Canoeing at the 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics
program.
The Antiguan and Barbudan crew did not participate in the semifinal.
Romania established an early lead, gradually expanding it through the 750 meter mark. Meanwhile, the Germans were in last place after 250 meters before moving up to fourth place at 500 meters. Gathering strength in the third quarter of the race, the Germans launched a sustained sprint to the finish that made up 2.15 seconds on the Romanians in the last 250 meters of the race to pass them right before the finish.
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 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
program.
Medalists
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Heats
17 teams entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals and the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:06.481 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:08.709 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:12.789 | QS | |
| 4. | 4:15.529 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:22.181 | QS | |
| 6. | 4:23.961 | QS | |
| 7. | 4:33.613 | QS | |
| 8. | 4:43.221 | QS | |
| 9. | 5:20.421 | QS | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:00.851 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:01.263 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:02.831 | QS | |
| 4. | 4:05.203 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:10.399 | QS | |
| 6. | 4:13.363 | QS | |
| 7. | 4:25.183 | QS | |
| 8. | 4:25.295 | QS | |
Semifinals
Two semifinals took place. The top two finishers from each semifinal and the fastest third-place finisher advanced directly to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:45.077 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:45.129 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:46.845 | ||
| 4. | 3:48.677 | ||
| 5. | 3:48.721 | ||
| 6. | 3:57.037 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:44.008 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:44.628 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:45.616 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:51.360 | ||
| 5. | 3:51.576 | ||
| 6. | 3:52.044 | ||
The Antiguan and Barbudan crew did not participate in the semifinal.
Final
The final was held on August 3. |
3:31.870 | |
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3:32.294 | |
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3:32.514 | |
| 4. | 3:34.382 | |
| 5. | 3:35.198 | |
| 6. | 3:36.694 | |
| 7. | 3:36.938 | |
| 8. | 3:37.154 | |
| 9. | 3:46.102 |
Romania established an early lead, gradually expanding it through the 750 meter mark. Meanwhile, the Germans were in last place after 250 meters before moving up to fourth place at 500 meters. Gathering strength in the third quarter of the race, the Germans launched a sustained sprint to the finish that made up 2.15 seconds on the Romanians in the last 250 meters of the race to pass them right before the finish.