The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze
Results
Heats 19 crews were entered into the event. The top finishers from each of the three heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Heat 1 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 Place Overall Nation Athletes Time Qual. 1 3 Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter 1:30.502 QF 2 7 Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki 1:32.350 QS 3 9 Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton 1:32.782 QS 4 14 Peter Newton and Angel Pérez 1:33.646 QS 5 16 Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin 1:34.774 QS 6 17 Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik 1:35.212 QS 7 19 Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos 1:35.662 QS
Heat 2 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 Place Overall Nation Athletes Time Qual. 1 4 Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz 1:30.502 QF 2 5 Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer 1:32.026 QS 3 10 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin 1:32.902 QS 4 12 Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban 1:33.184 QS 5 13 Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář 1:33.490 QS 6 15 Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov 1:33.682 QS
Heat 3 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 Place Overall Nation Athletes Time Qual. 1 1 Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson 1:30.051 QF 2 2 Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins 1:30.393 QS 3 6 Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi 1:32.902 QS 4 8 Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal 1:32.617 QS 5 11 Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla 1:32.931 QS 6 18 Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim 1:35.619 QS Overall Results Heats
Heats Overall Results Place Athlete NationHeatPlaceTimeQual. 1 Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson 3 1 1:30.051 QF 2 Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins 3 2 1:30.393 QS 3 Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter 1 1 1:30.502 QF 4 Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz 2 1 1:31.144 QF 5 Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer 2 2 1:32.026 QS 6 Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi 3 3 1:32.193 QS 7 Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki 1 2 1:32.350 QS 8 Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal 3 4 1:32.617 QS 9 Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton 1 3 1:32.782 QS 10 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin 2 3 1:32.902 QS 11 Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla 3 5 1:32.931 QS 12 Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban 2 4 1:33.184 QS 13 Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář 2 5 1:33.490 QS 14 Peter Newton and Angel Pérez 1 4 1:33.646 QS 15 Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov 2 6 1:33.682 QS 16 Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin 1 5 1:34.774 QS 17 Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik 1 6 1:35.212 QS 18 Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim 3 6 1:35.619 QS 19 Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos 1 7 1:35.662 QS
Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 Place Overall Nation Athletes Time Qual. 1 4 Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins 1:31.475 QF 2 6 Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov 1:31.919 QF 3 8 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin 1:32.597 QF 4 9 Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal 1:32.867 5 10 Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik 1:32.963 6 11 Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban 1:32.975 7 13 Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton 1:33.173 8 14 Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin 1:34.241
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 Place Overall Nation Athletes Time Qual. 1 1 Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi 1:29.886 QF 2 Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki 1:30.026 QF 3 Peter Newton and Angel Pérez 1:31.082 QF 4 Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer 1:31.484 5 Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla 1:32.084 6 Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář 1:33.056 7 Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim 1:34.712 8 Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos 1:34.868
Overall Results Heats
Heats Overall Results Place Athlete NationHeatPlaceTimeQual. 1 Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi 2 1 1:29.886 QF 2 Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki 2 2 1:31.082 QF 3 Peter Newton and Angel Pérez 2 3 1:30.502 QF 4 Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins 1 1 1:31.475 QF 5 Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer 2 4 1:31.484 6 Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov 1 2 1:32.193 QF 7 Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla 2 5 1:32.084 8 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin 1 3 1:32.597 QF 9 Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal 1 4 1:32.867 10 Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik 1 5 1:32.963 11 Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban 1 6 1:32.975 12 Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář 2 6 1:33.056 13 Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton 1 7 1:33.173 14 Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin 1 8 1:34.241 15 Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim 2 7* 1:34.712 16 Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos 2 8 1:34.868
Final Heat 1 of 1 Date: Sunday 1 October 2000 Place Nation Athletes Time Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz 1:47.055 Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins 1:47.895 Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter 1:48.771 4 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin 1:48.921 5 Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki 1:48.963 6 Peter Newton and Angel Pérez 1:52.617 7 Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi 1:52.635 8 Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov 1:52.725 9 Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson 1:56.301
The race was delayed five hours by wind gusts of , which happened three times in the event alone. Because of the winds, the waters were as choppy as those used for the whitewater course. Australia moved from third to first with 50 meters left, only to have the Hungarians surge ahead at the finish to win the race. The winning time was 16 seconds slower than that of the qualifying heats four days earlier due to the adverse weather conditions.
References 2000 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results. Sport-reference.com 2000 men's K-2 500 m results Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Pairs 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 474.