Canoeing at the 1992 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 1992 Summer Olympics program that took place at Castelldefels.

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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 Germany.svg  Kay Bluhm
and Torsten Gutsche  (GER)
Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Freimut
and Wojciech Kurpiewski  (POL)
Flag of Italy.svg  Bruno Dreossi
and Antonio Rossi  (ITA)

Results

Heats

30 crews were entered into the event. The top two finishers from each of the four heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Freimut and Wojciech Kurpiewski  (POL)1:34.76QS
2.Flag of Italy.svg  Antonio Rossi and Bruno Dreossi  (ITA)1:35.04QS
3.Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Staal and Thor Nielsen  (DEN)1:37.85QR
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan-Dirk Nijkamp and Marc Weijzen  (NED)1:40.58QR
5.Flag of Argentina.svg  Juan Labrin and Fernando Chaparro  (ARG)1:41.77QR
6.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Csipes and Zsolt Gyulay  (HUN)1:41.85QR
7.Flag of Brazil.svg  Alvaro Koslowski and Jefferson Lacerda  (BRA)1:43.23QR
8.Flag of France.svg  Olivier Lasak and Philippe Aubertin  (FRA)1:49.42QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche  (GER)1:33.95QS
2.Flag of Finland.svg  Mikko Kolehmainen and Olli Kolehmainen  (FIN)1:35.75QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kalle Sundqvist and Gunnar Olsson  (SWE)1:35.84QR
4.Flag of Australia.svg  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim  (AUS)1:36.07QR
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald  (NZL)1:36.43QR
6.Flag of Portugal.svg  José da Silva and Joaquim Queiróz  (POR)1:37.73QR
7.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Antoon De Brauwer and Bart Stalmans  (BEL)1:41.84QR
8.Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Luk Kwok Sun and Chung Chi Lok  (HKG)1:54.10QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Harbold and Peter Newton  (USA)1:32.42QS
2.Flag of Romania.svg  Romică Șerban and Geza Magyar  (ROU)1:32.60QS
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Juraj Kadnár and Róbert Erban  (TCH)1:33.45QR
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Peter Ribe and Thomas Roander  (NOR)1:33.84QR
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ivan Lawler and Grayson Bourne  (GBR)1:36.00QR
6.Flag of Ireland.svg  Alan Carey and Conor Holmes  (IRL)1:41.51QR
7.Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ju Jong-Gwan and Park Gi-Jeong  (KOR)1:45.73QR
8.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Koutoua Abia and Drissa Traouré  (CIV)1:46.95QR
Heat 4
1.Olympic flag.svg  Sergey Kaleshink and Anatoli Tishchenko  (EUN)1:31.57QS
2.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Román and Juan Manuel Sánchez  (ESP)1:33.61QS
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kenneth Padvaiskas and Jason Rusu  (CAN)1:34.33QR
4.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Hermann Kotze and Bennie Reynders  (RSA)1:37.44QR
5.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Milko Kazakov and Petar Godev  (BUL)1:39.36QR
6.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Abdul Razak and Abdul Karim  (INA)1:43.81QR

Repechages

The 22 crews raced in three repechages. The top three finishers from each of the repechages and the fastest fourth-place finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Staal and Thor Nielsen  (DEN)1:31.22QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Csipes and Zsolt Gyulay  (HUN)1:31.27QS
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kenneth Padvaiskas and Jason Rusu  (CAN)1:32.11QS
4.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald  (NZL)1:32.28QS
5.Flag of Norway.svg  Peter Ribe and Thomas Roander  (NOR)1:33.67
6.Flag of Indonesia.svg  Abdul Razak and Abdul Karim  (INA)1:41.23
7.Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ju Jong-Gwan and Park Gi-Jeong  (KOR)1:43.54
8.Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg  Luk Kwok Sun and Chung Chi Lok  (HKG)1:48.20
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kalle Sundqvist and Gunnar Olsson  (SWE)1:31.12QS
2.Flag of Portugal.svg  José da Silva and Joaquim Queiróz  (POR)1:33.57QS
3.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ivan Lawler and Grayson Bourne  (GBR)1:33.96QS
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Jan-Dirk Nijkamp and Marc Weijzen  (NED)1:36.00
5.South African Olympic Flag.svg  Hermann Kotze and Bennie Reynders  (RSA)1:36.50
6.Flag of Brazil.svg  Alvaro Koslowski and Jefferson Lacerda  (BRA)1:37.15
7.Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Koutoua Abia and Drissa Traouré  (CIV)1:47.72
Repechage 3
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Juraj Kadnár and Róbert Erban  (TCH)1:32.14QS
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim  (AUS)1:32.14QS
3.Flag of France.svg  Olivier Lasak and Philippe Aubertin  (FRA)1:32.51QS
4.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Milko Kazakov and Petar Godev  (BUL)1:33.42
5.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Antoon De Brauwer and Bart Stalmans  (BEL)1:33.51
6.Flag of Ireland.svg  Alan Carey and Conor Holmes  (IRL)1:37.37
7.Flag of Argentina.svg  Juan Labrin and Fernando Chaparro  (ARG)1:37.70

Brazil's intermediate time was not listed in the official report.

Semifinals

The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the faster fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Italy.svg  Antonio Rossi and Bruno Dreossi  (ITA)1:29.36QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  Sergey Kaleshink and Anatoli Tishchenko  (EUN)1:29.43QF
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kalle Sundqvist and Gunnar Olsson  (SWE)1:29.76QF
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Harbold and Peter Newton  (USA)1:29.80QF
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Csipes and Zsolt Gyulay  (HUN)1:29.85QF
6.Flag of Australia.svg  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim  (AUS)1:31.99
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ivan Lawler and Grayson Bourne  (GBR)1:32.38
8.Flag of Finland.svg  Mikko Kolehmainen and Olli Kolehmainen  (FIN)1:32.57
9.Flag of France.svg  Olivier Lasak and Philippe Aubertin  (FRA)1:33.20
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche  (GER)1:28.11QF
2.Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Freimut and Wojciech Kurpiewski  (POL)1:29.66QF
3.Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Staal and Thor Nielsen  (DEN)1:30.02QF
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Román and Juan Manuel Sánchez  (ESP)1:30.42QF
5.Flag of Romania.svg  Romică Șerban and Geza Magyar  (ROU)1:30.83
6.Flag of New Zealand.svg  Ian Ferguson and Paul MacDonald  (NZL)1:31.02
7.Flag of Portugal.svg  José da Silva and Joaquim Queiróz  (POR)1:32.33
8.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Juraj Kadnár and Róbert Erban  (TCH)1:32.41
9.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Kenneth Padvaiskas and Jason Rusu  (CAN)1:34.06

Final

The final was held on August 7.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche  (GER)1:28.27
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Poland.svg  Maciej Freimut and Wojciech Kurpiewski  (POL)1:29.84
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Italy.svg  Antonio Rossi and Bruno Dreossi  (ITA)1:30.00
4.Flag of Spain.svg  Juan José Román and Juan Manuel Sánchez  (ESP)1:30.93
5.Flag of Sweden.svg  Kalle Sundqvist and Gunnar Olsson  (SWE)1:31.48
6.Flag of Denmark.svg  Jesper Staal and Thor Nielsen  (DEN)1:31.84
7.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ferenc Csipes and Zsolt Gyulay  (HUN)1:32.34
8.Flag of the United States.svg  Michael Harbold and Peter Newton  (USA)1:33.02
9.Olympic flag.svg  Sergey Kaleshink and Anatoli Tishchenko  (EUN)1:33.76

The German's margin of victory is the largest in a men's 500 meter kayak event in Olympic history.

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