Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events.[1] It took place in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow).[2] The rowing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 27 July.[1]
| Rowing at the Games of the XXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | Krylatskoye Rowing Canal |
| Dates | 20–27 July 1980 |
| Competitors | 470 (313 men, 150 women) from 25 nations |
Due to the Western boycott some strong rowing nations were not present. In that situation East Germany dominated the competition: they won 14 medals, including 11 golds, from 14 events.[2]
The quadruple sculls events, introduced in 1976, were again held without coxswain for men and with coxswain for women.[3][4]
Participating nations
editA total of 470 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
Australia (16)
Austria (7)
Brazil (10)
Bulgaria (52)
Cuba (17)
Czechoslovakia (26)- Denmark (7)
East Germany (55)
Spain (13)
Finland (1)- France (16)
- Great Britain (43)
Greece (3)
Guatemala (2)
Hungary (20)- Ireland (11)
- Italy (5)
Mexico (1)- Netherlands (10)
Poland (37)
Romania (33)
Soviet Union (54)
Sweden (7)- Switzerland (10)
Yugoslavia (14)
Medal table
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 |  Romania (ROM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Finland (FIN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Yugoslavia (YUG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 | |
Medal summary
editMen's events
editWomen's events
editReferences
edit- ^ a b The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three (PDF). p. 97.
- ^ a b "Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- ^ "Moscow 1980: Rowing". Olympic.org. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
- ^ "1980 Olympic Games / Results - worldrowing.com". Archived from the original on 5 September 2019.