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The ”’women’s K-2 500 metres”’ event was a pairs [[kayak]]ing event conducted as part of the [[Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics]] program.

==Medalists==
{| class=wikitable
|align=center bgcolor=gold| [[Image:Med 1.png|Gold]] ”’Gold”’
|align=center bgcolor=silver| [[Image:Med 2.png|Silver]] ”’Silver”’
|align=center bgcolor=cc9966| [[Image:Med 3.png|Bronze]] ”’Bronze”’
|-
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Nina Gopova-Trofimova|Nina Gopova]] <br> and [[Galina Kreft-Alexeyeva|Galina Kreft]]|URS|1976 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Anna Pfeffer]] <br> and [[Klára Rajnal]]|HUN|1976 Summer}}
| {{flagIOCmedalist|[[Barbel Köster]] <br> and [[Carola Zirzow]]|GDR|1976 Summer}}
|}

==Results==
===Heats===
The 14 crews first raced in two heats on [[July 28]]. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining eight teams were relegated to the repechages.

{| style=’text-align:center’
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|”’Heat 1”’
|-
|width=30|1.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nina Gopova-Trofimova|Nina Gopova]] and [[Galina Kreft-Alexeyeva|Galina Kreft]]|URS|1976 Summer}} ||width=60| 1:54.49 || ”’QS”’
|-
|2.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu|Nastasia Nichitov]] and [[Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin|Agafia Orlov]]|ROU|1976 Summer}} || 1:59.33 || ”’QS”’
|-
|3.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Maria Kazanecka-Górecka|Maria Kazanecka]] and [[Katarzyna Kulczak]]|POL|1976 Summer}} || 2:01.45 || ”’QS”’
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Susan Holloway]] and [[Anne Dodge]]|CAN|1976 Summer}} || 2:03.50 || QR
|-
|5.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sylvaine Deltour]] and [[Anne-Marie Loriot]]|FRA|1976 Summer}} || 2:06.12 || QR
|-
|6.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Catherine Burelle]] and [[Marleen Kuppens]]|BEL|1976 Summer}} || 2:10.48 || QR
|-
|7.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Helen Jacobsohn]] and [[Sue Whitebrook]]|AUS|1976 Summer}} || 2:10.62 || QR
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|”’Heat 2”’
|-
|1.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbel Köster]] and [[Carola Zirzow]]|GDR|1976 Summer}} || 1:52.67 || ”’QS”’
|-
|2.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anna Pfeffer]] and [[Klára Rajnal]]|HUN|1976 Summer}} || 1:54.25 || ”’QS”’
|-
|3.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann-Schüttpelz|Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann]] and [[Heiderose Wallbaum]]|FRG|1976 Summer}} || 1:55.59 || ”’QS”’
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Linda Murray-Dragan|Linda Dragan]] and [[Ann Turner (canoer)|Ann Turner]]|USA|1976 Summer}} || 1:59.32 || QR
|-
|5.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anastázie Fridrichová-Hajná|Anastázie Hajná]] and [[Jindřiška Řeháčková]]|TCH|1976 Summer}} || 1:59.45 || QR
|-
|6.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Pauline Goodwin]] and [[Hilary Peacock]]|GBR|1976 Summer}} || 2:00.34 || QR
|-
|7.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Mariya Mincheva]] and [[Natasha Petrova]]|BUL|1976 Summer}} || 2:00.52 || QR
|}

===Semifinals===
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on [[July 30]]) advanced to the final.

{| style=’text-align:center’
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|”’Semifinal 1”’
|-
|width=30|1.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nina Gopova-Trofimova|Nina Gopova]] and [[Galina Kreft-Alexeyeva|Galina Kreft]]|URS|1976 Summer}} ||width=60| 1:54.70 || ”’QF”’
|-
|2.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann-Schüttpelz|Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann]] and [[Heiderose Wallbaum]]|FRG|1976 Summer}} || 1:55.31 || ”’QF”’
|-
|3.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anastázie Fridrichová-Hajná|Anastázie Hajná]] and [[Jindřiška Řeháčková]]|TCH|1976 Summer}} || 1:56.45 || ”’QF”’
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Linda Murray-Dragan|Linda Dragan]] and [[Ann Turner (canoer)|Ann Turner]]|USA|1976 Summer}} || 1:57.10 ||
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|”’Semifinal 2”’
|-
|width=30|1.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbel Köster]] and [[Carola Zirzow]]|GDR|1976 Summer}} ||width=60| 1:50.56 || ”’QF”’
|-
|2.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Mariya Mincheva]] and [[Natasha Petrova]]|BUL|1976 Summer}} || 1:53.29 || ”’QF”’
|-
|3.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Maria Kazanecka-Górecka|Maria Kazanecka]] and [[Katarzyna Kulczak]]|POL|1976 Summer}} || 1:53.50 || ”’QF”’
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Sylvaine Deltour]] and [[Anne-Marie Loriot]]|FRA|1976 Summer}} || 1:55.75 ||
|-
|colspan=4 align=left|”’Semifinal 3”’
|-
|width=30|1.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anna Pfeffer]] and [[Klára Rajnal]]|HUN|1976 Summer}} ||width=60| 1:52.51 || ”’QF”’
|-
|2.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu|Nastasia Nichitov]] and [[Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin|Agafia Orlov]]|ROU|1976 Summer}} || 1:53.38 || ”’QF”’
|-
|3.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Susan Holloway]] and [[Anne Dodge]]|CAN|1976 Summer}} || 1:56.83 || ”’QF”’
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Pauline Goodwin]] and [[Hilary Peacock]]|GBR|1976 Summer}} || 1:59.53 ||
|}

===Final===
The final was held on [[August 1]].

{| style=’text-align:center’
|width=30 bgcolor=gold|[[Image:Med 1.png]]||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nina Gopova-Trofimova|Nina Gopova]] and [[Galina Kreft-Alexeyeva|Galina Kreft]]|URS|1976 Summer}} ||width=60| 1:51.15
|-
|bgcolor=silver|[[Image:Med 2.png]]||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anna Pfeffer]] and [[Klára Rajnal]]|HUN|1976 Summer}} || 1:51.69
|-
|bgcolor=cc9966|[[Image:Med 3.png]]||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbel Köster]] and [[Carola Zirzow]]|GDR|1976 Summer}} || 1:51.81
|-
|4.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Nastasia Nichitov-Ionescu|Nastasia Nichitov]] and [[Agafia Orlov-Buhaev-Constantin|Agafia Orlov]]|ROU|1976 Summer}} || 1:53.77
|-
|5.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann-Schüttpelz|Barbara Lewe-Pohlmann]] and [[Heiderose Wallbaum]]|FRG|1976 Summer}} || 1:53.86
|-
|6.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Maria Kazanecka-Górecka|Maria Kazanecka]] and [[Katarzyna Kulczak]]|POL|1976 Summer}} || 1:55.05
|-
|7.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Mariya Mincheva]] and [[Natasha Petrova]]|BUL|1976 Summer}} || 1:55.95
|-
|8.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Susan Holloway]] and [[Anne Dodge]]|CAN|1976 Summer}} || 1:56.75
|-
|9.||align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|[[Anastázie Fridrichová-Hajná|Anastázie Hajná]] and [[Jindřiška Řeháčková]]|TCH|1976 Summer}} || 1:59.65
|}

==References==
*[http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1980/or1980v3.pdf 1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.] p. 197. {{en icon}} }
*[http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1980/CAN/womens-kayak-doubles-500-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1980 women’s K-2 500 m results.]

[[Category:Canoeing events at the 1980 Summer Olympics|Women’s K-2 500]]