Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls
# Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.

## Heats

Winner of each heat advanced to final. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

### Heat One

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yelena Khloptseva Larisa Popova | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:25.51 |
| 2 | Olga Homeghi Valeria Răcilă | Romania (ROM) | 3:27.70 |
| 3 | Cornelia Linse Heidi Westphal | East Germany (GDR) | 3:32.23 |
| 4 | Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 3:37.86 |

### Heat Two

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hanna Jarkiewicz Janina Klucznik | Poland (POL) | 3:34.11 |
| 2 | Sue Handscomb Astrid Ayling | Great Britain (GBR) | 3:39.27 |
| 3 | Ilona Bata Klára Langhoffer-Pétervári | Hungary (HUN) | 3:44.33 |

## Repechage

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cornelia Linse Heidi Westphal | East Germany (GDR) | 3:20.49 |
| 2 | Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 3:21.36 |
| 3 | Olga Homeghi Valeria Răcilă | Romania (ROM) | 3:21.74 |
| 4 | Ilona Bata Klára Langhoffer | Hungary (HUN) | 3:31.37 |
| 5 | Sue Handscomb Astrid Ayling | Great Britain (GBR) | 3:33.32 |

## Finals

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Yelena Khloptseva Larisa Popova | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:16.27 |
| | Cornelia Linse Heidi Westphal | East Germany (GDR) | 3:17.63 |
| | Olga Homeghi Valeria Răcilă | Romania (ROM) | 3:18.91 |
| 4 | Svetla Otsetova Zdravka Yordanova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 3:23.14 |
| 5 | Hanna Jarkiewicz Janina Klucznik | Poland (POL) | 3:27.25 |
| 6 | Ilona Bata Klára Langhoffer | Hungary (HUN) | 3:35.70 |
