Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 1000 metres
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The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
program on Lake Albano.
Canada's time in heat two not shown in the official report while Luxembourg
and Switzerland are switched in the official report in heat three though the athletes for both countries were in the correct finishing position in the report.
Norway's time in the first repechage was not listed 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 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested at Lake Albano. Four changes were done to the program. First, the 10000 metre events that were raced from 1936 to 1956 were permanently dropped from the Olympic program, leaving all races at the 500 metre and...
program on Lake Albano.
Medalists
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Heats
The 23 crews first raced in three heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each heat advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 14 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:443.98 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:45.49 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:45.80 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:46.42 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:46.71 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:49.00 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:58.25 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:37.87 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:38.28 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:39.41 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:39.98 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:47.85 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:49.96 | QR | |
| 7. | - | QR | |
| 8. | 3:52.93 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:45.04 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:46.36 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:46.50 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:48.36 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:49.37 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:49.88 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:54.73 | QR | |
| 8. | 3:56.17 | QR | |
Canada's time in heat two not shown in the official report while Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
and Switzerland are switched in the official report in heat three though the athletes for both countries were in the correct finishing position in the report.
Repechages
The top three finisher in each of the three repechages, which took place on August 27, advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:49.34 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:49.95 | QS | |
| 3. | - | QS | |
| 4. | 3:53.27 | ||
| 5. | 3:59.33 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:45.33 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:50.84 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:53.48 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:58.34 | ||
| 5. | 4:01.10 | ||
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:51.24 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:52.15 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:52.28 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:55.58 | ||
Norway's time in the first repechage was not listed in the official report.
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August) advanced to the final while the remaining teams were eliminated.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:46.75 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:47.64 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:48.58 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:48.71 | ||
| 5. | 3:53.80 | ||
| 6. | 3:54.44 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:46.87 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:49.52 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:52.51 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:53.98 | ||
| 5. | 3:54.14 | ||
| 6. | 4:01.06 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:48.62 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:50.40 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:51.65 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:52.20 | ||
| 5. | 3:54.46 | ||
| 6. | 3:55.22 | ||
Final
The final was held on August 29, 1960. |
3:34.73 | |
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3:34.91 | |
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3:37.34 | |
| 4. | 3:37.48 | |
| 5. | 3:39.06 | |
| 6. | 3:40.78 | |
| 7. | 3:41.01 | |
| 8. | 3:44.26 | |
| 9. | 3:44.26 |