Canoeing at the 1988 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 1988 Summer Olympics
program.
Sweden's disqualification was not disclosed 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 1988 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &...
program.
Medalists
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Heats
22 crews were entered into the event on September 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages. One team was disqualified during the heats.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:33.20 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:33.66 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:35.50 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:36.17 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:38.05 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:38.05 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:41.10 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:42.11 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:32.83 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:34.09 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:35.00 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:38.72 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:41.80 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:47.88 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:32.32 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:33.29 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:34.69 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:34.72 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:34.73 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:40.06 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:52.42 | QR | |
| - | DISQ | ||
Sweden's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.
Repechages
The 12 crews first raced in two repechages on September 26. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.09 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.12 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.99 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:43.03 | ||
| 5. | 1:43.03 | ||
| 6. | 1:46.98 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:37.28 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:38.71 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:39.72 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:40.76 | ||
| 5. | 1:43.17 | ||
| 6. | 1:55.65 | ||
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on September 28) advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:32.73 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:34.46 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:34.50 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:36.00 | ||
| 5. | 1:36.22 | ||
| 6. | 1:37.75 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:34.00 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:35.67 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:36.33 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:38.31 | ||
| 5. | 1:39.48 | ||
| 6. | 1:39.94 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:33.81 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:35.04 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:35.33 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:35.97 | ||
| 5. | 1:37.76 | ||
Final
The final was held on September 30. |
1:33.98 | |
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1:34.15 | |
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1:34.32 | |
| 4. | 1:34.40 | |
| 5. | 1:35.96 | |
| 6. | 1:36.22 | |
| 7. | 1:36.49 | |
| 8. | 1:36.62 | |
| 9. | 1:37.30 |