Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
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These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on Saturday, August 8.
Twenty-four canoeists from twelve nations competed.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Adolf Kainzand Alfons Dorfner (AUT) |
 Ewald Tilkerand Fritz Bondroit (GER) |
 Nicolaas Tatesand Wim van der Kroft (NED) |
Results
Heats
The 12 teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
Heat 1
| Place | Canoeist | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolf Kainz and Alfons Dorfner (AUT) | 4:10.0 | QF |
| 2 | Nicolaas Tates and Wim van der Kroft (NED) | 4:22.2 | QF |
| 3 |  František Brzák and Josef Dusil (TCH) | 4:22.7 | QF |
| 4 |  Verner Løvgreen and Axel Svendsen (DEN) | 4:24.8 | QF |
| 5 |  Ernest Riedel and Burr Folks (USA) | 4:24.8 | |
| 6 |  René Lacelle and Jules Mackowiak (FRA) | 4:34.6 |
Heat 2
| Place | Canoeist | Time | Qual. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sixten Jansson and Gunnar Lundqvist (SWE) | 4:11.8 | QF |
| 2 | Ewald Tilker and Fritz Bondroit (GER) | 4:11.0 | QF |
| 3 |  Rudolf Vilim and Werner Klingelfuss (SUI) | 4:30.8 | QF |
| 4 |  Edward Deir and Frank Willis (CAN) | 4:32.0 | QF |
| 5 |  Frans De Blaes and Albert Joris (BEL) | 4:42.1 | |
| 6 |  Gábor Cseh and Sándor Gelle (HUN) | 4:50.7 |
Final
| Place | Canoeist | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adolf Kainz and Alfons Dorfner (AUT) | 4:03.8 |
| 2 | Ewald Tilker and Fritz Bondroit (GER) | 4:08.9 |
| 3 | Nicolaas Tates and Wim van der Kroft (NED) | 4:12.2 |
| 4 | František Brzák and Josef Dusil (TCH) | 4:15.2 |
| 5 | Rudolf Vilim and Werner Klingelfuss (SUI) | 4:22.8 |
| 6 | Edward Deir and Frank Willis (CAN) | 4:24.5 |
| 7 | Verner Løvgreen and Axel Svendsen (DEN) | 4:26.6 |
| — | Sixten Jansson and Gunnar Lundqvist (SWE) | DSQ |
Jannson and Lundqvist originally finished second, but were disqualified for bumping into Tilker and Bondroit.
References
- 1936 Summer Olympics Official Report Volume 2. p. 1022.
- Sports Reference.com 1936 K-2 1000 m results. - accessed September 1, 2008.
- 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. 474.