Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
| Men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 6 to 8 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 24 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3:09.646 | ||||||||||||
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Rudolf Dombi Roland Kökény |
 Hungary
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Fernando Pimenta Emanuel Silva |
 Portugal
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Martin Hollstein Andreas Ihle |
 Germany
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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.
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.
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)
First boat qualified for the final, remainder go to semifinals.
The fastest three canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The slowest two canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.
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