Canoeing at the 1980 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 1980 Summer Olympics program.

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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  Vladimir Parfenovich
and Sergei Chukhray  (URS)
Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Herminio Menéndez
and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)
Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm
and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)

Results

Heats

20 crews were entered into the event on July 30 though two teams did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:35.36QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Barry Kelly and Robert Lee  (AUS)1:36.31QS
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szabó and Zoltán Romhányi  (HUN)1:36.99QS
4.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)1:37.34QR
5.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson  (SWE)1:38.13QR
6.Olympic flag.svg  Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli  (ITA)1:39.84QR
-Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg Slavcho Mangarakov and Boiko Savov (BUL)Did not start
Heat 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray  (URS)1:33.75QS
2.Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfgang Hartl and Werner Bachmayer  (AUT)1:36.66QS
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk and Zdzisław Szubski  (POL)1:36.98QS
4.Olympic flag.svg  Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbnik  (NED)1:37.15QR
5.Olympic flag.svg  Peter Ammann and Dionys Thalmann  (SUI)1:39.14QR
6.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker  (NZL)1:39.30QR
7.Olympic flag.svg  Christopher Ballard and Neil Robson  (GBR)1:40.33QR
Heat 3
1.Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Herminio Menéndez and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:34.16QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Francis Hervieu and Alain Lebas  (FRA)1:34.61QS
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Svoboda and Vladimír Dolejš  (TCH)1:36.29QS
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill  (CUB)1:36.49QR
5.Olympic flag.svg  Jacky Alders and Gaëtans Frys  (BEL)1:43.31QR
-Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Milan Janić and Jovan Djolić (YUG)Did not start

Repechages

The nine crews first raced in two repechages on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)1:38.55QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli  (ITA)1:39.64QS
3.Olympic flag.svg  Christopher Ballard and Neil Robson  (GBR)1:39.95QS
4.Olympic flag.svg  Jacky Alders and Gaëtans Frys  (BEL)1:40.43
5.Olympic flag.svg  Peter Ammann and Dionys Thalmann  (SUI)1:40.92
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill  (CUB)1:37.85QS
2.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker  (NZL)1:39.32QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson  (SWE)1:39.89QS
4.Olympic flag.svg  Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbnik  (NED)1:41.03

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:35.88QF
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)1:36.90QF
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson  (SWE)1:37.42QF
4.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Svoboda and Vladimír Dolejš  (TCH)1:37.89
5.Flag of Austria.svg  Wolfgang Hartl and Werner Bachmayer  (AUT)1:39.04
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray  (URS)1:34.71QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  Francis Hervieu and Alain Lebas  (FRA)1:36.04QF
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szabó and Zoltán Romhányi  (HUN)1:36.98QF
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill  (CUB)1:37.20
5.Olympic flag.svg  Christopher Ballard and Neil Robson  (GBR)1:41.37
Semifinal 3
1.Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Herminio Menéndez and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:35.59QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  Barry Kelly and Robert Lee  (AUS)1:36.63QF
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk and Zdzisław Szubski  (POL)1:37.45QF
4.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker  (NZL)1:38.38
5.Olympic flag.svg  Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli  (ITA)1:41.23

Final

The final was held on August 1.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray  (URS)1:32.38
Silver medal with cup.svg Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Herminio Menéndez and Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)1:33.65
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm and Bernd Olbricht  (GDR)1:34.00
4.Olympic flag.svg  Francis Hervieu and Alain Lebas  (FRA)1:36.22
5.Olympic flag.svg  Barry Kelly and Robert Lee  (AUS)1:36.81
6.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)1:36.96
7.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk and Zdzisław Szubski  (POL)1:37.20
8.Flag of Hungary.svg  László Szabó and Zoltán Romhányi  (HUN)1:37.66
9.Flag of Sweden.svg  Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson  (SWE)1:39.92

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