The men's C-2 1000 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 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

 program.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...   and Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...	Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....   and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Lars Kober.-References:...   and Lars Kober Lars Kober Lars Kober is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Stefan Uteß.-References:**...

Heats

14 teams entered in two heats. The top three finishers from each heat advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinal.

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Aleksandr Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov	3:37.163	QF
2		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	3:37.697	QF
3		Paweł Baraszkiewicz and Michał Gajownik	3:39.311	QF
4		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	3:39.599	QS
5		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	3:40.865	QS
6		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	3:41.075	QS
7		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	3:49.301	QS

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	3:37.340	QF
2		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	3:38.492	QF
3		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	3:38.978	QF
4		Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Lars Kober.-References:...  and Lars Kober Lars Kober Lars Kober is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Stefan Uteß.-References:**...	3:39.218	QS
5		Roman Bundz Roman Bundz Roman Bundz is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...  and Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	3:47.150	QS
6		Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....  and Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...	3:50.606	QS
7		Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....  and Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....	3:53.366	QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Place	Time	Qual.
1		Aleksandr Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov	1	1	3:37.163	QF
2		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	2	1	3:37.340	QF
3		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	1	2	3:37.697	QF
4		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	2	2	3:38.492	QF
5		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	2	3	3:38.978	QF
6		Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Lars Kober.-References:...  and Lars Kober Lars Kober Lars Kober is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Stefan Uteß.-References:**...	2	4	3:39.218	QS
7		Paweł Baraszkiewicz and Michał Gajownik	1	3	3:39.311	QF
8		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	1	4	3:39.599	QS
9		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	1	5	3:40.865	QS
10		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	1	6	3:41.075	QS
11		Roman Bundz Roman Bundz Roman Bundz is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...  and Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	2	5	3:47.150	QS
12		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	1	7	3:49.301	QS
13		Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....  and Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...	2	6	3:50.606	QS
14		Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....  and Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....	2	7	3:53.366	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Lars Kober.-References:...  and Lars Kober Lars Kober Lars Kober is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Stefan Uteß.-References:**...	3:43.032	QF
2		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	3:44.358	QF
3		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	3:44.358	QF
4		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	3:45.624
5		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	3:45.636
6		Roman Bundz Roman Bundz Roman Bundz is a Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.-References:*...  and Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk Leonid Kamlochuk is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	3:47.298
7		Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....  and Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....	3:48.756
8		Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....  and Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...	3:51.012

Final

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	3:37.355
2		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	3:38.753
3		Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß Stefan Uteß is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Lars Kober.-References:...  and Lars Kober Lars Kober Lars Kober is a German sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney with Stefan Uteß.-References:**...	3:41.129
4		Aleksandr Kostoglod and Aleksandr Kovalyov	3:41.267
5		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	3:43.103
6		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	3:46.457
7		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	3:48.017
8		Paweł Baraszkiewicz and Michał Gajownik	3:52.229
9		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	3:54.053