Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres

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The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.

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The preliminary heats were held on 20 October 1964; 16 pairs entered and were split into two heats of 8 each. The top three placers in each heat advanced to the semifinal, while the remaining eight crews (2 had withdrawn without starting in the heats) had to compete in repechage heats held the same day. There were two repechage heats and three kayakers to advance from each, resulting in two pairs being eliminated in the repechages. Three semifinals, each with four kayakers, were held, with the top three in each heat to advance to the final and three more pairs eliminated. The final was held on 22 October.

Medalists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven-Olov Sjödelius
and Gunnar Utterberg  (SWE)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Antonius Geurts
and Paul Hoekstra  (NED)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinz Büker
and Holger Zander  (EUA)

Results

Heats

The 16 crews first raced in two heats on 20 October. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals; two were eliminated due to not starting, and the remaining 8 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.

Heat 1
1.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinz Büker and Holger Zander  (EUA)3:44.25QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)3:46.14QS
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Beltrami and Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)3:46.43QS
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Władysław Zieliński and Stefan Kapłaniak  (POL)3:47.71QR
5.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rene Roels and Henri Verbrugghe  (BEL)3:50.07QR
6.Flag of Australia.svg  Gordan Jeffery and Adrian Powell  (AUS)3:50.42QR
-Flag of Austria.svg  Kurt Heubusch and Günther Pfaff  (AUT)Did not start
-Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Aleksandar Kerčov and Staniša Radmanović  (YUG)Did not start
Heat 2
1.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Haralambie Ivanov and Vasilie Nicoarǎ  (ROU)3:40.57QS
2.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Antonius Geurts and Paul Hoekstra  (NED)3:40.67QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven-Olov Sjödelius and Gunnar Utterberg  (SWE)3:42.65QS
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Erik Kalugin and Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)3:44.66QR
5.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Jensen and Hans Knudsen  (DEN)3:47.01QR
6.Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Gabor Joo and Michael Brown  (CAN)3:51.57QR
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Ralphs and Gert Grigoleit  (USA)3:54.01QR
8.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Kobayashi and Katsufusa Kashimura  (JPN)4:00.94QR

Repechages

Three of the four competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Australia.svg  Gordan Jeffery and Adrian Powell  (AUS)3:51.19QS
2.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Jensen and Hans Knudsen  (DEN)3:51.43QS
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Władysław Zieliński and Stefan Kapłaniak  (POL)3:52.49QS
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Tony Ralphs and Gert Grigoleit  (USA)3:54.31
Repechage 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Erik Kalugin and Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)3:50.20QS
2.Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Gabor Joo and Michael Brown  (CAN)3:53.97QS
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rene Roels and Henri Verbrugghe  (BEL)3:57.27QS
4.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Hideo Kobayashi and Katsufusa Kashimura  (JPN)4:03.67

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on 21 October) advanced to the final. All other teams were eliminated.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven-Olov Sjödelius and Gunnar Utterberg  (SWE)3:45.90QF
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Erik Kalugin and Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)3:46.43QF
3.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinz Büker and Holger Zander  (EUA)3:47.46QF
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Władysław Zieliński and Stefan Kapłaniak  (POL)3:49.24
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Haralambie Ivanov and Vasilie Nicoarǎ  (ROU)3:49.02QF
2.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Jensen and Hans Knudsen  (DEN)3:51.20QF
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Beltrami and Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)3:52.27QF
4.Flag of Canada (1957-1965).svg  Gabor Joo and Michael Brown  (CAN)3:52.90
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Antonius Geurts and Paul Hoekstra  (NED)3:49.41QF
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Gordan Jeffery and Adrian Powell  (AUS)3:50.98QF
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)3:52.15QF
4.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Rene Roels and Henri Verbrugghe  (BEL)3:53.66

Final

The final was held on 22 October.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sven-Olov Sjödelius and Gunnar Utterberg  (SWE)3:38.54
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Antonius Geurts and Paul Hoekstra  (NED)3:39.30
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Heinz Büker and Holger Zander  (EUA)3:40.69
4.Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Haralambie Ivanov and Vasilie Nicoarǎ  (ROU)3:41.12
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  György Mészáros and Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)3:41.39
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Beltrami and Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)3:43.55
7.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Erik Kalugin and Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)3:44.19
8.Flag of Australia.svg  Gordan Jeffery and Adrian Powell  (AUS)3:44.52
9.Flag of Denmark.svg  Preben Jensen and Hans Knudsen  (DEN)3:47.31

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