| Event: | Men's K-2 500 metres |
| Games: | 2023 |
| Venue: | Laguna Grande |
| Dates: | November 1 and November 3 |
| Competitors: | 18 |
| Nations: | 9 |
| Win Value: | 1:30.45 |
| Win Label: | Winning time |
| Gold: | Ian Gaudet Simon McTavish |
| Goldnoc: | CAN |
| Silver: | Gonzalo Benassi Agustín Vernice |
| Silvernoc: | ARG |
| Bronze: | Jonas Ecker Aaron Small |
| Bronzenoc: | USA |
| Prev: | 2019 |
The men's K-2 500 metres competition of the canoeing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held on November 1 and 3 at the Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.[1] [2]
The men's K-2 event was changed from 1000 metres, as it was contested during the previous games, to 500 metres.[3]
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 1, 2023 | 09:20 | Heats | |
| November 1, 2023 | 11:20 | Semifinals | |
| November 3, 2023 | 09:20 | Final |
The best two score of each heat advance directly to the final, while the rest advance to the semifinal.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:31.59 | F | ||
| 2 | 1:33.66 | F | ||
| 3 | 1:38.84 | SF | ||
| 4 | 1:48.79 | SF | ||
| 5 | 1:51.49 | SF | ||
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:32.50 | F | ||
| 2 | 1:33.24 | F | ||
| 3 | 1:34.87 | SF | ||
| 4 | 1:35.76 | SF | ||
The best four scores advance to the final.[4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1:36.73 | F | ||
| 2 | 1:38.66 | F | ||
| 3 | 1:40.10 | F | ||
| 4 | 1:44.29 | F | ||
| 5 | 1:50.43 | |||
The results for the finals were as follows:[4]
| Rank | Name | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:30.45 | ||||
| 1:31.25 | ||||
| 1:31.48 | ||||
| 4 | 1:32.85 | |||
| 5 | 1:34.54 | |||
| 6 | 1:34.79 | |||
| 7 | 1:35.71 | |||
| 8 | 1:36.94 | |||