Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 500 metres
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The men'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 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 that took place at Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...

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Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Heats

23 crews were entered into the event. The top three finishers from each of the three heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining teams were relegated to the repechages.
Heat 1
1. 1:31.491 QS
2. 1:32.463 QS
3. 1:32.791 QS
4. 1:33.411 QR
5. 1:33.859 QR
6. 1:34.107 QR
7. 1:39.291 QR
Heat 2
1. 1:31.361 QS
2. 1:31.433 QS
3. 1:31.859 QS
4. 1:32.641 QR
5. 1:36.685 QR
6. 1:36.801 QR
7. 1:37.677 QR
8. 1:37.833 QR
Heat 3
1. 1:32.030 QS
2. 1:32.926 QS
3. 1:33.642 QS
4. 1:36.918 QR
5. 1:37.118 QR
6. 1:38.594 QR
7. 1:43.074 QR
8. 1:43.722 QR

Repechages

The 14 crews raced in two repechages. The top four finishers from each repechage and the fastest fifth place finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.
Repechage 1
1. 1:37.928 QS
2. 1:39.716 QS
3. 1:40.500 QS
4. 1:42.524 QS
5. 1:42.848
6. 1:44.324
7. 1:44.375
Repechage 2
1. 1:36.419 QS
2. 1:37.119 QS
3. 1:37.499 QS
4. 1:39.535 QS
5. 1:39.619 QS
6. 1:40.215
7. 1:41.035

Semifinals

The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals and the faster fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
1. 1:29.661 QF
2. 1:29.937 QF
3. 1:30.641 QF
4. 1:30.725 QF
5. 1:31.137
6. 1:32.253
7. 1:32.517
8. 1:32.693
9. 1:37.177
Semifinal 2
1. 1:29.883 QF
2. 1:30.031 QF
3. 1:30.243 QF
4. 1:30.611 QF
5. 1:30.659 QF
6. 1:31.559
7. 1:31.811
8. 1:34.807
9. 1:35.543

Final

The final was held on August 4.
1:28.697
1:28.729
1:29.409
4. 1:29.677
5. 1:29.937
6. 1:30.001
7. 1:30.063
8. 1:30.513
9. 1:30.753


Hungary led for the first part of the race before fading, leaving the Germans in first. Italy moved ahead fifty meters from the finish before Germany pulled even again with ten meters left to edge ahead and defend their title.
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