Canoeing at the 1988 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 1988 Summer Olympics
program.
Pre-Olympic favorite France was disqualified in the first semifinal for failing to make it to the starting line on time.
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 1988 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &...
program.
Medalists
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Heats
20 crews entered in three heats on September 27. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining eleven teams were relegated to the repechage heats.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:25.76 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:27.06 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:27.52 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:31.95 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:32.97 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:35.30 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:36.85 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:20.44 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:20.50 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:23.00 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:26.43 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:28.42 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:37.82 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:41.18 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:24.45 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:25.66 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:26.00 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:31.24 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:33.16 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:47.21 | QR | |
Repechages
Taking place on September 27, the top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:31.51 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:38.74 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:39.56 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:43.02 | ||
| 5. | 3:47.99 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:26.75 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:31.78 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:31.95 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:32.07 | ||
| 5. | 3:32.92 | ||
| 6. | 3:36.70 | ||
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on September 29) advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:25.91 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:26.87 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:28.91 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:38.92 | ||
| 5. | 4:11.90 | ||
| - | DISQ | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:23.13 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:24.24 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:25.00 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:27.03 | ||
| 5. | 3:30.29 | ||
| 6. | 3:31.65 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:25.36 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:27.19 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:28.31 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:30.98 | ||
| 5. | 3:42.91 | ||
Pre-Olympic favorite France was disqualified in the first semifinal for failing to make it to the starting line on time.
Final
The final was held on October 1. |
3:32.42 | |
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3:32.71 | |
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3:33.76 | |
| 4. | 3:34.63 | |
| 5. | 3:35.44 | |
| 6. | 3:35.75 | |
| 7. | 3:36.13 | |
| 8. | 3:38.16 | |
| 9. | 3:43.43 |