Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres
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| Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
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The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists
Results
Heats
20 crews were entered into the event on July 30 though two teams did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.
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Repechages
The nine crews first raced in two repechages on July 30. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu (ROU) | 1:38.55 | QS |
| 2. | File:Olympic flag.svg Antonio Mastrandrea and Danio Merli (ITA) | 1:39.64 | QS |
| 3. | File:Olympic flag.svg Christopher Ballard and Neil Robson (GBR) | 1:39.95 | QS |
| 4. | File:Olympic flag.svg Jacky Alders and Gaëtans Frys (BEL) | 1:40.43 | |
| 5. | File:Olympic flag.svg Peter Ammann and Dionys Thalmann (SUI) | 1:40.92 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | File:Flag of Cuba (3-2).svg Jose Marrero and Reynoldo Cunill (CUB) | 1:37.85 | QS |
| 2. | File:Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg Alan Thompson and Geoffrey Walker (NZL) | 1:39.32 | QS |
| 3. | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 1:39.89 | QS |
| 4. | File:Olympic flag.svg Ron Stevens and Gert Jan Lebbnik (NED) | 1:41.03 | |
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on August 1) advanced to the final.
Final
The final was held on August 1.
| Gold | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Vladimir Parfenovich and Sergei Chukhray (URS) | 1:32.38 |
| Silver | File:Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg Herminio Menéndez and Guillermo del Riego (ESP) | 1:33.65 |
| Bronze | File:Flag of East Germany.svg Rüdiger Helm and Bernd Olbricht (GDR) | 1:34.00 |
| 4. | File:Olympic flag.svg Francis Hervieu and Alain Lebas (FRA) | 1:36.22 |
| 5. | File:Olympic flag.svg Barry Kelly and Robert Lee (AUS) | 1:36.81 |
| 6. | File:Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Alexandru Giura and Ion Bîrlădeanu (ROU) | 1:36.96 |
| 7. | File:Flag of Poland.svg Waldemar Merk and Zdzisław Szubski (POL) | 1:37.20 |
| 8. | File:Flag of Hungary.svg László Szabó and Zoltán Romhányi (HUN) | 1:37.66 |
| 9. | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Jens Nordqvist and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 1:39.92 |
References
- 1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 185. (in English and French)
- Sport-reference.com 1980 men's K-2 500 m results
