Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres explained

These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on August 12.

Heats

The 16 teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.

Heat 1
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2.4:18.4 QF
3.4:20.4 QF
4.4:34.2 QF
5.4:41.7
6.4:43.9
7.4:45.0
Heat 2
1.- QF
2.- QF
3.- QF
4.- QF
5.-
6.-
7.-
8.-
9.-

No times were recorded in the second heat according to the official Olympic report.

Final

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4:07.5
4:08.7
4.4:09.1
5.4:09.8
6.4:15.8
7.4:56.8
- DQ

Blahó and Urányi were disqualified for "hanging" in the wake of another kayak.

References