Canoeing at the 1992 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 1992 Summer Olympics
program that took place at Castelldefels
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Brazil's intermediate time was not listed in the official report.
The German's margin of victory is the largest in a men's 500 meter kayak event in Olympic history.
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 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...
program that took place at Castelldefels
Castelldefels
Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain and part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 63.151 .-Geography and location:...
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Medalists
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Heats
30 crews were entered into the event. The top two finishers from each of the four heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:34.76 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:35.04 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:37.85 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:40.58 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:41.77 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:41.85 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:43.23 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:49.42 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:33.95 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:35.75 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:35.84 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:36.07 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:36.43 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:37.43 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:41.84 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:54.10 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:32.42 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:32.60 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:33.45 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:33.84 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:36.00 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:41.51 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:45.73 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:46.95 | QR | |
| Heat 4 | |||
| 1. | 1:31.57 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:33.61 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:34.33 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:37.44 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:39.36 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:43.81 | QR | |
Repechages
The 22 crews raced in three repechages. The top three finishers from each of the repechages and the fastest fourth place finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:31.22 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:31.27 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:32.11 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:32.28 | QS | |
| 5. | 1:33.67 | ||
| 6. | 1:41.23 | ||
| 7. | 1:43.54 | ||
| 8. | 1:48.20 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:31.12 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:33.57 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:33.96 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:36.00 | ||
| 5. | 1:36.50 | ||
| 6. | 1:37.15 | ||
| 7. | 1:47.72 | ||
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:32.14 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:32.14 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:32.51 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:33.42 | ||
| 5. | 1:33.51 | ||
| 6. | 1:37.37 | ||
| 7. | 1:37.70 | ||
Brazil's intermediate time was not listed in the official report.
Semifinals
The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the faster fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:29.36 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:29.43 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:29.76 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:29.80 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:29.85 | QF | |
| 6. | 1:31.99 | ||
| 7. | 1:32.38 | ||
| 8. | 1:32.57 | ||
| 9. | 1:33.20 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:28.11 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:29.66 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:30.02 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:30.42 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:30.83 | ||
| 6. | 1:31.02 | ||
| 7. | 1:32.33 | ||
| 8. | 1:32.41 | ||
| 9. | 1:34.06 | ||
Final
The final was held on August 7. |
1:28.27 | |
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1:29.84 | |
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1:30.00 | |
| 4. | 1:30.93 | |
| 5. | 1:31.48 | |
| 6. | 1:31.84 | |
| 7. | 1:32.34 | |
| 8. | 1:33.02 | |
| 9. | 1:33.76 |
The German's margin of victory is the largest in a men's 500 meter kayak event in Olympic history.