# Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's canoe sprint K-2 500 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place between 15 and 16 August at Lagoa Stadium. The medals were presented by Pál Schmitt, IOC member, Hungary and Thomas Konietzko, Board Member of the ICF.

## Competition format

The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The top boats from each heat advances to the "A" final, and the remaining boats advance to the semifinals. The top two boats in each semifinal and the next overall best boat advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.

## Schedule

All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-03:00)
| Date | Time | Round |
| Monday 15 August 2016 | 8:24 9:46 | Heats Semifinals |
| Tuesday 16 August 2016 | 8:16 | Finals |

## Results
### Heats

First boat progresses to A final and the remaining boats are qualified for the semifinals. The fastest three boats in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The remaining boats in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák | Hungary | 1:41.092 | FA |
| 2 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | Poland | 1:41.766 | SF |
| 3 | Anastasiia Todorova Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:43.967 | SF |
| 4 | Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:44.835 | SF |
| 5 | Elena Aniushina Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:45.906 | SF |
| 6 | Genevieve Orton KC Fraser | Canada | 1:46.148 | SF |
| 7 | Alyssa Bull Alyce Burnett | Australia | 1:46.933 | SF |
| 8 | Lani Belcher Angela Hannah | Great Britain | 1:53.948 | SF |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze | Germany | 1:42.184 | FA |
| 2 | Wenjun Ren Qing Ma | China | 1:44.491 | SF |
| 3 | Natalya Sergeyeva Irina Podoinikova | Kazakhstan | 1:45.369 | SF |
| 4 | Amalie Thomsen Ida Villumsen | Denmark | 1:46.246 | SF |
| 5 | Nikolina Moldovan Milica Starovic | Serbia | 1:46.410 | SF |
| 6 | Yvonne Schuring Ana-Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:46.429 | SF |
| 7 | Karin Johansson Sofia Paldanius | Sweden | 1:46.456 | SF |

### Semifinals

The fastest three boats in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The remaining boats in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:42.285 | FA |
| 2 | Anastasiia Todorova Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:43.363 | FA |
| 3 | Alyssa Bull Alyce Burnett | Australia | 1:44.290 | FA |
| 4 | Yvonne Schuring Ana-Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:44.462 | FB |
| 5 | Wenjun Ren Qing Ma | China | 1:44.780 | FB |
| 6 | Nikolina Moldovan Milica Starovic | Serbia | 1:46.008 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | Poland | 1:41.684 | FA |
| 2 | Elena Aniushina Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:42.439 | FA |
| 3 | Natalya Sergeyeva Irina Podoinikova | Kazakhstan | 1:43.577 | FA |
| 4 | Karin Johansson Sofia Paldanius | Sweden | 1:44.090 | FB |
| 5 | Genevieve Orton KC Fraser | Canada | 1:45.351 | FB |
| 6 | Amalie Thomsen Ida Villumsen | Denmark | 1:47.476 | FB |
| 7 | Lani Belcher Angela Hannah | Great Britain | 1:49.285 | FB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
| 1 | Karin Johansson Sofia Paldanius | Sweden | 1:47.207 |
| 2 | Nikolina Moldovan Milica Starovic | Serbia | 1:48.146 |
| 3 | Yvonne Schuring Ana-Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:48.834 |
| 4 | Amalie Thomsen Ida Villumsen | Denmark | 1:48.846 |
| 5 | Genevieve Orton KC Fraser | Canada | 1:49.389 |
| 6 | Wenjun Ren Qing Ma | China | 1:51.582 |
| 7 | Lani Belcher Angela Hannah | Great Britain | 1:54.193 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
| | Gabriella Szabó Danuta Kozák | Hungary | 1:43.687 |
| | Franziska Weber Tina Dietze | Germany | 1:43.738 |
| | Karolina Naja Beata Mikołajczyk | Poland | 1:45.207 |
| 4 | Anastasiia Todorova Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:45.868 |
| 5 | Elena Aniushina Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:46.319 |
| 6 | Nadzeya Liapeshka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:46.967 |
| 7 | Natalya Sergeyeva Irina Podoinikova | Kazakhstan | 1:48.361 |
| 8 | Alyssa Bull Alyce Burnett | Australia | 1:51.915 |