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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: August 2, 1980
| Gold: | Rüdiger Helm |
| Silver: | Alain Lebas |
| Bronze: | Ion Bîrlădeanu |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | Medal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rüdiger Helm | 23 | East Germany | GDR | Gold | |
| 2 | Alain Lebas | 26 | France | FRA | Silver | |
| 3 | Ion Bîrlădeanu | 21 | Romania | ROU | Bronze | |
| 4 | John Sumegi | 25 | Australia | AUS | ||
| 5 | Oreste Perri | 28 | Italy | ITA | ||
| 6 | Felix Masár | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | ||
| 7 | Milan Janić | 23 | Yugoslavia | YUG | ||
| 8 | Ian Ferguson | 28 | New Zealand | NZL | ||
| 9 | Anders Andersson | 27 | Sweden | SWE | ||
| 4 h1r3/4 | Guillermo del Riego | 21 | Spain | ESP | ||
| 4 h2r3/4 | Ramutis Višinskis | 22 | Soviet Union | URS | ||
| 4 h3r3/4 | Helmut Lehmann | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | ||
| 5 h1r3/4 | Waldemar Merk | 21 | Poland | POL | ||
| 5 h2r3/4 | István Joós | 27 | Hungary | HUN | ||
| 5 h3r3/4 | Jan Baaijens | 23 | Netherlands | NED | ||
| 4 h1r2/4 | Theo Claessens | 31 | Belgium | BEL | ||
| 4 h2r2/4 | Jorge Colome | 22 | Cuba | CUB | ||
| 5 h1r2/4 | Hannu Kojo | 26 | Finland | FIN | ||
| 5 h2r2/4 | Ian Pringle | 27 | Ireland | IRL | ||
| 6 h1r2/4 | Doug Parnham | 28 | Great Britain | GBR |