Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics facts for kids
Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics was a big event with 14 different races. It took place in a special man-made lake called the Man-made Basin. This lake is part of the Trade Unions Olympic Sports Centre in the Krylatskoye area of Moscow. The rowing competitions started on July 20 and finished on July 27.
Because of a big event called the American-led boycott, some of the strongest rowing countries were not there. This meant that East Germany had a huge advantage. They won an amazing 14 medals, including 11 gold medals, out of the 14 events!
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Medal Winners: Who Won What?
At the 1980 Moscow Olympics, East Germany was the top country in rowing. They won the most gold medals and the most medals overall. Here's a quick look at the top countries:
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 |  GDR |
11 | 1 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | USSR | 1 | 9 | 2 | 12 |
| 3 | .svg){kind=small} Romania |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Finland |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Note: Country names are given as they were officially used by the IOC in 1980.
Rowing Events at the Olympics
Rowing at the Olympics involves different types of boats and teams. Some boats have a "coxswain" who steers and tells the rowers what to do. Others are "coxswainless," meaning the rowers steer themselves. There are also different numbers of rowers in each boat, like pairs (two rowers), fours (four rowers), or eights (eight rowers). "Sculls" means each rower uses two oars, while "oars" means each rower uses one oar.
Men's Rowing Events
Men competed in eight different rowing events. East Germany won most of the gold medals in these races. For example, they won the gold in the Four-oars with coxswain event. They also took gold in the Double sculls and the Coxswainless pair-oars races.
The Single sculls event, where one person rows alone, was won by Pertti Karppinen from Finland. East Germany continued their winning streak in the Pair-oars with coxswain and Coxswainless four-oars events. They also won gold in the Coxswainless quadruple sculls and the big Eight-oars with coxswain race.
Women's Rowing Events
Women competed in six different rowing events. East Germany also did very well in these races, winning many gold medals. They won the gold in the Four-oars with coxswain event.
The Double sculls gold medal went to the Soviet Union. East Germany then won the Coxswainless pair-oars event. The Single sculls gold was won by Sanda Toma from Romania. East Germany finished strong by winning the Quadruple sculls with coxswain and the Eight-oars with coxswain races.
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All events took place at the Moscow Canoeing and Rowing Basin in Krylatskoye.
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Remo en los Juegos Olímpicos de Moscú 1980 para niños
