Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
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The men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.[1]
| Men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 6 to 8 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:09.646 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kökény from Hungary won the gold medal. Portugal's Fernando Pimenta and Emanuel Silva won silver — the country's only medal at the 2012 Games — and Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle from Germany took bronze.
Competition format
The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. Heat winners advanced to the "A" final, with all other boats getting a second chance in the semifinals. The top three from each semifinal also advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.[2]
Schedule
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 10:18 11:30 | Heats Semifinals |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 10:16 | Finals |
Results
Heats
First boat qualified for the final, remainder go to semifinals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle |
 Germany |
3:15.263 | Q |
| 2 | David Smith Ken Wallace |
 Australia |
3:19.073 | |
| 3 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček |
 Slovakia |
3:19.571 | |
| 4 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke |
 Belgium |
3:24.304 | |
| 5 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev |
 Kazakhstan |
3:32.176 | |
| 6 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel |
 Canada |
3:55.748 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény |
 Hungary |
3:11.393 | Q |
| 2 | Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva |
 Portugal |
3:13.710 | |
| 3 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson |
 Sweden |
3:16.590 | |
| 4 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson |
 New Zealand |
3:16.608 | |
| 5 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer |
 Denmark |
3:17.020 | |
| 6 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov |
 Russia |
3:21.086 |
Semifinals
The fastest three canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The slowest two canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson |
Sweden |
3:13.125 | Q |
| 2 | David Smith Ken Wallace |
Australia |
3:13.239 | Q |
| 3 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson |
New Zealand |
3:15.307 | Q |
| 4 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev |
Kazakhstan |
3:17.788 | |
| 5 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel |
Canada |
3:29.819 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček |
Slovakia |
3:12.690 | Q |
| 2 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov |
Russia |
3:12.901 | Q |
| 3 | Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva |
Portugal |
3:14.017 | Q |
| 4 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer |
Denmark |
3:15.580 | |
| 5 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke |
Belgium |
3:15.655 |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer |
Denmark |
3:12.820 |
| 2 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke |
Belgium |
3:13.298 |
| 3 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev |
Kazakhstan |
3:14.867 |
| 4 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel |
Canada |
3:18.550 |
Final A
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény |
Hungary |
3:09.646 |
 |
Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva |
Portugal |
3:09.699 |
 |
Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle |
Germany |
3:10.117 |
| 4 | David Smith Ken Wallace |
Australia |
3:11.456 |
| 5 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson |
Sweden |
3:11.803 |
| 6 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov |
Russia |
3:12.047 |
| 7 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson |
New Zealand |
3:12.117 |
| 8 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček |
Slovakia |
3:12.519 |
