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 RankAthletes NamesCountryTime 1 Larisa ZavarzinaGalina Stepanova 3:55.08 2 Ute SteindorfCornelia Klier 4:00.17 3 Siika BarboulovaStoyanka Kurbatova 4:00.38
Heat 2 RankAthletes NamesCountryTime 1 Małgorzata DłużewskaCzesława Kościańska 3:56.08 2 Florica DospinescuElena Oprea 4:04.74 3 Teréz BednarikÉva Molnár 4:12.44
Repechage Three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the final.
RankAthletes NamesCountryTime1Ute SteindorfCornelia Klier3:36.512Florica DospinescuElena Oprea3:37.163Siika BarboulovaStoyanka Kurbatova3:37.484Teréz BednarikÉva Molnár3:50.47
Final RankAthletes NamesCountryTime1Ute SteindorfCornelia Klier3:30.492Małgorzata DłużewskaCzesława Kościańska3:30.953Siika BarboulovaStoyanka Kurbatova3:32.394Florica DospinescuElena Oprea3:35.145Larisa ZavarzinaGalina Stepanova4:12.53
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