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 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

15 teams entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.

Heat 1
1.		1:43.89	QF
2.		1:44.00	QF
3.		1:44.46	QS
4.		1:45.25	QS
5.		1:49.58	QS
6.		1:53.50	QS
7.		1:55.50	QS
8.		1:55.69	QS
Heat 2
1.		1:40.53	QF
2.		1:41.71	QF
3.		1:42.42	QS
4.		1:43.12	QS
5.		1:43.63	QS
6.		1:46.85	QS
7.		1:46.93	QS

Semifinals

Two semifinals were held. The top two finishers from each semifinal and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:40.74	QF
2.		1:41.58	QF
3.		1:42.18	QF
4.		1:46.55
5.		1:46.62
6.		1:47.58
Semifinal 2
1.		1:42.09	QF
2.		1:42.35	QF
3.		1:42.72
4.		1:42.82
5.		1:43.04

Final

The final was held on August 7.

		1:41.54
		1:41.68
		1:41.94
4.		1:42.84
5.		1:42.92
6.		1:43.04
7.		1:43.27
8.		1:44.70
9.		1:45.76