Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres
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The men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
in Beijing
between August 18 and 22. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoe
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Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advance directly to the final, while the top nine finishers from both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinal join the heats winners in the final.
Heats took place on August 18, semifinals on August 20, and the final on August 22.
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Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....
took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the new, purpose-built venue for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing....
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
between August 18 and 22. The C-2 event is raced in two-man sprint canoe
Sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a special type of canoe used in the sport of flatwater canoe racing.A one-person sprint canoe is 5.20 metres long; a traveling canoe of a similar length would be suitable for 2 to 3 people with gear...
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Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advance directly to the final, while the top nine finishers from both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinal join the heats winners in the final.
Heats took place on August 18, semifinals on August 20, and the final on August 22.
Medalists
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8UTC+8
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| Date | Time | Round |
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| Monday, August 18, 2008 | 17:10-17:30 | Heats |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 16:30-16:40 | Semifinal |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 17:05-17:15 | Final |
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest OutHeat 1
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998... , Tomasz Wylenzek Tomasz Wylenzek Tomasz Wylenzek is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.... |
3:40.939 | QF | |
| 2 | Constantin Ciprian Popa, Niculae Flocea Niculae Flocea Niculae Flocea is a Romanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 500 m event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.... |
3:41.846 | QF | |
| 3 | Andrew Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished fifth in the C-2 500 m event and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event.... |
3:43.491 | QF | |
| 4 | György Kozmann György Kozmann György Kozmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... , Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event with teammate György Kozmann.... |
3:46.020 | QS | |
| 5 | Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... , William Tchamba William Tchamba William Tchamba is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... |
3:46.431 | QS | |
| 6 | Everardo Cristóbal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005.... , Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Cortés is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events. He is of Purepecha indigneous descent.-References:*... |
3:51.684 | QS | |
| 7 | Ruslan Dzhalilov Ruslan Dzhalilov Ruslan Mirzoivych Dzhalilov is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Beijing, Dzhalilov was eliminated in the semifinals of the... , Petro Kruk Petro Kruk Petro Mykhaylovych Kruk is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.-References:*... |
4:06.744 | QS |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics together with Aliaksandr Bahdanovich.... , Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich.... |
3:40.369 | QF | |
| 2 | Serguey Torres Serguey Torres Serguey Torres is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Karel Aguilar Chacon Karel Aguilar Chacon Karel Aguilar Chacon is an athlete from Cuba. He competes in sprint canoeing.His first major success came in 2003 when he won the Canadian canoe 500m gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
3:41.171 | QF | |
| 3 | Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin is a Russian canoer who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... , Aleksandr Kostoglod |
3:41.291 | QF | |
| 4 | Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... , Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
3:41.658 | QS | |
| 5 | Wojciech Tyszyński Wojciech Tyszynski Wojciech Tyszyński is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .Tyszyński also finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Paweł Baraszkiewicz |
3:42.177 | QS | |
| 6 | Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... , Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... |
3:54.111 | QS |
Semifinal
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Tyszyński Wojciech Tyszynski Wojciech Tyszyński is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .Tyszyński also finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Paweł Baraszkiewicz |
3:42.435 | QF | |
| 2 | György Kozmann György Kozmann György Kozmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... , Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event with teammate György Kozmann.... |
3:42.482 | QF | |
| 3 | Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... , Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
3:42.619 | QF | |
| 4 | Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev Deyan Georgiev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... , Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev Adnan Aliev is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished seventh in the C-2 500 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.... |
3:45.019 | ||
| 5 | Ruslan Dzhalilov Ruslan Dzhalilov Ruslan Mirzoivych Dzhalilov is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Beijing, Dzhalilov was eliminated in the semifinals of the... , Petro Kruk Petro Kruk Petro Mykhaylovych Kruk is an Ukrainian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-2 1000 m event.-References:*... |
3:46.050 | ||
| 6 | Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic Bertrand Hemonic is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... , William Tchamba William Tchamba William Tchamba is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 4 x 200 m event at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth.... |
3:48.406 | ||
| 7 | Everardo Cristóbal Everardo Cristóbal José Everardo Cristóbal Quirino is a Mexican sprint canoer who has been competing since 2005.... , Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Dimas Camilo Cortés is a Mexican sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events. He is of Purepecha indigneous descent.-References:*... |
3:49.695 |
Final
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich Andrei Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. He won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics together with Aliaksandr Bahdanovich.... , Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich Aliaksandr Bahdanovich is a Belarusian sprint canoer. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold medal in the C-2 1000 m event at Beijing in 2008 together with Andrei Bahdanovich.... |
3:36.365 | ||
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Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998... , Tomasz Wylenzek Tomasz Wylenzek Tomasz Wylenzek is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s.... |
3:36.588 | ||
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György Kozmann György Kozmann György Kozmann is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two bronze medals in the C-2 1000 m event, earning them in 2004 and 2008.... , Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss Tamás Kiss is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he won a bronze medal in the C-2 1000 m event with teammate György Kozmann.... |
3:40.258 | ||
| 4 | Constantin Ciprian Popa, Niculae Flocea Niculae Flocea Niculae Flocea is a Romanian sprint canoer who has competed since 2007. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 500 m event at the 2007 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg.... |
3:40.342 | ||
| 5 | Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun Chen Zhongyun is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... , Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu Zhang Zhiwu is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. He finished fifth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:*... |
3:40.593 | ||
| 6 | Andrew Russell, Gabriel Beauchesne-Sevigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny Gabriel Beauchesne-Sévigny is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he finished fifth in the C-2 500 m event and sixth in the C-2 1000 m event.... |
3:41.165 | ||
| 7 | Wojciech Tyszyński Wojciech Tyszynski Wojciech Tyszyński is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two bronzes .Tyszyński also finished seventh in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Paweł Baraszkiewicz |
3:42.845 | ||
| 8 | Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin Sergey Ulegin is a Russian canoer who has been competing since 2001 He won a silver in the men's C-2 500 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... , Aleksandr Kostoglod |
3:44.669 | ||
| 9 | Serguey Torres Serguey Torres Serguey Torres is a Cuban sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won four medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers and two bronzes .Torres also finished ninth in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.-References:***... , Karel Aguilar Chacon Karel Aguilar Chacon Karel Aguilar Chacon is an athlete from Cuba. He competes in sprint canoeing.His first major success came in 2003 when he won the Canadian canoe 500m gold medal at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic... |
3:48.877 |