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Host City: Moskva, Soviet Union
Venue(s): Swimming Pool, Olympiysky Sports Complex, Moskva
Date Started: July 26, 1980
Date Finished: July 26, 1980
Format: Fastest eight advanced to the final.
| Gold: | Jörg Woithe |
| Silver: | Per Holmertz |
| Bronze: | Per Johansson |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Per Johansson | 17 | Sweden | SWE | 51.42 | QU |
| 2 | Serhiy Krasiuk | 18 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.81 | QU |
| 3 | Graeme Brewer | 21 | Australia | AUS | 51.91 | QU |
| 4 | Per Wikström | 19 | Sweden | SWE | 52.15 | |
| 5 | Mark Tonelli | 23 | Australia | AUS | 52.17 | |
| 6 | Sergey Smiryagin | 16 | Soviet Union | URS | 52.18 | |
| 7 | Martin Smith | 22 | Great Britain | GBR | 52.41 | |
| 8 | Jorge Luiz Leite | 18 | Brazil | BRA | 52.91 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jörg Woithe | 17 | East Germany | GDR | 50.21 | QU |
| 2 | Per Holmertz | 20 | Sweden | SWE | 51.19 | QU |
| 3 | Sergey Koplyakov | 21 | Soviet Union | URS | 51.51 | QU |
| 4 | René Écuyer | 23 | France | FRA | 51.62 | QU |
| 5 | Raffaele Franceschi | 20 | Italy | ITA | 51.87 | QU |
| 6 | David López-Zubero | 21 | Spain | ESP | 52.18 | |
| 7 | Neil Brooks | 17 | Australia | AUS | 52.70 | |
| 8 | Cees Vervoorn | 20 | Netherlands | NED | 52.73 |