Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres

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These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics . The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on August 12.

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Medalists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Berglund
and Lennart Klingström  (SWE)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Ejvind Hansen
and Jakob Jensen  (DEN)
Flag of Finland.svg  Thor Axelsson
and Nils Björklöf  (FIN)

Heats

The 16 teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Finland.svg  Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf  (FIN)4:16.7QF
2.Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kálmán Blahó and János Urányi  (HUN)4:18.4QF
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ota Kroutil and Miloš Pech  (TCH)4:20.4QF
4.Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Gerald Covey and Henry Harper  (CAN)4:34.2QF
5.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  René Fonck and Jean Nickels  (LUX)4:41.7
6.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Bruno Masciadri and Franz Reiner  (SUI)4:43.9
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jack Henderson and John Simmons  (GBR)4:45.0
Heat 2
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen  (DEN)-QF
2.Flag of Norway.svg  Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby  (NOR)-QF
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cees Gravesteyn and Wim Pool  (NED)-QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström  (SWE)-QF
5.Flag of Austria.svg  Paul Felinger and Herbert Klepp  (AUT)-
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frans Van den Berghen and Albert Van de Vilet  (BEL)-
7.Flag of France.svg  François Donna and René Richez  (FRA)-
8.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Alfons Jezewski and Marian Matloka  (POL)-
9.US flag 48 stars.svg  Raymond Clark and John Eiseman  (USA)-

No times were recorded in the second heat according to the official Olympic report.

Final

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström  (SWE)4:07.3
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen  (DEN)4:07.5
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Finland.svg  Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf  (FIN)4:08.7
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby  (NOR)4:09.1
5.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ota Kroutil and Miloš Pech  (TCH)4:09.8
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Cees Gravesteyn and Wim Pool  (NED)4:15.8
7.Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Gerald Covey and Henry Harper  (CAN)4:56.8
-Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Kálmán Blahó and János Urányi  (HUN)DQ

Blahó and Urányi were disqualified for "hanging" in the wake of another kayak.

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