Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
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Sprint![]() | ||
C-1 1000 m | men | |
C-1 10000 m | men | |
C-2 1000 m | men | |
C-2 10000 m | men | |
K-1 500 m | women | |
K-1 1000 m | men | |
K-1 10000 m | men | |
K-2 1000 m | men | |
K-2 10000 m | men | |
The men's C-2 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on December 1.
Medalists
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![]() and Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) |
![]() and Gratsian Botev (URS) |
![]() and Ferenc Mohácsi (HUN) |
Heats
The ten teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
Heat 1 | |||
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4:48.1 | QF |
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4:52.4 | QF |
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5:05.9 | QF |
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5:07.5 | QF |
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5:19.8 | |
Heat 2 | |||
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5:02.5 | QF |
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5:04.6 | QF |
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5:07.2 | QF |
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5:08.9 | QF |
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5:16.1 |
Final
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4:47.4 |
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4:48.6 |
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4:54.3 |
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4:57.7 |
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5:03.0 |
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5:04.4 |
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5:11.0 |
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DQ |
The Danes originally finished seventh in the final, but were disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report.