| Men's Open 2000 metres at the 2017 World Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Multifunctional Hall | |||||||||
| Location | Jelcz-Laskowice, Poland | |||||||||
| Dates | 26 July | |||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's open 2000 metres event in indoor rowing at the 2017 World Games took place on the 26 July 2017 at the Multifunctional Hall in Jelcz-Laskowice. [1]
GR = Games Record
| Rank | Athlete | NOC | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Oliver Zeidler |  Germany | 5:42.0 | GR |
 | Bartosz Zablocki |  Poland | 5:44.5 | |
 | Anton Bonkarenko |  Ukraine | 5:46.5 | |
| 4 | Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár |  Hungary | 5:51.5 | |
| 5 | Pavel Shurmei |  Belarus | 5:52.8 | |
| 6 | Graham Benton |  Great Britain | 5:54.4 | |
| 7 | Petr Ourednicek |  Czech Republic | 5:56.7 | |
| 8 | Luke Wollenschlaeger |  South Africa | 6:07.2 | |
| 9 | Georgios Gioupis |  Greece | 6:10.7 | |
| 10 | Jozef Pavlica |  Slovakia | 6:13.5 | |
| 11 | Doohwa Jin |  South Korea | 6:17.3 | |
| 12 | Rovoams Gavrilovs |  Latvia | 6:21.9 | |
| 13 | Jorge Palacios |  Peru | 6:26.8 | |
| 14 | Juan Farrugia |  Malta | 6:35.8 |
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