The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs 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

Thirteen crews entered in two heats on July 30, but one withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining sixt teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:47.07	QF
2.		1:48.04	QF
3.		1:48.52	QF
4.		1:49.96	QS
5.		1:50.51	QS
6.		1:58.35	QS
-		Did not start
Heat 2
1.		1:46.95	QF
2.		1:49.92	QF
3.		1:52.14	QF
4.		1:52.31	QS
5.		1:53.25	QS
6.		1:59.83	QS

In the official report, Mincheya's first name was listed as Velichka.

Semifinal

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

Semifinal
1.		1:51.66	QF
2.		1:52.77	QF
3.		1:53.12	QF
4.		1:54.36
5.		1:55.29
6.		1:57.34

Final

The final was held on August 1.

		1:43.88
		1:46.91
		1:47.95
4.		1:48.04
5.		1:49.27
6.		1:49.48
7.		1:51.31
8.		1:52.76
9.		1:53.12

The East Germans achieved the most decisive victory in women's Olympic canoeing ever.