Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 200 metres
| Men's canoe sprint K-2 200 metres at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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| Venue | Eton Dorney | ||||||||||||
| Date | 10 to 11 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 33.507 | ||||||||||||
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Yury Postrigay Alexander Dyachenko |
 Russia
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Raman Piatrushenka Vadzim Makhneu |
 Belarus
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Liam Heath Jon Schofield |
 Great Britain
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The men's canoe sprint K-2 200 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 10 and 11 August at Eton Dorney.
Yury Postrigay and Alexander Dyachenko, representing Russia, won the gold medal. Raman Piatrushenka and Vadzim Makhneu from Belarus won silver and Great Britain's Liam Heath and Jon Schofield 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)
The five best placed boat from each heat qualified for the semifinals, remainder went to the "B" final.
First four boats in each semifinal qualify for the "A" final, remainder go to the "B" final.
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