Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair
# Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair

The women's coxless pairs rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.

## Heats

The fastest team in each heat advanced to the final. The remaining teams had to compete in the repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

### Heat 1

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Larisa Zavarzina Galina Stepanova | Soviet Union (URS) | 3:55.08 |
| 2 | Ute Steindorf Cornelia Klier | East Germany (GDR) | 4:00.17 |
| 3 | Siika Barboulova Stoyanka Kurbatova | Bulgaria (BUL) | 4:00.38 |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Małgorzata Dłużewska Czesława Kościańska | Poland (POL) | 3:56.08 |
| 2 | Florica Dospinescu Elena Oprea | Romania (ROM) | 4:04.74 |
| 3 | Teréz Bednarik Éva Molnár | Hungary (HUN) | 4:12.44 |

## Repechage

Three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the final.

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ute Steindorf Cornelia Klier | East Germany | 3:36.51 |
| 2 | Florica Dospinescu Elena Oprea | Romania | 3:37.16 |
| 3 | Siika Barboulova Stoyanka Kurbatova | Bulgaria | 3:37.48 |
| 4 | Teréz Bednarik Éva Molnár | Hungary | 3:50.47 |

## Final

| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ute Steindorf Cornelia Klier | East Germany | 3:30.49 |
| 2 | Małgorzata Dłużewska Czesława Kościańska | Poland | 3:30.95 |
| 3 | Siika Barboulova Stoyanka Kurbatova | Bulgaria | 3:32.39 |
| 4 | Florica Dospinescu Elena Oprea | Romania | 3:35.14 |
| 5 | Larisa Zavarzina Galina Stepanova | Soviet Union | 4:12.53 |
