These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on July 28.
The 19 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||||
| width=30 | 1. | width=60 | 3:51.7 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:53.0 | QF | |||
| 3. | 3:53.3 | QF | |||
| 4. | 3:54.0 | ||||
| 5. | 3:56.3 | ||||
| 6. | 4:03.8 | ||||
| 7. | 4:07.6 | ||||
| Heat 2 | |||||
| 1. | 3:55.2 | QF | |||
| 2. | 3:55.7 | QF | |||
| 3. | 3:58.2 | QF | |||
| 4. | 4:01.4 | ||||
| 5. | 4:14.9 | ||||
| 6. | 4:21.6 | ||||
| Heat 3 | |||||
| 1. | 3:54.3 | QF | |||
| 2. | 3:54.5 | QF | |||
| 3. | 3:54.8 | QF | |||
| 4. | 3:59.2 | ||||
| 5. | 4:02.9 | ||||
| 6. | 4:27.5 |
| width=30 bgcolor=gold | 3:51.1 | ||
| bgcolor=silver | 3:51.1 | ||
| 3:51.4 | |||
| 4. | 3:51.8 | ||
| 5. | 3:54.7 | ||
| 6. | 3:55.1 | ||
| 7. | 3:55.1 | ||
| 8. | 3:55.8 | ||
| 9. | 3:59.3 |
The Finnish duo won the gold medal after studying a photo finish of the event.