Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 10000 metres

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These are the results of the Men's C-2 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics . The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Heats and final took place on August 11.

Final

With only six teams competing, a final was held.

RankCanoeistsCountryTime
Gold medal icon.svg Steven Lysak
Stephen Macknowski
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 55:55.4
Silver medal icon.svg Václáv Havel
Jiří Pecka
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia 57:38.5
Bronze medal icon.svg Georges Dransart
Georges Gandil
Flag of France.svg  France 58:00.8
4 Karl Molnar
Viktor Salmhofer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 58:59.3
5 Bert Oldershaw
William Stevenson
Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg  Canada 59:48.4
6 Gunnar Johansson
Werner Wettersten
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1:03:34.4

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