The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze
Results
Heats 17 teams entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the finals and the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Heat 11. 4:06.481 QF2. 4:08.709 QF3. 4:12.789 QS4. 4:15.529 QS5. 4:22.181 QS6. 4:23.961 QS7. 4:33.613 QS8. 4:43.221 QS9. 5:20.421 QSHeat 21. 4:00.851 QF2. 4:01.263 QF3. 4:02.831 QS4. 4:05.203 QS5. 4:10.399 QS6. 4:13.363 QS7. 4:25.183 QS8. 4:25.295 QS
Semifinals Two semifinals took place. The top two finishers from each semifinal and the fastest third-place finisher advanced directly to the final.
Semifinal 11. 3:45.077 QF2. 3:45.129 QF3. 3:46.845 4. 3:48.677 5. 3:48.721 6. 3:57.037 Semifinal 21. 3:44.008 QF2. 3:44.628 QF3. 3:45.616 QF4. 3:51.360 5. 3:51.576 6. 3:52.044
The Antiguan and Barbudan crew did not participate in the semifinal.
Final The final was held on August 3.
3:31.870 3:32.294 3:32.5144. 3:34.3825. 3:35.1986. 3:36.6947. 3:36.9388. 3:37.1549. 3:46.102
Romania established an early lead, gradually expanding it through the 750 meter mark. Meanwhile, the Germans were in last place after 250 meters before moving up to fourth place at 500 meters. Gathering strength in the third quarter of the race, the Germans launched a sustained sprint to the finish that made up 2.15 seconds on the Romanians in the last 250 meters of the race to pass them right before the finish.
References 1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. pp. 173–4. Sports-reference.com 1996 C-2 1000 m results. Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 484.