Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres
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The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoe
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
program. In the official report, heat times were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while semifinal and final events were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
Canada was in fifth place halfway through the 2nd heat, but was disqualified in the official report for reasons not disclosed.
Ngiytholil (DC)
Czechoslovakia
was sixth at the halfway mark in the official report, but was disqualified for reasons not disclosed.
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 1968 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...
program. In the official report, heat times were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while semifinal and final events were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
Medalists
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Heats
The 13 teams first raced in two heats on October 22. One team was disqualifed during the heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final and the remaining six teams were relegated to the semifinal.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:09.9 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:10.5 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:11.4 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:11.9 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:13.1 | QS | |
| 6. | 4:31.3 | QS | |
| 7. | 4:37.0 | QS | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:03.4 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:04.4 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:21.8 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:26.1 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:30.9 | QS | |
| - | DISQ | ||
Canada was in fifth place halfway through the 2nd heat, but was disqualified in the official report for reasons not disclosed.
Semifinal
The top three finishers in the semifinal (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.| 1. | 4:15.01 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:20.19 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:22.17 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:22.76 | ||
| 5. | 4:29.54 | ||
| 6. | 4:33.49 |
Ngiytholil (DC)
Final
The final was held on October 25. |
4:07.18 | |
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4:08.77 | |
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4:11.30 | |
| 4. | 4:15.24 | |
| 5. | 4:16.60 | |
| 6. | 4:22.53 | |
| 7. | align=left | | 4:21.99 |
| 8. | 4:22.89 | |
| - | DISQ |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
was sixth at the halfway mark in the official report, but was disqualified for reasons not disclosed.