Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks.
Medalists edit
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson (SWE) | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim (NOR) |
Heats edit
The 16 teams first raced in two heats. The top 3 teams in each heat advanced directly to the final, and the next nine fastest teams advanced to the semifinal, eliminating one team. The heats were raced on August 23.
| Heat | Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson | Sweden | 3:09.536 | QF |
| 1 | 2 | Ben Fouhy and Steven Ferguson | New Zealand | 3:10.388 | QF |
| 1 | 3 | Daniel Collins and David Rhodes | Australia | 3:11.272 | QF |
| 1 | 4 | Javier Hernanz and Pablo Banos | Spain | 3:12.216 | QS |
| 1 | 5 | Zoltán Benkő and István Beé | Hungary | 3:13.340 | QS |
| 1 | 6 | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | Italy | 3:14.060 | QS |
| 1 | 7 | Jeffrey Smoke and Andrew Bussey | United States | 3:17.268 | QS |
| 1 | 8 | Anatoli Tishchenko and Vladimir Grushikhin | Russia | 3:22.332 | QS |
| 2 | 1 | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | Norway | 3:09.247 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Ian Wynne and Paul Darby Dowman | Great Britain | 3:10.819 | QF |
| 2 | 3 | Jan Schäfer and Marco Herszel | Germany | 3:11.627 | QF |
| 2 | 4 | Wouter D'Haene and Bob Maesen | Belgium | 3:14.447 | QS |
| 2 | 5 | Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen | Denmark | 3:19.171 | QS |
| 2 | 6 | Ognjen Filipović and Dragan Zorić | Serbia and Montenegro | 3:19.299 | QS |
| 2 | 7 | Yin Yijun and Wang Lei | China | 3:21.279 | QS |
| 2 | 8 | Danila Turchin and Michail Tarasov | Uzbekistan | 3:24.031 |
Semifinal edit
The top three teams in the semifinal qualified for the final, joining the six teams that qualified directly from the heats. The other six teams were eliminated from the competition. The semifinal was raced on August 25.
| 1. | Wouter D'Haene and Bob Maesen (BEL) | 3:11.757 | QF |
| 2. | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | 3:12.597 | QF |
| 3. | Zoltán Benkő and István Beé (HUN) | 3:13.609 | QF |
| 4. | Javier Hernanz and Pablo Banos (ESP) | 3:13.701 | |
| 5. | Anatoli Tishchenko and Vladimir Grushikhin (RUS) | 3:14.089 | |
| 6. | Lasse Nielsen and Mads Kongsgaard Madsen (DEN) | 3:15.417 | |
| 7. | Jeffrey Smoke and Andrew Bussey (USA) | 3:16.341 | |
| 8. | Ognjen Filipović and Dragan Zorić (SCG) | 3:58.793 | |
| Yin Yijun and Wang Lei (CHN) | DSQ |
China, competing in Lane 1, was disqualified for competing too close to the buoy line from the 950 meter mark to the finish.
Final edit
The final was raced on August 27.
| Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson (SWE) | 3:18.420 | |
| Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | 3:19.484 | |
| Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim (NOR) | 3:19.528 | |
| 4. | Daniel Collins and David Rhodes (AUS) | 3:19.956 |
| 5. | Wouter D'Haene and Bob Maesen (BEL) | 3:20.196 |
| 6. | Jan Schäfer and Marco Herszel (GER) | 3:20.548 |
| 7. | Ian Wynne and Paul Darby Dowman (GBR) | 3:20.848 |
| 8. | Ben Fouhy and Steven Ferguson (NZL) | 3:21.336 |
| 9. | Zoltán Benkő and István Beé (HUN) | 3:27.996 |
References edit
- 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results (in English, French, and Greek)
- Yahoo! Sports Athens 2004 Summer Olympics Canoe/Kayak Results