2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-2 1000 metres explained

Event:	Men's K-2 1000 metres
Championship:	2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Dates:	16–18 September
Venue:	Lake Bagsværd
Location:	Copenhagen, Denmark
Competitors:	34
Nations:	17
Win Value:	3:13.70
Gold:	Dennis Kernen Martin Nathell
Gold Nation:	SWE
Silver:	Simon Jensen Morten Graversen
Silver Nation:	DEN
Bronze:	Bálint Noé Tamás Kulifai
Bronze Nation:	HUN
Prev:	2019
Next:	2022

The men's K-2 1000 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[2]

Date	Time	Round
Thursday 16 September 2021	14:00	Heats
Friday 17 September 2021	14:25	Semifinal
style=background:lemonchiffon	Saturday 18 September 2021	style=background:lemonchiffon	12:16	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

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]}

Heat 1

Rank	Kayakers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jakob Kurschat Jakob Thordsen		3:26.81
2	Simon Jensen Morten Graversen		3:27.37
3	Bálint Noé Tamás Kulifai		3:29.82
4	Ervin Holpert Andjelo Dzombeta		3:33.28
5	Matthew Johnson Daniel Johnson		3:33.31
6	Viacheslav Liubchych Oleksandr Syromiatnykov		3:33.91
7	Vitaly Ershov Vasily Pogreban	RCF	3:34.38
8	Radoslav Stefanov Veselin Valchov		3:35.35
9	Pedro Vázquez Pelayo Roza		3:35.38

Heat 2

Rank	Kayakers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Dennis Kernen Martin Nathell		3:30.13
2	Pavel Miadzvedzeu Vitaliy Bialko		3:31.77
3	Jon Amund Vold Edvind Vold		3:32.76
4	Tomas Sobisek Jakub Brabec		3:36.19
5	Peter Gelle Ákos Gacsal		3:37.15
6	Brian Malfesi Vincent Jourdenais		3:39.16
7	Daniel Burciu Constantin Mironescu		3:59.06
–	Wang Huailong Yang Junling

Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.^[5]

Rank	Kayakers	Country	Time	Notes
1	Ervin Holpert Andjelo Dzombeta		3:18.89
2	Peter Gelle Ákos Gacsal		3:20.19
3	Tomas Sobisek Jakub Brabec		3:21.07
4	Matthew Johnson Daniel Johnson		3:21.27
5	Vitaly Ershov Vasily Pogreban	RCF	3:22.27
6	Brian Malfesi Vincent Jourdenais		3:23.59
7	Viacheslav Liubchych Oleksandr Syromiatnykov		3:23.76
8	Radoslav Stefanov Veselin Valchov		3:24.47
9	Daniel Burciu Constantin Mironescu		3:32.07

Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.^[6]

Rank	Kayakers	Country	Time
	Dennis Kernen Martin Nathell		3:13.70
	Simon Jensen Morten Graversen		3:14.46
	Bálint Noé Tamás Kulifai		3:14.83
4	Pavel Miadzvedzeu Vitaliy Bialko		3:15.02
5	Jakob Kurschat Jakob Thordsen		3:17.14
6	Tomas Sobisek Jakub Brabec		3:17.94
7	Ervin Holpert Andjelo Dzombeta		3:18.04
8	Jon Amund Vold Edvind Vold		3:18.54
9	Peter Gelle Ákos Gacsal		3:18.87

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Spectator guide. ICF. 26 September 2021.
2. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TIME TABLE & RESULTS. Spotfokus . 26 September 2021.
3. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS K2 Men 1000m - 1st Heat. Spotfokus. 26 September 2021.
4. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS K2 Men 1000m - 2nd Heat. Spotfokus. 26 September 2021.
5. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS K2 Men 1000m - 1st Semi-final. Spotfokus. 26 September 2021.
6. Web site: 2021 ICF CANOE SPRINT & PARACANOE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS K2 Men 1000m - Final A. Spotfokus. 26 September 2021.