Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres

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Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjodelius at the 1960 Olympics Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjodelius 1960.jpg
Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius at the 1960 Olympics

The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.

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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  Gert Fredriksson and
Sven-Olov Sjödelius  (SWE)
Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and
András Szente  (HUN)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stefan Kapłaniak and
Władysław Zieliński  (POL)

Results

Heats

The 23 crews first raced in three heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each heat advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 14 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.

Heat 1
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ruud Knuppe and Antonius Geurts  (NED)3:43.98QS
2.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Riha and František Vršovský  (TCH)3:45.49QS
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Cantarello and Antonio Rucco  (ITA)3:45.80QS
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hendrik Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere  (BEL)3:46.42QR
5.Flag of Australia.svg  Dennis Green and Barry Stuart  (AUS)3:46.71QR
6.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Vasilie Nicoarǎ and Mercurie Ivanov  (ROU)3:49.00QR
7.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John Harris and Basil Pratt  (GBR)3:58.25QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Dieter Krause and Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)3:37.87QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and András Szente  (HUN)3:38.28QS
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński  (POL)3:39.41QS
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolas Rudzinskas and Ivan Holovachev  (URS)3:39.98QR
5.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Staniša Radmanović and Radovan Božin  (YUG)3:47.85QR
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Kenneth Wilson and John Wolters  (USA)3:49.96QR
7.Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Alan McCleery and Lou Lukanovich  (CAN)-QR
8.Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Ervig and Rolf Olsen  (NOR)3:52.93QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Kaj Schmidt and Vagn Schmidt  (DEN)3:45.04QS
2.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Juan Feliz and Joaquín Larroya  (ESP)3:46.36QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius  (SWE)3:46.50QS
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Rolf Åkerfelt and Rainer Åkerfelt  (FIN)3:48.36QR
5.Flag of Austria.svg  Helmut Holzschuster and Franz Wolf  (AUT)3:49.37QR
6.Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Ivan Simeonov and Lyubomir Oresharov  (BUL)3:49.88QR
7.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Marcel Lentz and Léon Klares  (LUX)3:54.73QR
8.Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Straub and Robert Zika (SUI)3:56.17QR

Canada's time in heat two not shown in the official report while Luxembourg and Switzerland are switched in the official report in heat three though the athletes for both countries were in the correct finishing position in the report.

Repechages

The top three finishers in each of the three repechages, which took place on August 27, advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hendrik Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere  (BEL)3:49.34QS
2.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Staniša Radmanović and Radovan Božin  (YUG)3:49.95QS
3.Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Ervig and Rolf Olsen  (NOR)-QS
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Ivan Simeonov and Lyubomir Oresharov  (BUL)3:53.27
5.Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  John Harris and Basil Pratt  (GBR)3:59.33
Repechage 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolas Rudzinskas and Ivan Holovachev  (URS)3:45.33QS
2.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Vasilie Nicoarǎ and Mercurie Ivanov  (ROU)3:50.84QS
3.Flag of Austria.svg  Helmut Holzschuster and Franz Wolf  (AUT)3:53.48QS
4.Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Alan McCleery and Lou Lukanovich  (CAN)3:58.34
5.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Marcel Lentz and Léon Klares  (LUX)4:01.10
Repechage 3
1.Flag of Australia.svg  Dennis Green and Barry Stuart  (AUS)3:51.24QS
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Kenneth Wilson and John Wolters  (USA)3:52.15QS
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Rolf Åkerfelt and Rainer Åkerfelt  (FIN)3:52.28QS
4.Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Hans Straub and Robert Zika (SUI)3:55.58

Norway's time in the first repechage was not listed in the official report.

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 28) advanced to the final while the remaining teams were eliminated.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and András Szente  (HUN)3:46.75QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius  (SWE)3:47.64QF
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ruud Knuppe and Antonius Geurts  (NED)3:48.58QF
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Hendrik Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere  (BEL)3:48.71
5.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Vasilie Nicoarǎ and Mercurie Ivanov  (ROU)3:53.80
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Rolf Åkerfelt and Rainer Åkerfelt  (FIN)3:54.44
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolas Rudzinskas and Ivan Holovachev  (URS)3:46.87QF
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Dieter Krause and Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)3:49.52QF
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Cantarello and Antonio Rucco  (ITA)3:52.51QF
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Arne Ervig and Rolf Olsen  (NOR)3:53.98
5.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Juan Feliz and Joaquín Larroya  (ESP)3:54.14
6.Flag of the United States.svg  Kenneth Wilson and John Wolters  (USA)4:01.06
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński  (POL)3:48.62QF
2.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Riha and František Vršovský  (TCH)3:50.40QF
3.Flag of Denmark.svg  Kaj Schmidt and Vagn Schmidt  (DEN)3:51.65QF
4.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Staniša Radmanović and Radovan Božin  (YUG)3:52.20
5.Flag of Austria.svg  Helmut Holzschuster and Franz Wolf  (AUT)3:54.46
6.Flag of Australia.svg  Dennis Green and Barry Stuart  (AUS)3:55.22

Final

The final was held on August 29, 1960.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson and Sven-Olov Sjödelius  (SWE)3:34.73
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and András Szente  (HUN)3:34.91
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Stefan Kapłaniak and Władysław Zieliński  (POL)3:37.34
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Nikolas Rudzinskas and Ivan Holovachev  (URS)3:37.48
5.Flag of Denmark.svg  Kaj Schmidt and Vagn Schmidt  (DEN)3:39.06
6.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  František Riha and František Vršovský  (TCH)3:40.78
7.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Ruud Knuppe and Antonius Geurts  (NED)3:41.01
8.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Dieter Krause and Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)3:44.26
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Lorenzo Cantarello and Antonio Rucco  (ITA)3:44.26

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