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DeutschCanoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
| Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 | men | |
| C-2 | men | |
| K-1 | men | women |
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists
[edit] Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) |  Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) |  Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov (BUL) |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]24 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages.
Repechages
[edit]The top four crews in each of the two repechages and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. |  Javier Correa and Abelardo Sztrum (ARG) | 3:34.244 | QS |
| 2. |  Staffan Malmsten and Markus Oscarsson (SWE) | 3:34.480 | QS |
| 3. |  Petr Hruška and René Kučera (CZE) | 3:35.216 | QS |
| 4. |  Vidas Kupčinskas and Vaidas Mizeras (LTU) | 3:38.428 | QS |
| 5. |  Yevgeny Yegorov and Sergey Skrypnik (KAZ) | 3:40.040 | |
| 6. |  Gary Mawer and Conor Maloney (IRL) | 3:40.656 | |
| 7. |  Xu Haifeng and Wu Yubiao (CHN) | 3:41.196 | |
| 8. |  Rafayel Islamov and Vladimir Alimdyanov (UZB) | 3:43.320 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. |  Peter Newton and John Mooney (USA) | 3:34.424 | QS |
| 2. |  Juraj Kadnár and Attila Szabó (SVK) | 3:34.436 | QS |
| 3. |  Aleksandr Ivanik and Andrey Tisin (RUS) | 3:35.200 | QS |
| 4. |  Juan José Román and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:36.264 | QS |
| 5. |  Rui Fernandes and Joaquim Queiróz (POR) | 3:36.488 | QS |
| 6. |  David Taboreau and Mark Vendeweyer (BEL) | 3:36.976 | |
| 7. |  Andrey Mitkovets and Yury Ulyachenko (KGZ) | 3:44.200 | |
Semifinals
[edit]The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) | 3:16.848 | QF |
| 2. |  Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) | 3:17.420 | QF |
| 3. | Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov (BUL) | 3:18.480 | QF |
| 4. |  Róbert Hegedűs and Péter Almási (HUN) | 3:18.524 | QF |
| 5. |  Peter Scott and Grant Leury (AUS) | 3:19.056 | QF |
| 6. | Juraj Kadnár and Attila Szabó (SVK) | 3:20.904 | |
| 7. | Petr Hruška and René Kučera (CZE) | 3:21.384 | |
| 8. | Juan José Román and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:24.032 | |
| 9. | Javier Correa and Abelardo Sztrum (ARG) | 3:28.128 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. |  Grzegorz Kotowicz and Dariusz Białkowski (POL) | 3:18.026 | QF |
| 2. |  Pierre Lubac and Patrick Lancereau (FRA) | 3:18.722 | QF |
| 3. | Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) | 3:19.394 | QF |
| 4. | Staffan Malmsten and Markus Oscarsson (SWE) | 3:19.606 | QF |
| 5. | Peter Newton and John Mooney (USA) | 3:19.834 | |
| 6. | Rui Fernandes and Joaquim Queiróz (POR) | 3:22.270 | |
| 7. | Aleksandr Ivanik and Andrey Tisin (RUS) | 3:22.306 | |
| 8. | Vidas Kupčinskas and Vaidas Mizeras (LTU) | 3:24.462 | |
| 9. |  Grayson Bourne and Paul Darby-Dowman (GBR) | 3:25.346 | |
Final
[edit]The final was held on August 3.
| Antonio Rossi and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) | 3:09.190 |
| Kay Bluhm and Torsten Gutsche (GER) | 3:10.518 |
| Andrian Dushev and Milko Kazanov (BUL) | 3:11.206 |
| 4. | Grzegorz Kotowicz and Dariusz Białkowski (POL) | 3:11.262 |
| 5. | Pierre Lubac and Patrick Lancereau (FRA) | 3:11.402 |
| 6. | Thor Nielsen and Jesper Staal (DEN) | 3:12.054 |
| 7. | Peter Scott and Grant Leury (AUS) | 3:13.054 |
| 8. | Staffan Malmsten and Markus Oscarsson (SWE) | 3:14.182 |
| 9. | Róbert Hegedűs and Péter Almási (HUN) | 3:14.282 |
Germany led the first half of the race, but could not match the finishing power of the Italians. Scarpa, competing in his fourth Olympics, won a silver in the men's K-2 500 m event the following day.
References
[edit]- 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 170–1. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1996 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. 476.
