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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Krylatskoye Sports Complex, Moskva
Date Started: July 31, 1980
Date Finished: July 31, 1980
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Rüdiger Helm |
| Silver: | Alain Lebas |
| Bronze: | Ion Bîrlădeanu |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rüdiger Helm | 23 | East Germany | GDR | 3:45.20 | QU |
| 2 | Oreste Perri | 28 | Italy | ITA | 3:46.18 | QU |
| 3 | István Joós | 27 | Hungary | HUN | 3:47.26 | QU |
| 4 | Guillermo del Riego | 21 | Spain | ESP | 3:49.41 | |
| 5 | Ian Pringle | 27 | Ireland | IRL | 3:53.01 | |
| 6 | Ian Ferguson | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | 3:59.07 | |
| 7 | Jan Baaijens | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 4:15.85 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Lebas | 26 | France | FRA | 3:44.78 | QU |
| 2 | Ion Bîrlădeanu | 21 | Romania | ROU | 3:46.76 | QU |
| 3 | John Sumegi | 25 | Australia | AUS | 3:47.60 | QU |
| 4 | Ramutis Višinskis | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | 3:48.57 | |
| 5 | Theo Claessens | 31 | Belgium | BEL | 3:51.56 | |
| 6 | Jorge Colome | 22 | Cuba | CUB | 3:55.26 | |
| 7 | Hannu Kojo | 26 | Finland | FIN | 4:10.66 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milan Janić | 23 | Yugoslavia | YUG | 3:47.77 | QU |
| 2 | Anders Andersson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | 3:48.16 | QU |
| 3 | Felix Masár | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 3:48.49 | QU |
| 4 | Waldemar Merk | 21 | Poland | POL | 3:48.82 | |
| 5 | Helmut Lehmann | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | 3:53.35 | |
| 6 | Doug Parnham | 28 | Great Britain | GBR | 3:54.58 |