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Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 East Germany (GDR)
Rüdiger Helm
Bernd Olbricht
Harald Marg
Bernd Duvigneau		  Romania (ROM)
Mihai Zafiu
Vasile Dîba
Ion Geantă
Nicușor Eșanu		  Bulgaria (BUL)
Borislav Borisov
Bozhidar Milenkov
Lazar Khristov
Ivan Manev

Results

Heats

14 crews entered in two heats on July 31, but two teams withdrew. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining six teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1. Gennady Makhnev, Serhei Nahorny, Aleksandr Avdeyev, and Vladimir Tainikov (URS)3:02.70QF
2. François Barouh, Patrick Berard, Philippe Boccara, and Patrick Lefoulon (FRA)3:04.77QF
3. Lars-Erik Moberg, Per Lundh, Torbjörn Thorsson, and Berndt Andersson (SWE)3:05.20QF
4. József Deme, János Rátkai, József Kosztyán, and Zoltán Sztanity (HUN)3:06.19QS
5. Borislav Borisov, Bozhidar Milenkov, Lazar Khristov, and Ivan Manev (BUL)3:07.19QS
6. Mihai Zafiu, Vasile Dîba, Ion Geantă, and Nicușor Eșanu (ROU)3:08.69QS
7. Stephen Brown, Douglas Parnham, Alan Williams, and Steven Hancock (GBR)3:10.18QS
Heat 2
1. Rüdiger Helm, Bernd Olbricht, Harald Marg, and Bernd Duvigneau (GDR)3:04.86QF
2. Ryszard Oborski, Grzegorz Kołtan, Daniel Wełna, and Grzegorz Śledziewski (POL)3:09.92QF
3. Barry Kelly, Robert Lee, Ken Vidler, and Crosbie Baulch (AUS)3:10.49QF
4. Ron Stevens, Gert Jan Lebbnik, Jan Baaijens, and Rob van Weerdenburg (NED)3:13.62QS
5. Herbert Havlik, Dietmar Schlöglmann, Hans Mayr, and Eduard Reisinger (AUT)3:13.86QS
- Unto Elo, Pertti Kauppila, Leo Lagström, and Harri Myllylä (FIN)Did not start
- Christopher MacDonald, Ian Ferguson, Alan Thompson, and Geoffrey Walker (NZL)Did not start

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 2) advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1. Mihai Zafiu, Vasile Dîba, Ion Geantă, and Nicușor Eșanu (ROU)3:09.63QF
2. József Deme, János Rátkai, József Kosztyán, and Zoltán Sztanity (HUN)3:11.46QF
3. Borislav Borisov, Bozhidar Milenkov, Lazar Khristov, and Ivan Manev (BUL)3:12.00QF
4. Stephen Brown, Douglas Parnham, Alan Williams, and Steven Hancock (GBR)3:13.41
5. Herbert Havlik, Dietmar Schlöglmann, Hans Mayr, and Eduard Reisinger (AUT)3:16.43
6. Ron Stevens, Gert Jan Lebbnik, Jan Baaijens, and Rob van Weerdenburg (NED)3:16.58

Final

The final was held on August 2.

Gold Rüdiger Helm, Bernd Olbricht, Harald Marg, and Bernd Duvigneau (GDR)3:13.76
Silver Mihai Zafiu, Vasile Dîba, Ion Geantă, and Nicușor Eșanu (ROU)3:15.35
Bronze Borislav Borisov, Bozhidar Milenkov, Lazar Khristov, and Ivan Manev (BUL)3:15.46
4. Ryszard Oborski, Grzegorz Kołtan, Daniel Wełna, and Grzegorz Śledziewski (POL)3:16.33
5. József Deme, János Rátkai, József Kosztyán, and Zoltán Sztanity (HUN)3:17.27
6. François Barouh, Patrick Berard, Philippe Boccara, and Patrick Lefoulon (FRA)3:17.60
7. Gennady Makhnev, Serhei Nahorny, Aleksandr Avdeyev, and Vladimir Tainikov (URS)3:19.83
8. Barry Kelly, Robert Lee, Ken Vidler, and Crosbie Baulch (AUS)3:19.87
9. Lars-Erik Moberg, Per Lundh, Torbjörn Thorsson, and Berndt Andersson (SWE)3:20.74

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