Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres

The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists Gold Silver Bronze

Results

Heats The 16 teams first raced in two heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals and the remaining ten teams were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 11. 4:07.73 QS2. 4:08.89 QS3. 4:12.35 QS4. 4:13.94 QR5. 4:27.94 QR6. 4:30.78 QR7. 4:34.13 QR8. 4:38.91 QRHeat 21. 4:09.21 QS2. 4:12.95 QS3. 4:14.47 QS4. 4:14.67 QR5. 4:14.69 QR6. 4:16.50 QR7. 4:31.21 QR8. 4:39.50 QR

Repechages Taking place on September 7, the top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 11. 3:54.79 QS2. 3:56.19 QS3. 3:58.20 QS4. 3:58.24 5. 4:25.59 Repechage 21. 4:01.42 QS2. 4:02.01 QS3. 4:05.42 QS4. 4:06.30 5. 4:10.14

Semifinals Three semifinals were held on September 8. The top three finishers from each of the semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 11. 3:51.96 QF2. 3:52.47 QF3. 3:53.72 QF4. 3:56.71 Semifinal 21. 3:51.43 QF2. 3:52.25 QF3. 3:53.15 QF4. 4:02.67 Semifinal 31. 3:52.66 QF2. 3:53.54 QF3. 3:59.73 QF4. 4:01.40

Final The final was held on September 9.

3:52.60 3:52.63 3:58.104. 3:59.245. 4:00.426. 4:01.287. 4:01.508. 4:01.609. 4:02.05

The Soviets took an early lead, but the Romanians mounted a charge at the 700 meter mark which came up 0.03 seconds short at the finish.

References 1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 494–5. Sports-reference.com 1972 C-2 1000 m results. Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Pair 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 483.