| Host City | Hazewinkel |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Held | 14 – 16 August 1980 |
| Competitors | 48 |
| Countries | 9 |
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Single Sculls | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Lightweight Double Sculls | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 3 |
| Lightweight Coxless Fours | Men | — | Medal | 12 | 3 |
| Lightweight Eights | Men | — | Medal | 27 | 3 |
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| = | France | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightweight Single Sculls, Men | Christian-Georg Warlich |
|
Bill Belden |
|
José Montosa |
|
| Lightweight Double Sculls, Men | Francesco Esposito / Ruggero Verroca |
|
Scott Roop / Lawrence Klecatsky |
|
Kurt Steiner / Reto Wyss |
|
| Lightweight Coxless Fours, Men | Australia |
|
Denmark |
|
Great Britain |
|
| Lightweight Eights, Men | Great Britain |
|
France |
|
Spain |
|