Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
Appearance
Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Sprint![]() | ||
C-1 1000 m | men | |
C-1 10000 m | men | |
C-2 1000 m | men | |
C-2 10000 m | men | |
K-1 500 m | women | |
K-1 1000 m | men | |
K-1 10000 m | men | |
K-2 1000 m | men | |
K-2 10000 m | men | |
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on July 28.
Medalists
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![]() and Yrjö Hietanen (FIN) |
![]() and Ingemar Hedberg (SWE) |
![]() and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) |
Heats
The 19 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
Heat 1 | |||
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3:51.7 | QF |
2. | ![]() |
3:53.0 | QF |
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3:53.3 | QF |
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3:54.0 | |
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3:56.3 | |
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4:03.8 | |
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4:07.6 | |
Heat 2 | |||
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3:55.2 | QF |
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3:55.7 | QF |
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3:58.2 | QF |
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4:01.4 | |
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4:14.9 | |
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4:21.6 | |
Heat 3 | |||
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3:54.3 | QF |
2. | ![]() |
3:54.5 | QF |
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3:54.8 | QF |
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3:59.2 | |
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4:02.9 | |
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4:27.5 |
Final
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3:51.1 |
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3:51.1 |
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3:51.4 |
4. | ![]() |
3:51.8 |
5. | ![]() |
3:54.7 |
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3:55.1 |
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3:55.1 |
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3:55.8 |
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3:59.3 |
The Finnish duo won the gold medal after studying a photo finish of the event.
References
- 1952 Summer Olympics official report.[permanent dead link] p. 632.
- Sports-Reference.com 1952 K-2 1000 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Pairs: 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 475.