Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics | ||
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Slalom | ||
C-1 | men | |
C-2 | men | |
K-1 | men | women |
Sprint | ||
C-1 500 m | men | |
C-1 1000 m | men | |
C-2 500 m | men | |
C-2 1000 m | men | |
K-1 500 m | men | women |
K-1 1000 m | men | |
K-2 500 m | men | women |
K-2 1000 m | men | |
K-4 500 m | women | |
K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists
[edit]and Daniele Scarpa (ITA) |
and Torsten Gutsche (GER) |
and Milko Kazanov (BUL) |
Results
[edit]Heats
[edit]24 crews entered in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages.
Repechages
[edit]The top four crews in each of the two repechages and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage 1 | |||
1. | 3:34.244 | QS | |
2. | 3:34.480 | QS | |
3. | 3:35.216 | QS | |
4. | 3:38.428 | QS | |
5. | 3:40.040 | ||
6. | 3:40.656 | ||
7. | 3:41.196 | ||
8. | 3:43.320 | ||
Repechage 2 | |||
1. | 3:34.424 | QS | |
2. | 3:34.436 | QS | |
3. | 3:35.200 | QS | |
4. | 3:36.264 | QS | |
5. | 3:36.488 | QS | |
6. | 3:36.976 | ||
7. | 3:44.200 |
Semifinals
[edit]The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 | |||
1. | 3:16.848 | QF | |
2. | 3:17.420 | QF | |
3. | 3:18.480 | QF | |
4. | 3:18.524 | QF | |
5. | 3:19.056 | QF | |
6. | 3:20.904 | ||
7. | 3:21.384 | ||
8. | 3:24.032 | ||
9. | 3:28.128 | ||
Semifinal 2 | |||
1. | 3:18.026 | QF | |
2. | 3:18.722 | QF | |
3. | 3:19.394 | QF | |
4. | 3:19.606 | QF | |
5. | 3:19.834 | ||
6. | 3:22.270 | ||
7. | 3:22.306 | ||
8. | 3:24.462 | ||
9. | 3:25.346 |
Final
[edit]The final was held on August 3.
3:09.190 | ||
3:10.518 | ||
3:11.206 | ||
4. | 3:11.262 | |
5. | 3:11.402 | |
6. | 3:12.054 | |
7. | 3:13.054 | |
8. | 3:14.182 | |
9. | 3:14.282 |
Germany led the first half of the race, but could not match the finishing power of the Italians. Scarpa, competing in his fourth Olympics, won a silver in the men's K-2 500 m event the following day.
References
[edit]- 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 170–1. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1996 K-2 1000 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Pairs 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 476.