Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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| Venue | Krylatskoye Rowing Canal |
| Dates | 20–27 July |
| Competitors | 470 (313 men, 150 women) from 25 nations |
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Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 14 events. It took place in the Man-made Basin, located at the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre (Krylatskoye district, Moscow). The rowing schedule began on 20 July and ended on 27 July.
Due to the American-led 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.
The quadruple sculls events, introduced in 1976, were again held without coxswain for men and with coxswain for women.
A total of 470 rowers from 25 nations competed at the Moscow Games:
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