The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs 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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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Eleven teams entered in two heats on July 30 though one withdrew prior to the heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final and the remaining four teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:41.96	QF
2.		1:42.24	QF
3.		1:44.54	QF
4.		1:45.00	QS
5.		1:49.81	QS
-		Did not start
Heat 2
1.		1:45.67	QF
2.		1:46.75	QF
3.		1:46.97	QF
4.		1:48.94	QS
5.		1:50.11	QS

Semifinal

A semifinal was held on August 1. The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.		1:47.42	QF
2.		1:47.98	QF
3.		1:49.23	QF
4.		1:49.40

Final

The final was held on August 1.

		1:43.39
		1:44.12
		1:44.83
4.		1:45.10
5.		1:46.48
6.		1:46.95
7.		1:48.18
8.		1:48.69
9.		1:50.33