| 1980 World Rowing Championships | |
| Venue: | Hazewinkel |
| Location: | Heindonk, Willebroek, Belgium |
| Dates: | 16 August |
| Prev: | 1979 Bled |
| Next: | 1981 Oberschleißheim |
The 1980 World Rowing Championships were World Rowing Championships that were held in August 1980 at Hazewinkel in Heindonk, Belgium.[1] Since 1980 was an Olympic year for rowing, the World Championships did not include the 14 Olympic classes scheduled for the 1980 Summer Olympics. Only the four lightweight men's event formed part of the competition, and all finals were raced on 16 August.
Medalists at the 1980 World Rowing Championships were:
| Event: | Gold: | Time | Silver: | Time | Bronze: | Time | |
| LM1x[2] | Christian-Georg Warlich | 07:00.94 | William Belden | 07:06.32 |  José Antonio Montosa Ortega | 07:08.80 | |
| LM2x[3] | Francesco Esposito Ruggero Verroca | 06:29.18 | Scott Roop Lawrence Klecatsky | 06:31.10 | Kurt Steiner Reto Wyss | 06:33.44 | |
| LM4-[4] | Graham Gardiner Charles Bartlett Clyde Hefer Simon Gillett | 06:12.35 | Mogens Rasmussen Juul Søren Christensen Jan Christensen Kim Hagsted | 06:23.75 | Antony Richardson Andrew Cusack Duncan Innes Colin Cusack | 06:25.76 | |
| LM8+[5] | Colin Barratt David Hosking Robert Downie Nicholas Howe Peter Zeun Clive Roberts Nigel Read Stephen Simpole Simon Jefferies (cox) | 05:42.76 | Bernard Gronchi Thierry Farelle Bertrand Razat Serge Grenier Jean-François Razat Gerard Avril Maxime Mantovani Laurent Fritsch Bertrand Le Cossec (cox) | 05:45.62 | Felix Alonso Muñoz Carlos Sáez Bernardos José Marti Miranda Francisco Goicoechea García Luis Arteaga Leon José Rojí Angel Sáez Bernardos Fernando Climent Javier Sabriá (cox) | 05:45.87 |