The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoe

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was held in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre . The canoeing schedule began on 30 July and ended on 2 August. 11 canoeing events were contested....

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Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Twelve competitors were entered, but one withdrew. Held on July 30, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the final with the others were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:54.13	QF
2.		1:55.74	QF
3.		1:56.15	QF
4.		1:56.49	QS
5.		1:59.07	QS
6.		2:01.20	QS
Heat 2
1.		1:54.31	QF
2.		1:55.37	QF
3.		1:55.60	QF
4.		1:56.41	QS
5.		2:09.37	QS
-		Did not start

Semifinal

A semifinal was held on August 1 with the top three finishers advancing to the final.

Semifinal
1.		1:56.51	QF
2.		1:57.92	QF
3.		1:58.25	QF
4.		1:59.94
5.		2:09.86

Final

The final took place on August 1.

		1:53.37
		1:53.49
		1:54.38
4.		1:54.58
5.		1:55.90
6.		1:55.94
7.		1:56.80
8.		1:56.83
9.		2:03.43