| Event: | Men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | Eton Dorney |
| Date: | 6 to 8 August |
| Competitors: | 24 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Gold: | Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény |
| Goldnoc: | HUN |
| Silver: | Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva |
| Silvernoc: | POR |
| Bronze: | Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Win Value: | 3:09.646 |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.[1]
Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kökény from Hungary won the gold medal. Portugal's Fernando Pimenta and Emanuel Silva won silver — the country's only medal at the 2012 Games — and Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle from Germany took bronze.
The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. Heat winners advanced to the "A" final, with all other boats getting a second chance in the semifinals. The top three from each semifinal also advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.[2]
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 10:18 11:30 | Heats Semifinals | ||||
| style=background:lemonchiffon | Wednesday 8 August 2012 | style=background:lemonchiffon | 10:16 | style=background:lemonchiffon | Finals |
First boat qualified for the final, remainder go to semifinals.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle | 3:15.263 | Q | ||
| 2 | David Smith Ken Wallace | 3:19.073 | |||
| 3 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček | 3:19.571 | |||
| 4 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke | 3:24.304 | |||
| 5 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev | 3:32.176 | |||
| 6 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel | 3:55.748 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény | 3:11.393 | Q | ||
| 2 | Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva | 3:13.710 | |||
| 3 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson | 3:16.590 | |||
| 4 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson | 3:16.608 | |||
| 5 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer | 3:17.020 | |||
| 6 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov | 3:21.086 |
The fastest three canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The slowest two canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson | 3:13.125 | Q | ||
| 2 | David Smith Ken Wallace | 3:13.239 | Q | ||
| 3 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson | 3:15.307 | Q | ||
| 4 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev | 3:17.788 | |||
| 5 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel | 3:29.819 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček | 3:12.690 | Q | ||
| 2 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov | 3:12.901 | Q | ||
| 3 | Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva | 3:14.017 | Q | ||
| 4 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer | 3:15.580 | |||
| 5 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke | 3:15.655 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Wraae Emil Staer | 3:12.820 | ||
| 2 | Olivier Cauwenbergh Laurens Pannecoucke | 3:13.298 | ||
| 3 | Alexey Dergunov Yevgeniy Alexeyev | 3:14.867 | ||
| 4 | Ryan Cochrane Hugues Fournel | 3:18.550 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény | 3:09.646 | |||
| Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva | 3:09.699 | |||
| Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle | 3:10.117 | |||
| 4 | David Smith Ken Wallace | 3:11.456 | ||
| 5 | Markus Oscarsson Henrik Nilsson | 3:11.803 | ||
| 6 | Ilya Medvedev Anton Ryakhov | 3:12.047 | ||
| 7 | Darryl Fitzgerald Steven Ferguson | 3:12.117 | ||
| 8 | Peter Gelle Erik Vlček | 3:12.519 |