Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres


The men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing between August 18 and 22. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top 3 in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the next four finishers in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time
DateTimeRound
Monday, August 18, 200816:50-17:10Heats
Wednesday, August 20, 200816:20-16:30 [|Semifinal]
Friday, August 22, 200816:35-16:50[|Final]

Medalists

Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out

Heat 1

Heat 2

Sweden's disqualification as of 2009 was not given.

Semifinal

Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out
RankAthletesCountryTimeNotes
1Krists Straume, Kristaps Zaļupe3:23.408 QF
2Mike Walker, Steven Ferguson3:23.511 QF
3Shen Jie, Huang Zhipeng3:24.031 QF
4Kevin De Bont, Bob Maesen3:24.148
5Steven Jorens, Ryan Cuthbert3:26.635
6Mika Hokajärvi, Kalle Mikkonen3:27.018
7José Giovanni Ramos, Gabriel Rodríguez3:27.423

Final

Poland finished fourth originally, but was disqualified when Seroczyński tested positive for doping. After a year of deliberation and court cases, it was determined on 11 December 2009 that Poland was disqualified. Additionally, Seroczyński was banned from competition for two years. He is the first canoer to fail a doping test in the Summer Olympics.