Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 500 metres
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The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
program. This event made its debut at these games.
Borisov is listed as Borislav Konstantinov in the official report.
Kayak
A 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 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...
program. This event made its debut at these games.
Medalists
| 1976 Montreal Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were... |
Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern Joachim Mattern is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 m events.... Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht Bernd Olbricht is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze .Olbricht also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships... |
Serhei Nahorny Serhei Nahorny Serhei Nahorny is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed from the late 1970s and the early 1980s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.Nahorny also won two bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World... Vladimir Romanovsky Vladimir Romanovsky Vladimir Romanovsky is a Soviet sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won two medals at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal with a gold in the K-2 1000 m and a silver in the K-2 500 m events.... |
Larion Serghei Larion Serghei Larion Serghei is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.... Policarp Malîhin Policarp Malîhin Policarp Malîhin is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.... |
Heats
The 21 crews first raced in three heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 12 teams were relegated to the repechages.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:42.32 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:42.40 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:44.88 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:45.40 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:47.03 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:48.88 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:48.89 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:55.10 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.14 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:40.23 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.24 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:42.56 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:42.75 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:46.31 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:43.49 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:44.51 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:46.02 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:46.47 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:49.59 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:56.86 | QR | |
| 7. | 2:08.70 | QR | |
Borisov is listed as Borislav Konstantinov in the official report.
Repechages
The 12 crews first raced in three repechages on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:42.51 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:44.98 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:46.12 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:47.56 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:43.60 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:45.30 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:45.82 | QS | |
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:47.21 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:47.30 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:47.45 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:49.95 | ||
| 5. | 2:06.42 | ||
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on July 30) advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:38.65 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:38.92 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:39.58 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:42.21 | ||
| 5. | 1:43.51 | ||
| 6. | 1:45.61 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:39.06 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:39.86 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:40.06 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:41.65 | ||
| 5. | 1:42.64 | ||
| 6. | 1:43.63 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:38.54 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:40.01 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:40.38 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:41.47 | ||
| 5. | 1:43.36 | ||
| 6. | 1:44.85 | ||
Final
The final was held on July 30. |
1:35.87 | |
 |
1:36.81 | |
 |
1:37.43 | |
| 4. | 1:38.50 | |
| 5. | 1:38.61 | |
| 6. | 1:39.59 | |
| 7. | 1:39.63 | |
| 8. | 1:39.77 | |
| 9. | 1:40.48 |