Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
The men's coxed pairs 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 20 to 27 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
Heat Two
Repechage
Top two finishers in each heat advanced to finalHeat One
| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| 1 | Duško Mrduljaš Zlatko Celent Josip Reić | 7:19.22 | |
| 2 | Tsvetan Petkov Rumen Khristov Todor Kishev | 7:25.77 | |
| 3 | James MacLeod Neil Christie David Webb | 7:29.97 | |
| 4 | Denis Rice Christy O'Brien | 7:35.65 | |
| 5 | Danilo Mora Alfredo Valladares Silvio Rosabal | 7:52.87 |
Heat Two
| Rank | Athletes Names | Country | Time |
| 1 | Viktor Pereverzev Gennadi Kryuçkin Aleksandr Lukyanov | 7:15.38 | |
| 2 | Josef Plamínek Milan Škopek Oldřich Hejdušek | 7:21.52 | |
| 3 | Antonio Dell'Aquila Giuseppe Abbagnale Giuseppe Di Capua | 7:27.93 | |
| 4 | Serge Fornara Hervé Bourquel Jean-Pierre Huguet-Balent | 7:41.29 |