The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoe

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 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...

 program. This event made its debut at these games.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

The 15 teams first raced in two heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals and the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.		1:56.44	QS
2.		1:57.27	QS
3.		1:57.81	QS
4.		1:58.86	QR
5.		2:00.99	QR
6.		2:02.78	QR
7.		2:08.15	QR
8.		2:09.32	QR
Heat 2
1.		1:58.22	QS
2.		1:58.84	QS
3.		1:58.90	QS
4.		1:59.39	QR
5.		2:07.63	QR
6.		2:09.37	QR
7.		2:10.73	QR

Repechages

Taking place on July 28, the top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.		1:53.76	QS
2.		1:53.81	QS
3.		1:53.94	QS
4.		1:56.36
-		DISQ
Repechage 2
1.		1:56.02	QS
2.		1:57.07	QS
3.		1:57.58	QS
4.		2:00.52

Japan

Japan

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's reason for disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.

Semifinals

Three semifinals were held on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:49.04	QF
2.		1:49.60	QF
3.		1:51.83	QF
4.		1:55.69
Semifinal 2
1.		1:49.29	QF
2.		1:50.66	QF
3.		1:50.81	QF
4.		1:53.85
Semifinal 3
1.		1:50.56	QF
2.		1:51.63	QF
3.		1:51.89	QF
4.		1:52.33

Final

The final was held on July 30.

		1:45.81
		1:47.77
		1:48.35
4.		1:48.64
5.		1:49.74
6.		1:50.43
7.		1:50.74
8.		1:50.85
9.		1:51.26