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

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The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking 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 East Germany.svg  Joachim Mattern
and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Serhei Nahorny
and Vladimir Romanovsky  (URS)
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Larion Serghei
and Policarp Malîhin  (ROU)

Results

Heats

The 21 crews first raced in three heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 12 teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Pierre Burny and Paul Hoekstra  (BEL)1:42.32QS
2.Flag of Australia.svg  John Southwood and John Sumegi  (AUS)1:42.40QS
3.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Arend Bloem and Lodewijk Jacobs  (NED)1:44.88QS
4.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Bicocchi and Antoine Cipriani  (FRA)1:45.40QR
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rod Gavin and John Leonard  (NZL)1:47.03QR
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Bostelmann and Hermelindo Soto  (MEX)1:48.88QR
7.Flag of Germany.svg  Rudolf Blass and Hans-Erich Pasch  (FRG)1:48.89QR
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson and William Leach  (USA)1:55.10QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Joachim Mattern and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:40.14QS
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Nagornyi and Vladimir Romanovsky  (URS)1:40.23QS
3.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Seguin and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:41.24QS
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson and Lars Andersson  (SWE)1:42.56QR
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  József Deme and János Rátkai  (HUN)1:42.75QR
6.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Oborski and Grzegorz Śledziewski  (POL)1:46.31QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Larion Serghei and Policarp Malîhin  (ROU)1:43.49QS
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Hannu Kojo and Kari Markkanen  (FIN)1:44.51QS
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Lazar Khristov and Borislav Borisov  (BUL)1:46.02QS
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dennis Barre and Steve King  (CAN)1:46.47QR
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lepori and Pier Duilio Puccetti  (ITA)1:49.59QR
6.Flag of Ireland.svg  Delcran Burns and Brendan O'Connell  (IRL)1:56.86QR
7.Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Ng Hin Wan and Hui Cheong  (HKG)2:08.70QR

Borisov is listed as Borislav Konstantinov in the official report.

Repechages

The 12 crews first raced in three repechages on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  József Deme and János Rátkai  (HUN)1:42.51QS
2.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Bicocchi and Antoine Cipriani  (FRA)1:44.98QS
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Rudolf Blass and Hans-Erich Pasch  (FRG)1:46.12QS
4.Flag of Ireland.svg  Delcran Burns and Brendan O'Connell  (IRL)1:47.56
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson and Lars Andersson  (SWE)1:43.60QS
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lepori and Pier Duilio Puccetti  (ITA)1:45.30QS
3.Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Bostelmann and Hermelindo Soto  (MEX)1:45.82QS
Repechage 3
1.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dennis Barre and Steve King  (CAN)1:47.21QS
2.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Oborski and Grzegorz Śledziewski  (POL)1:47.30QS
3.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rod Gavin and John Leonard  (NZL)1:47.45QS
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Johnson and William Leach  (USA)1:49.95
5.Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Ng Hin Wan and Hui Cheong  (HKG)2:06.42

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on July 30) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Nagornyi and Vladimir Romanovsky  (URS)1:38.65QF
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  József Deme and János Rátkai  (HUN)1:38.92QF
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Pierre Burny and Paul Hoekstra  (BEL)1:39.58QF
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Lazar Khristov and Borislav Borisov  (BUL)1:42.21
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Lepori and Pier Duilio Puccetti  (ITA)1:43.51
6.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Rod Gavin and John Leonard  (NZL)1:45.61
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Joachim Mattern and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:39.06QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson and Lars Andersson  (SWE)1:39.86QF
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Hannu Kojo and Kari Markkanen  (FIN)1:40.06QF
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Oborski and Grzegorz Śledziewski  (POL)1:41.65
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Rudolf Blass and Hans-Erich Pasch  (FRG)1:42.64
6.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Arend Bloem and Lodewijk Jacobs  (NED)1:43.63
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Seguin and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:38.54QF
2.Flag of Australia.svg  John Southwood and John Sumegi  (AUS)1:40.01QF
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Larion Serghei and Policarp Malîhin  (ROU)1:40.38QF
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Dennis Barre and Steve King  (CAN)1:41.47
5.Flag of France.svg  Bruno Bicocchi and Antoine Cipriani  (FRA)1:43.36
6.Flag of Mexico.svg  Juan Bostelmann and Hermelindo Soto  (MEX)1:44.85

Final

The final was held on July 30.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Joachim Mattern and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:35.87
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Sergei Nagornyi and Vladimir Romanovsky  (URS)1:36.81
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Larion Serghei and Policarp Malîhin  (ROU)1:37.43
4.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  José Seguin and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:38.50
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  József Deme and János Rátkai  (HUN)1:38.61
6.Flag of Finland.svg  Hannu Kojo and Kari Markkanen  (FIN)1:39.59
7.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson and Lars Andersson  (SWE)1:39.63
8.Flag of Australia.svg  John Southwood and John Sumegi  (AUS)1:39.77
9.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jean-Pierre Burny and Paul Hoekstra  (BEL)1:40.48

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