Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres

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The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program. This event made its debut at these games.

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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 the Soviet Union.svg  Serhei Petrenko
and Aleksandr Vinogradov  (URS)
Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara
and Andrzej Gronowicz  (POL)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Buday
and Oszkár Frey  (HUN)

Results

Heats

The 15 teams first raced in two heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals and the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Buday and Oszkár Frey  (HUN)1:56.44QS
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Danielov and Gheorghe Simionov  (ROU)1:57.27QS
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gregory Smith and John Wood  (CAN)1:57.81QS
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Bernt Lindelöf and Eric Zeidlitz  (SWE)1:58.86QR
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Roland Muhlen and Andreas Weigand  (USA)2:00.99QR
6.Flag of France.svg  Gérald Delacroix and Jean-François Millot  (FRA)2:02.78QR
7.Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Altamirano and Juan Martínez  (MEX)2:08.15QR
8.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mitsuhide Hata and Atsunobu Ogata  (JPN)2:09.32QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Serhei Petrenko and Aleksandr Vinogradov  (URS)1:58.22QS
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Burchin and Krasimir Khristov  (BUL)1:58.84QS
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara and Andrzej Gronowicz  (POL)1:58.90QS
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Bothe and Hans-Jürgen Tode  (GDR)1:59.39QR
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Glaser and Heinz Lucke  (FRG)2:07.63QR
6.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka and Tomáš Šach  (TCH)2:09.37QR
7.Flag of Italy.svg  Tiziano Annoni and Ilario Passerini  (ITA)2:10.73QR

Repechages

Taking place on July 28, the top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Glaser and Heinz Lucke  (FRG)1:53.76QS
2.Flag of France.svg  Gérald Delacroix and Jean-François Millet  (FRA)1:53.81QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Bernt Lindelöf and Eric Zeidlitz  (SWE)1:53.94QS
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Tiziano Annoni and Ilario Passerini  (ITA)1:56.36
-Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mitsuhide Hata and Atsunobu Ogata  (JPN)DISQ
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka and Tomáš Šach  (TCH)1:56.02QS
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Bothe and Hans-Jürgen Tode  (GDR)1:57.07QS
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Roland Muhlen and Andreas Weigand  (USA)1:57.58QS
4.Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Altamirano and Juan Martínez  (MEX)2:00.52

Japan's reason for disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.

Semifinals

Three semifinals were held on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara and Andrzej Gronowicz  (POL)1:49.04QF
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Buday and Oszkár Frey  (HUN)1:49.60QF
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka and Tomáš Šach  (TCH)1:51.83QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Bernt Lindelöf and Eric Zeidlitz  (SWE)1:55.69
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Serhei Petrenko and Aleksandr Vinogradov  (URS)1:49.29QF
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gregory Smith and John Wood  (CAN)1:50.66QF
3.Flag of France.svg  Gérald Delacroix and Jean-François Millot  (FRA)1:50.81QF
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Detlef Bothe and Hans-Jürgen Tode  (GDR)1:53.85
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Danielov and Gheorghe Simionov  (ROU)1:50.56QF
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Burchin and Krasimir Khristov  (BUL)1:51.63QF
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Glaser and Heinz Lucke  (FRG)1:51.89QF
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Roland Muhlen and Andreas Weigand  (USA)1:52.33

Final

The final was held on July 30.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Serhei Petrenko and Aleksandr Vinogradov  (URS)1:45.81
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara and Andrzej Gronowicz  (POL)1:47.77
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Buday and Oszkár Frey  (HUN)1:48.35
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Gheorghe Danielov and Gheorghe Simionov  (ROU)1:48.64
5.Flag of France.svg  Gérald Delacroix and Jean-François Millot  (FRA)1:49.74
6.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Burchin and Krasimir Khristov  (BUL)1:50.43
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Gregory Smith and John Wood  (CAN)1:50.74
8.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka and Tomáš Šach  (TCH)1:50.85
9.Flag of Germany.svg  Hermann Glaser and Heinz Lucke  (FRG)1:51.26

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