| Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Slalom | ||
| C-1 | men | |
| C-2 | men | |
| K-1 | men | women |
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
These are the results of the men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics . The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes.
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun (CHN) |  Ibrahim Rojas and Ledis Balceiro (CUB) |  Alexander Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov (RUS) |
The 14 teams first raced in two heats on August 24. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final, and the remaining 8 teams moved on to the semifinal.
| Heat | Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Christian Gille and Tomasz Wylenzek |  Germany | 1:40.128 | QF |
| 1 | 2 | Attila Buday and Tamas Buday Jr. |  Canada | 1:40.488 | QF |
| 1 | 3 | Paweł Baraszkiewicz and Daniel Jędraszko |  Poland | 1:40.524 | QF |
| 1 | 4 | György Kozmann and György Kolonics |  Hungary | 1:41.324 | QS |
| 1 | 5 | Maksym Prokopenko and Ruslan Dzhalilov |  Ukraine | 1:44.532 | QS |
| 1 | 6 | Peter Páleš and Daniel Biksadsky |  Slovakia | 1:45.860 | QS |
| 1 | 7 | Jordan Malloch and Nathan Johnson |  United States | 1:48.172 | QS |
| 2 | 1 | Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun | China | 1:38.916 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Ibrahim Rojas and Ledis Balceiro | Cuba | 1:39.860 | QF |
| 2 | 3 | Alexander Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov | Russia | 1:40.128 | QF |
| 2 | 4 | Silviu Simioncencu and Florin Popescu |  Romania | 1:41.368 | QS |
| 2 | 5 | Aliaksandr Kurliandchyk and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich |  Belarus | 1:41.576 | QS |
| 2 | 6 | José Alfredo Bea and David Mascató |  Spain | 1:43.708 | QS |
| 2 | 7 | Yannick Lavigne and Jose Lenoir |  France | 1:49.940 | QS |
The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on August 26) advanced to the final, joining the six teams who had moved directly from the heats. All other teams were eliminated.
| 1. | Silviu Simioncencu and Florin Popescu (ROU) | 1:41.424 | QF |
| 2. | György Kozmann and György Kolonics (HUN) | 1:41.472 | QF |
| 3. | Aliaksandr Kurliandchyk and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich (BLR) | 1:42.484 | QF |
| 4. | Maksym Prokopenko and Ruslan Dzhalilov (UKR) | 1:42.860 | |
| 5. | José Alfredo Bea and David Mascató (ESP) | 1:43.160 | |
| 6. | Peter Páleš and Daniel Biksadsky (SVK) | 1:44.732 | |
| 7. | Yannick Lavigne and Jose Lenoir (FRA) | 1:45.548 | |
| 8. | Jordan Malloch and Nathan Johnson (USA) | 1:46.424 |
The final was held on August 28.
| | Meng Guanliang and Yang Wenjun (CHN) | 1:40.278 |
| | Ibrahim Rojas and Ledis Balceiro (CUB) | 1:40.350 |
| | Alexander Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov (RUS) | 1:40.442 |
| 4. | Silviu Simioncencu and Florin Popescu (ROU) | 1:40.618 |
| 5. | Christian Gille and Tomasz Wylenzek (GER) | 1:40.802 |
| 6. | Aliaksandr Kurliandchyk and Aliaksandr Bahdanovich (BLR) | 1:40.858 |
| 7. | György Kozmann and György Kolonics (HUN) | 1:41.138 |
| 8. | Attila Buday and Tamas Buday Jr. (CAN) | 1:41.210 |
| 9. | Paweł Baraszkiewicz and Daniel Jędraszko (POL) | 1:42.046 |
The Chinese duo had just won their first World Cup races weeks earlier and were only looking to gain experience for the next Summer Olympics in Beijing. The race was so close that race officials could not determine the winners until most of the canoers were out of their boats and the canoes were on the dock.
These are the results of the men's C-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes.
These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes.
These are the results of the men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes.
These are the results of the women's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-person canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-person canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the women's K-4 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-person canoe sprint kayaks.
These are the results of the men's K-4 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-man canoe sprint kayaks.
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan. This event debuted at these games and is only one of two events that has been at every ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships.
The men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The C-2 event was raced in two-man sprint canoes.
The men's C-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-1 event is raced in single-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
The men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoes. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
The men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
The men's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
The men's K-1 4 × 500 metres event was a relay kayaking event conducted over 500 meters as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano. This would be the only time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it was part of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1948 to 1975.
The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.