POL | ||
| 6 | Timo Grönlund | 26 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 7 | Lipat Varabiev | 29 | Romania | ROU | ||
| 8 | Radomír Blažík | 25 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 9 | Matija Ljubek | 26 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 4 h1r2/3 | Thomas Falk | 27 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 5 h1r2/3 | Willie Reichenstein | 32 | Great Britain | GBR |