| Event: | Women's K-2 500 metres |
| Championship: | 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
| Dates: | 23–25 August |
| Venue: | Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho |
| Location: | Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal |
| Competitors: | 34 |
| Nations: | 17 |
| Win Value: | 1:43.065 |
| Gold: | Anna Kárász Danuta Kozák |
| Gold Nation: | HUN |
| Silver: | Lisa Carrington Caitlin Ryan |
| Silver Nation: | NZL |
| Bronze: | Jasmin Fritz Steffi Kriegerstein |
| Bronze Nation: | GER |
| Prev: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The women's K-2 500 metres competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho.[1]
The schedule was as follows:[2]
| Date | Time | Round | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23 August 2018 | 11:59 | Heats | ||
| Saturday 25 August 2018 | 09:45 | Semifinal | ||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | 13:04 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Final |
The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.[3] [4]
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa Carrington Caitlin Ryan | 1:39.262 | |||
| 2 | Anna Kárász Danuta Kozák | 1:40.347 | |||
| 3 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos | 1:41.737 | |||
| 4 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | 1:42.017 | |||
| 5 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | 1:43.087 | |||
| 6 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | 1:44.377 | |||
| 7 | Natalia García Laia Pelachs | 1:44.972 | |||
| 8 | Roxana Ciur Elena Meroniac | 1:46.802 | |||
| 9 | Deborah Kerr Emily Lewis | 1:47.282 |
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasmin Fritz Steffi Kriegerstein | 1:41.448 | |||
| 2 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | 1:41.758 | |||
| 3 | Manon Hostens Sarah Guyot | 1:42.018 | |||
| 4 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | 1:43.208 | |||
| 5 | Kira Stepanova Svetlana Chernigovskaya | 1:43.213 | |||
| 6 | Courtney Stott Lisa Bissonnette | 1:43.978 | |||
| 7 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | 1:46.128 | |||
| 8 | Marianna Petrušová Martina Gogolová | 1:46.703 |
The fastest three boats advanced to the final.[5]
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | 1:43.650 | |||
| 2 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | 1:44.155 | |||
| 3 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | 1:44.355 | |||
| 4 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | 1:44.595 | |||
| 5 | Courtney Stott Lisa Bissonnette | 1:46.190 | |||
| 6 | Kira Stepanova Svetlana Chernigovskaya | 1:46.980 | |||
| 7 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | 1:49.235 | |||
| 8 | Marianna Petrušová Martina Gogolová | 1:49.310 | |||
| 9 | Natalia García Laia Pelachs | 1:49.530 |
Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.[6]
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anna Kárász Danuta Kozák | 1:43.065 | |||
| Lisa Carrington Caitlin Ryan | 1:43.088 | |||
| Jasmin Fritz Steffi Kriegerstein | 1:45.589 | |||
| 4 | Manon Hostens Sarah Guyot | 1:45.682 | ||
| 5 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | 1:46.832 | ||
| 6 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | 1:47.902 | ||
| 7 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | 1:48.272 | ||
| 8 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos | 1:49.665 | ||
| 9 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | 1:49.919 |