The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoe

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested on Lake Casitas. The women's K-4 500 m event was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

 program.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

Eleven teams entered in two heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final and the remaining five teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1
1.		1:49.08	QF
2.		1:50.04	QF
3.		1:50.74	QF
4.		1:51.08	QS
5.		1:53.50	QS
Heat 2
1.		1:47.18	QF
2.		1:51.37	QF
3.		1:52.22	QF
4.		1:52.41	QS
5.		1:57.80	QS
6.		2:25.20	QS

Young's first name is listed as J. Bret in the official report while Yun's first name is listed as Hi-Chun.

Semifinal

A semifinal was held on August 8. The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal
1.		1:50.20	QF
2.		1:51.37	QF
3.		1:51.49	QF
4.		1:53.19
5.		2:20.23

Final

The final was held on August 10.

		1:43.67
		1:45.58
		1:47.71
4.		1:47.72
5.		1:48.81
6.		1:48.97
7.		1:49.59
8.		1:50.22
9.		1:50.55

The Yugoslavs

Yugoslavia

Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....

 won the gold thanks to a closing spurt that pushed them past the Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

ns after 400 m.