The
men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs
kayakA kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
ing event conducted as part of the
Canoeing at the 1968 Summer OlympicsAt the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...
program. In the official report, heats were shown timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while the rest of the events were shown timed in hundredths of a second (0.01).
Medalists
Heats
The 20 crews first raced in three heats on October 22. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. Three were eliminated to not starting and the remaining eight teams were relegated to the repechage heats.
| Heat 1 |
| 1. |
|
3:36.5 |
QS |
| 2. |
|
3:37.9 |
QS |
| 3. |
|
3:40.9 |
QS |
| 4. |
|
3:42.6 |
QR |
| 5. |
|
3:42.8 |
QR |
| 6. |
|
3:49.5 |
QR |
| 7. |
|
4:15.0 |
QR |
| Heat 2 |
| 1. |
|
3:38.9 |
QS |
| 2. |
|
3:42.0 |
QS |
| 3. |
|
3:44.1 |
QS |
| 4. |
|
3:50.8 |
QR |
| 5. |
|
4:09.8 |
QR |
| 6. |
|
4:14.5 |
QR |
| - |
|
Did not start |
|
| Heat 3 |
| 1. |
|
3:50.3 |
QS |
| 2. |
|
3:51.5 |
QS |
| 3. |
|
3:53.5 |
QS |
| 4. |
|
4:09.9 |
QR |
| - |
|
Did not start |
|
| - |
|
Did not start |
|
Repechages
Taking place on October 23, the top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 |
| 1. |
|
3:47.64 |
QS |
| 2. |
|
3:50.82 |
QS |
| 3. |
|
4:07.98 |
QS |
| Repechage 2 |
| 1. |
|
3:50.08 |
QS |
| 2. |
|
3:54.18 |
QS |
| 3. |
|
3:59.03 |
QS |
| 4. |
|
4:00.04 |
|
| 5. |
|
4:11.57 |
|
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 |
| 1. |
|
3:43.94 |
QF |
| 2. |
|
3:44.63 |
QF |
| 3. |
|
3:53.05 |
QF |
| 4. |
|
3:58.37 |
|
| 5. |
|
3:59.50 |
|
| Semifinal 2 |
| 1. |
|
3:44.39 |
QF |
| 2. |
|
3:46.30 |
QF |
| 3. |
|
3:49.19 |
QF |
| 4. |
|
3:53.60 |
|
| 5. |
|
4:01.31 |
|
| Semifinal 3 |
| 1. |
|
3:45.77 |
QF |
| 2. |
|
3:48.69 |
QF |
| 3. |
|
3:48.97 |
QF |
| 4. |
|
3:51.78 |
|
| 5. |
|
3:52.17 |
|
Final
The final was held on October 25.
|
|
3:37.54 |
|
|
3:38.44 |
|
|
3:40.71 |
| 4. |
|
3:41.36 |
| 5. |
|
3:41.99 |
| 6. |
|
3:45.18 |
| 7. |
|
3:45.21 |
| 8. |
|
3:46.08 |
| 9. |
|
4:02.01 |
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