The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayak

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. &...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

15 crews entered in two heats on September 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.		1:44.52	QS
2.		1:45.53	QS
3.		1:46.54	QS
4.		1:47.30	QR
5.		1:52.82	QR
6.		1:55.25	QR
7.		1:58.90	QR
8.		1:59.38	QR
Heat 2
1.		1:46.65	QS
2.		1:50.54	QS
3.		1:51.55	QS
4.		1:52.45	QR
5.		1:55.33	QR
6.		1:57.10	QR
7.		1:57.34	QR

Repechages

Two repechages took place on September 26. The top three finishers from each repechage advanced directly to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.		1:49.81	QS
2.		1:53.30	QS
3.		1:56.02	QS
4.		1:58.99
5.		2:04.72
Repechage 2
1.		1:53.17	QS
2.		1:50.54	QS
3.		1:57.82	QS
4.		2:00.34

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each semifinal (raced on September 28) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:51.41	QF
2.		1:52.48	QF
3.		1:54.30	QF
4.		1:55.37
Semifinal 2
1.		1:48.94	QF
2.		1:50.24	QF
3.		1:52.62	QF
4.		1:53.37
Semifinal 3
1.		1:46.62	QF
2.		1:49.55	QF
3.		1:54.16	QF
4.		1:58.70

Final

The final was held on September 30.

		1:43.46
		1:44.06
		1:46.00
4.		1:46.58
5.		1:47.68
6.		1:48.39
7.		1:50.33
8.		1:51.03
9.		1:51.13