The men's K-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 K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top 3 in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the next four finishers (places 4 through 7) in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.
Schedule All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8) Date Time RoundMonday, August 18, 2008 16:50-17:10 HeatsWednesday, August 20, 2008 16:20-16:30 SemifinalFriday, August 22, 2008 16:35-16:50 Final
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze
Results
Heats Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out
Heat 1 RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes1Martin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle3:15.987 QF2Kim Wraae Knudsen, René Holten Poulsen3:18.709 QF3Philippe Colin, Cyrille Carré3:18.968 QF4Kevin De Bont, Bob Maesen3:21.604 QS5Shen Jie, Huang Zhipeng3:26.443 QS6José Giovanni Ramos, Gabriel Rodríguez3:31.569 QS -Markus Oscarsson, Anders Gustafsson -Disqualified
Heat 2 RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes1Zoltán Kammerer, Gábor Kucsera3:17.636 QF2Adam Seroczyński, Mariusz Kujawski3:18.282 QF3Andrea Facchin, Antonio Massimiliano Scaduto3:18.897 QF4Mike Walker, Steven Ferguson3:19.167 QS5Krists Straume, Kristaps Zaļupe3:23.198 QS6Mika Hokajärvi, Kalle Mikkonen3:23.475 QS7Steven Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert3:29.037QS
Sweden's disqualification as of 2009 was not given.
Semifinal Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes1Krists Straume, Kristaps Zaļupe3:23.408 QF2Mike Walker, Steven Ferguson3:23.511 QF3Shen Jie, Huang Zhipeng3:24.031 QF4Kevin De Bont, Bob Maesen3:24.148 5Steven Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert3:26.635 6Mika Hokajärvi, Kalle Mikkonen3:27.018 7José Giovanni Ramos, Gabriel Rodríguez3:27.423
Final RankAthletesCountryTimeNotesMartin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle3:11.809Kim Wraae Knudsen, René Holten Poulsen3:13.580 Andrea Facchin, Antonio Massimiliano Scaduto3:14.7504Zoltán Kammerer, Gábor Kucsera3:15.0495Mike Walker, Steven Ferguson 3:15.329 6Philippe Colin, Cyrille Carré3:16.5327Krists Straume, Kristaps Zaļupe3:19.387 8Shen Jie, Huang Zhipeng3:22.058 DSQAdam Seroczyński, Mariusz Kujawski3:14.828DSQ"Amended Results:Men's K2 1000m Final at the Beijing Olympic Games". International Canoe Federation. 11 December 2009. Accessed 17 December 2009.
Poland finished fourth originally, but was disqualified when Seroczyński tested positive for doping. After a year of deliberation and court cases, it was determined on 11 December 2009 that Poland was disqualified. Additionally, Seroczyński was banned from competition for two years. He is the first canoer to fail a doping test in the Summer Olympics.
References
Men's canoe/kayak flatwater racing: K-2 1000m. Sports-reference.com 2008 K-2 1000 m results. Yahoo! August 18, 2008 sprint heats results. – accessed August 19, 2008. Yahoo! August 20, 2008 sprint semifinal results. – accessed August 20, 2008. Yahoo! August 22, 2008 sprint final results. – accessed August 22, 2008.