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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Krylatskoye Sports Complex, Moskva
Date Started: July 30, 1980
Date Finished: July 30, 1980
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals.
| Gold: | Vladimir Parfenovich |
| Silver: | John Sumegi |
| Bronze: | Vasile Dîba |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grayson Bourne | Great Britain | GBR | 1:47.39 | QU | |
| 2 | Jan Baaijens | 23 | Netherlands | NED | 1:47.79 | QU |
| 3 | Theo Claessens | 31 | Belgium | BEL | 1:48.13 | QU |
| 4 | Jorge Colome | 22 | Cuba | CUB | 1:48.48 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoltán Sztanity | 26 | Hungary | HUN | 1:48.06 | QU |
| 2 | Felix Masár | 24 | Czechoslovakia | TCH | 1:48.61 | QU |
| 3 | Helmut Lehmann | 21 | Switzerland | SUI | 1:49.94 | QU |
| 4 | Declan Burns | 24 | Ireland | IRL | 1:52.28 |