The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

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

The 21 competitors first raced in three heats on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. Four competitors did not start. The rest competed in the repechages.

Heat 1
1.		1:46.13	QS
2.		1:46.62	QS
3.		1:47.10	QS
4.		1:49.63	QR
5.		1:50.08	QR
6.		1:51.80	QR
7.		1:52.02	QR
Heat 2
1.		1:44.80	QS
2.		1:46.46	QS
3.		1:47.17	QS
4.		1:47.33	QR
-		Did not start
-		Did not start
-		Did not start
Heat 3
1.		1:44.45	QS
2.		1:45.45	QS
3.		1:46.02	QS
4.		1:46.36	QR
5.		1:49.21	QR
6.		1:51.61	QR
-		Did not start

Repechages

Taking place on July 30, the top three finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.		1:47.39	QS
2.		1:47.79	QS
3.		1:48.13	QS
4.		1:48.48
Repechage 2
1.		1:48.06	QS
2.		1:48.61	QS
3.		1:49.94	QS
4.		1:53.65

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:46.21	QF
2.		1:46.87	QF
3.		1:46.93	QF
4.		1:48.34
5.		1:51.60
Semifinal 2
1.		1:43.24	QF
2.		1:45.71	QF
3.		1:46.41	QF
4.		1:47.12
5.		1:49.72
Semifinal 3
1.		1:46.11	QF
2.		1:46.92	QF
3.		1:47.11	QF
4.		1:47.31
5.		1:48.61

Final

The final was held on August 1.

		1:43.43
		1:44.12
		1:44.90
4.		1:45.63
5.		1:45.97
6.		1:46.32
7.		1:47.36
8.		1:48.18
9.		1:48.32