Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres
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The men's C-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
in Beijing
. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoe
s. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation
that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics
with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top finisher in each of the three heats advances directly to the final, while the next six finishers (places 2 through 7) in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.
Heats took place on August 19, semifinal on August 21, and final on August 23.
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The Chinese duo repeated their gold from 2004
and had to be fished out of the water after when Meng Guanliang dived into the water right when crossing the finish line, causing the canoe to capsize.
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....
will take place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the new, purpose-built venue for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoe
Sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a special type of canoe used in the sport of flatwater canoe racing.A one-person sprint canoe is 5.20 metres long; a traveling canoe of a similar length would be suitable for 2 to 3 people with gear...
s. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation
International Canoe Federation
The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...
that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top finisher in each of the three heats advances directly to the final, while the next six finishers (places 2 through 7) in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.
Heats took place on August 19, semifinal on August 21, and final on August 23.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8UTC+8
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| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 17:30-17:50 | Heats |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 16:50-17:00 | Semifinal |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 17:05-17:20 | Final |
Medalists
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest OutHeat 1
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meng Guanliang Meng Guanliang Meng Guanliang is a Chinese flatwater canoer who has competed since 1998. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won the Canadian canoe C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.Meng became Chinese champion for the first time at the age of twenty... , Yang Wenjun Yang Wenjun Yang Wenjun is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won two C-2 500 m gold medals Meng Guanliang, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... |
1:41.218 | QF | |
| 2 | Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin is a Russian canoer who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... , Aleksandr Kostoglod |
1:41.241 | QF | |
| 3 | Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz.... , Roman Rynkiewicz |
1:42.309 | QF | |
| 4 | Raimundas Labuckas Raimundas Labuckas Raimundas Labuckas is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won four medals in the C-2 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and two bronzes .... , Tomas Gadeikis Tomas Gadeikis Tomas Gadeikis is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won four medals in the C-2 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and two bronzes .... |
1:42.803 | QS | |
| 5 | Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... , Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:43.428 | QS | |
| 6 | Matyas Safran Mátyás Sáfran Mátyás Sáfrán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 1000 m event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.... , Mihaly Zoltan Safran Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
1:43.642 | QS | |
| 7 | Serguey Torres Serguey Torres Serguey Torres is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Karel Aguilar |
1:44.155 | QS | |
| 8 | Everardo Cristóbal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005.... , Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Cortés is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events. He is of Purepecha indigneous descent.-References:*... |
1:54.090 | QS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998... , Thomas Wylenzek |
1:41.513 | QF | |
| 2 | Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics together with Aliaksandr Bahdanovich.... , Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich.... |
1:41.767 | QF | |
| 3 | Sergiy Bezuglyy, Maksym Prokopenko Maksym Prokopenko Maksym Serhiyovych Prokopenko is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani sprint canoer who has competed since 2002. He was born in Mykolayiv.... |
1:42.054 | QF | |
| 4 | Iosif Chirila, Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici is a Romanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007... |
1:42.306 | QS | |
| 5 | Andrew Russell Andrew Russell (canoer) Andrew Russell is a Canadian sprint canoer who has paddled since he was a young boy, along side his four brothers at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia's Banook Canoe Club... , Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished fifth in the C-2 500 m event and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:43.189 | QS | |
| 6 | Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... , William Tchamba William Tchamba William Tchamba is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... |
1:43.453 | QS | |
| 7 | Kaisar Nurmaganbetov, Aleksey Dyadchuk | 1:45.730 | QS |
Semifinal
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iosif Chirila, Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici is a Romanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007... |
1:42.545 | QF | |
| 2 | Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... , Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:42.891 | QF | |
| 3 | Andrew Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished fifth in the C-2 500 m event and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:42.921 | QF | |
| 4 | Raimundas Labuckas Raimundas Labuckas Raimundas Labuckas is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won four medals in the C-2 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and two bronzes .... , Tomas Gadeikis Tomas Gadeikis Tomas Gadeikis is a Lithuanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2005. He won four medals in the C-2 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and two bronzes .... |
1:43.299 | ||
| 5 | Serguey Torres Serguey Torres Serguey Torres is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Karel Aguilar |
1:43.673 | ||
| 6 | Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... , William Tchamba William Tchamba William Tchamba is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... |
1:43.874 | ||
| 7 | Kaisar Nurmaganbetov, Aleksey Dyadchuk | 1:44.992 | ||
| 8 | Matyas Safran Mátyás Sáfran Mátyás Sáfrán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 1000 m event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.... , Mihaly Zoltan Safran Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán Mihály Zoltán Sáfrán is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
1:45.032 | ||
| 9 | Everardo Cristóbal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005.... , Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Cortés is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events. He is of Purepecha indigneous descent.-References:*... |
1:48.853 |
Final
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Meng Guanliang Meng Guanliang Meng Guanliang is a Chinese flatwater canoer who has competed since 1998. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won the Canadian canoe C-2 500 m gold medal both in 2004 and 2008.Meng became Chinese champion for the first time at the age of twenty... , Yang Wenjun Yang Wenjun Yang Wenjun is a Chinese sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. Participating in two Summer Olympics, he won two C-2 500 m gold medals Meng Guanliang, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... |
1:41.025 | ||
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Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin is a Russian canoer who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... , Aleksandr Kostoglod |
1:41.282 | ||
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Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998... , Thomas Wylenzek |
1:41.964 | ||
| 4 | Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics together with Aliaksandr Bahdanovich.... , Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich.... |
1:41.996 | ||
| 5 | Andrew Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished fifth in the C-2 500 m event and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:42.450 | ||
| 6 | Iosif Chirila, Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici Andrei Cuculici is a Romanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007... |
1:43.195 | ||
| 7 | Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... , Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... |
1:43.971 | ||
| 8 | Sergiy Bezuglyy, Maksym Prokopenko Maksym Prokopenko Maksym Serhiyovych Prokopenko is a Ukrainian-born Azerbaijani sprint canoer who has competed since 2002. He was born in Mykolayiv.... |
1:44.157 | ||
| 9 | Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz.... , Roman Rynkiewicz |
1:44.389 |
The Chinese duo repeated their gold from 2004
2004 Summer Olympics
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and had to be fished out of the water after when Meng Guanliang dived into the water right when crossing the finish line, causing the canoe to capsize.