| Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-1 10000 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 10000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 10000 m | men | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 10000 m | men | |
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics . The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1.
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Meinrad Miltenberger and Michel Scheuer (EUA) |  Anatoly Demitkov and Mikhail Kaaleste (URS) |  Maximilian Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) |
The 15 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoly Demitkov (URS) | 3:55.1 | QF |
| 2. | Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 3:57.2 | QF |
| 3. |  Miroslav Jemelka and Rudolf Klabouch (TCH) | 3:58.3 | QF |
| 4. |  Carl-Åke Ljung and Ragnar Heurlin (SWE) | 4:00.0 | |
| 5. |  Imre Vágyóczky and Zoltán Szigeti (HUN) | 4:00.3 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Michel Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) | 3:56.4 | QF |
| 2. |  Mircea Anastasescu and Stavru Teodorov (ROU) | 3:59.1 | QF |
| 3. |  Brian Bullivant and Raymond Blick (GBR) | 4:01.6 | QF |
| 4. |  Ryszard Skwarski and Jerzy Górski (POL) | 4:12.6 | |
| 5. |  Russell Dermond and John Pagkos (USA) | 4:22.7 | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. |  Walter Brown and Dennis Green (AUS) | 4:03.0 | QF |
| 2. |  Henri Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere (BEL) | 4:04.7 | QF |
| 3. |  Maurice Graffen and Michel Meyer (FRA) | 4:09.7 | QF |
| 4. |  Robert Smith and Leslie Melia (CAN) | 4:27.8 | |
| - |  Pentti Raaskoski and Juhani Helenius (FIN) | DQ | |
The Finnish team originally finished second in their heat prior to their disqualification.
| | Michel Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) | 3:49.6 |
| | Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoly Demitkov (URS) | 3:51.4 |
| | Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 3:55.8 |
| 4. | Mircea Anastasescu and Stavru Teodorov (ROU) | 3:56.1 |
| 5. | Maurice Graffen and Michel Meyer (FRA) | 3:58.3 |
| 6. | Henri Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere (BEL) | 3:58.7 |
| 7. | Walter Brown and Dennis Green (AUS) | 3:59.1 |
| 8. | Miroslav Jemelka and Rudolf Klabouch (TCH) | 4:01.4 |
| 9. | Brian Bullivant and Raymond Blick (GBR) | 4:05.9 |
These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes.
These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.
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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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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. In the official report, heat results were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while the remaining events were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.
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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
