Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 10000 metres

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These are the results of the men's K-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics . The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks, and took place on Friday, August 7.

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Twenty-four canoeists from twelve nations competed.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Paul Wevers
and Ludwig Landen  (GER)
Flag of Austria.svg  Viktor Kalisch
and Karl Steinhuber  (AUT)
Flag of Sweden.svg  Tage Fahlborg
and Helge Larsson  (SWE)

Final

Friday, August 7, 1936: Only a final was held.

PlaceCanoeistsTime
1Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Paul Wevers and Ludwig Landen  (GER)41:45.0
2Flag of Austria.svg  Viktor Kalisch and Karl Steinhuber  (AUT)42:05.4
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Tage Fahlborg and Helge Larsson  (SWE)43:06.1
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Verner Løvgreen and Axel Svendsen  (DEN)44:39.8
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Henk Starreveld and Gerardus Siderius  (NED)45:12.5
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Werner Zimmermann and Othmar Bach  (SUI)45:14.6
7US flag 48 stars.svg  William Gaehler and William Lofgren  (USA)45:15.4
8Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Zdeněk Černický and Jaroslav Humpál  (TCH)46:05.4
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Charles Brahm and Clement Spiette  (BEL)47:26.1
10Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957 (with disc).svg  Gordon Potter and Edward Deir  (CAN)47:38.2
11Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Marian Kozłowski and Antoni Bazaniak  (POL)47:49.8
12Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Gábor Cseh and Sándor Gelle  (HUN)48:47.5

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