The rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics' women's events was dominated by athletes from East Germany, also known as the German Democratic Republic, taking home four gold medals out of the six events.
Athletes from East Germany (German Democratic Republic) competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. Quadruple sculls (coxed)
details East Germany (GDR)
Sybille Reinhardt
Jutta Ploch
Jutta Lau
Roswietha Zobelt
Liane Buhr Coxless pairs
details Ute Steindorf
and Cornelia Klier (GDR) Coxed four
details East Germany (GDR)
Ramona Kapheim
Silvia Frohlich
Angelika Noack
Romy Saalfeld
Kirsten Wenzel Eights
details East Germany (GDR)
Martina Boesler
Christiane Knetsch
Gabriele Kuhn
Karin Metze
Kersten Neisser
Ilona Richter
Marita Sandig
Birgit Schutz
Marina Wilke Double sculls
details Yelena Khloptseva
and Larisa Popova (URS) Single sculls
details Sanda Toma (ROM) 
