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Canoeing at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Slalom
C-1men
C-2men
K-1menwomen
Sprint
C-1 500 mmen
C-1 1000 mmen
C-2 500 mmen
C-2 1000 mmen
K-1 500 mmenwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-2 500 mmenwomen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-4 500 mwomen
K-4 1000 mmen

The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program that took place at Lake Lanier.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Kay Bluhm
and Torsten Gutsche (GER) 		 Beniamino Bonomi
and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) 		 Daniel Collins
and Andrew Trim (AUS)

Results

Heats

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

Heat 1
1.  Beniamino Bonomi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) 1:31.491 QS
2.  Maciej Freimut and Adam Wysocki (POL) 1:32.463 QS
3.  Jovino González and Gregorio Vicente (ESP) 1:32.791 QS
4.  Markus Oscarsson and Staffan Malmsten (SWE) 1:33.411 QR
5.  Rui Fernandes and Joaquim Queiróz (POR) 1:33.859 QR
6.  Karel Leština and Jiří Polívka (CZE) 1:34.107 QR
7.  Akram Yurabayev and Vitaly Anosov (UZB) 1:39.291 QR
Heat 2
1.  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) 1:31.361 QS
2.  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim (AUS) 1:31.433 QS
3.  Oleg Gorobiy and Anatoli Tishchenko (RUS) 1:31.859 QS
4.  Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) 1:32.641 QR
5.  Vidas Kupčinskas and Vaidas Mizeras (LTU) 1:36.685 QR
6.  Milko Kazanov and Andrian Dushev (BUL) 1:36.801 QR
7.  Xu Haifeng and Wu Yubiao (CHN) 1:37.677 QR
8.  Ilfat Gatyatullin and Dmitry Torlopov (KAZ) 1:37.833 QR
Heat 3
1.  Zsolt Gyulay and Krisztián Bártfai (HUN) 1:32.030 QS
2.  Daniel Stoian and Romică Şerban (ROU) 1:32.926 QS
3.  Stein Jorgensen and John Mooney (USA) 1:33.642 QS
4.  Roberto Heinze Flamand and Ralph Heinze (MEX) 1:36.918 QR
5.  David Taboureau and Mark Vendeweyer (BEL) 1:37.118 QR
6.  Diego Cánepa and Sergio Mangín (ARG) 1:38.594 QR
7.  Conor Maloney and Gary Mawer (IRL) 1:43.074 QR
8.  Andrey Mitkovets and Yury Uliachenko (KGZ) 1:43.722 QR

Repechages

The 14 crews raced in two repechages. The top four finishers from each repechage and the fastest fifth place finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.  Milko Kazanov and Andrian Dushev (BUL) 1:37.928 QS
2.  Markus Oscarsson and Staffan Malmsten (SWE) 1:39.716 QS
3.  Vidas Kupčinskas and Vaidas Mizeras (LTU) 1:40.500 QS
4.  Akram Yurabayev and Vitaly Anosov (UZB) 1:42.524 QS
5.  Roberto Heinze Flamand and Ralph Heinze (MEX) 1:42.848
6.  Andrey Mitkovets and Yury Uliachenko (KGZ) 1:44.324
7.  Conor Maloney and Gary Mawer (IRL) 1:44.375
Repechage 2
1.  Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) 1:36.419 QS
2.  Karel Leština and Jiří Polívka (CZE) 1:37.119 QS
3.  Rui Fernandes and Joaquim Queiróz (POR) 1:37.499 QS
4.  Diego Cánepa and Sergio Mangín (ARG) 1:39.535 QS
5.  David Taboureau and Mark Vendeweyer (BEL) 1:39.619 QS
6.  Ilfat Gatyatullin and Dmitry Torlopov (KAZ) 1:40.215
7.  Xu Haifeng and Wu Yubiao (CHN) 1:41.035

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1
1.  Beniamino Bonomi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) 1:29.661 QF
2.  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim (AUS) 1:29.937 QF
3.  Milko Kazanov and Andrian Dushev (BUL) 1:30.641 QF
4.  Zsolt Gyulay and Krisztián Bártfai (HUN) 1:30.725 QF
5.  Jovino González and Gregorio Vicente (ESP) 1:31.137
6.  Stein Jorgensen and John Mooney (USA) 1:32.253
7.  Karel Leština and Jiří Polívka (CZE) 1:32.517
8.  Vidas Kupčinskas and Vaidas Mizeras (LTU) 1:32.693
9.  Diego Cánepa and Sergio Mangín (ARG) 1:37.177
Semifinal 2
1.  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) 1:29.883 QF
2.  Oleg Gorobiy and Anatoli Tishchenko (RUS) 1:30.031 QF
3.  Maciej Freimut and Adam Wysocki (POL) 1:30.243 QF
4.  Daniel Stoian and Romică Şerban (ROU) 1:30.611 QF
5.  Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) 1:30.659 QF
6.  Rui Fernandes and Joaquim Queiróz (POR) 1:31.559
7.  Markus Oscarsson and Staffan Malmsten (SWE) 1:31.811
8.  David Taboureau and Mark Vendeweyer (BEL) 1:34.807
9.  Akram Yurabayev and Vitaly Anosov (UZB) 1:35.543

Final

The final was held on August 4.

Gold  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) 1:28.697
Silver  Beniamino Bonomi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) 1:28.729
Bronze  Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim (AUS) 1:29.409
4.  Oleg Gorobiy and Anatoli Tishchenko (RUS) 1:29.677
5.  Maciej Freimut and Adam Wysocki (POL) 1:29.937
6.  Zsolt Gyulay and Krisztián Bártfai (HUN) 1:30.001
7.  Daniel Stoian and Romică Şerban (ROU) 1:30.063
8.  Milko Kazanov and Andrian Dushev (BUL) 1:30.513
9.  Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) 1:30.753

Hungary led for the first part of the race before fading, leaving the Germans in first. Italy moved ahead fifty meters from the finish before Germany pulled even again with ten meters left to edge ahead and defend their title.

References

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