# 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's C-2 500 metres

The women's C-2 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 24 August 2017 | 08:30 | Heats |
| Thursday 24 August 2017 | 15:30 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | 09:09 | Final B |
| Saturday 26 August 2017 | 10:35 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

Heat winners advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Canoeists | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katie Vincent Laurence Vincent-Lapointe | Canada | 1:59.649 | QA |
| 2 | Alena Nazdrova Kamila Bobr | Belarus | 2:01.021 | QS |
| 3 | Lenka Součková Jana Ježová | Czech Republic | 2:07.932 | QS |
| 4 | Adriana Paniagua Patricia Coco | Spain | 2:07.988 | QS |
| 5 | Ophelia Preller Annika Loske | Germany | 2:08.649 | QS |
| 6 | Bethany Gill Afton Fitzhenry | Great Britain | 2:13.482 | QS |
| 7 | Valentina Postariu Alexandra Dragomirescu | Romania | 2:16.638 | QS |
| 8 | Daniela Cociu Maria Olărașu | Moldova | 2:20.966 | |
| – | Nato Chkhutiashvili Mariami Kerdikashvili | Georgia | DSQ | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoeists | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Irina Andreeva Olesia Romasenko | Russia | 2:02.469 | QA |
| 2 | Eugénie Dorange Julie Cailleretz | France | 2:08.258 | QS |
| 3 | Andrea Oliveira Angela Silva | Brazil | 2:09.096 | QS |
| 4 | Riska Andriyani Putri Wahyuni | Indonesia | 2:10.646 | QS |
| 5 | Lucia Valová Hana Mikéciová | Slovakia | 2:20.585 | QS |
| 6 | Wang Aorong Shi Shuyi | China | 2:21.785 | QS |
| 7 | Rajeshwari Kushram Meera Das | India | 2:23.324 | QS |
| – | Ann Marie Armstrong Kaley Martin | United States | DNF | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Canoeists | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Virág Balla Kincső Takács | Hungary | 2:05.561 | QA |
| 2 | Sayako Shimazu Manaka Kubota | Japan | 2:06.945 | QS |
| 3 | Iwona Czarnecka Magda Stanny | Poland | 2:12.433 | QS |
| 4 | Lissette Espinoza Anggie Avegno | Ecuador | 2:14.489 | QS |
| 5 | Márcia Faria Beatriz Barros | Portugal | 2:21.667 | QS |
| 6 | Thet Phyo Naing Khaing Thazin Tun | Myanmar | 2:32.072 | QS |
| 7 | Elizaveta Bukhantsova Margarita Bobrova | Kyrgyzstan | 2:44.872 | QS |

### Semifinals

Qualification was as follows:
The fastest four boats in the first semi advanced to the A final as two boats were tied for third place. The fastest three boats in the second semi also advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeists | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ophelia Preller Annika Loske | Germany | 2:08.042 | QA |
| 2 | Sayako Shimazu Manaka Kubota | Japan | 2:08.187 | QA |
| 3 | Andrea Santos de Oliveira Andrea Aparecida Elias da Silva | Brazil | 2:09.176 | QA |
| 3 | Lenka Součková Jana Ježová | Czech Republic | 2:09.176 | QA |
| 5 | Bethany Gill Afton Fitzhenry | Great Britain | 2:13.970 | QB |
| 6 | Lissette Espinoza Anggie Avegno | Ecuador | 2:14.187 | QB |
| 7 | Riska Andriyani Putri Wahyuni | Indonesia | 2:15.265 | QB |
| 8 | Wang Aorong Shi Shuyi | China | 2:21.720 | QB |
| 9 | Elizaveta Bukhantsova Margarita Bobrova | Kyrgyzstan | 2:46.798 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeists | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alena Nazdrova Kamila Bobr | Belarus | 2:04.892 | QA |
| 2 | Eugénie Dorange Julie Cailleretz | France | 2:08.287 | QA |
| 3 | Adriana Paniagua Patricia Coco | Spain | 2:08.970 | QA |
| 4 | Valentina Postariu Alexandra Dragomirescu | Romania | 2:11.681 | QB |
| 5 | Iwona Czarnecka Magda Stanny | Poland | 2:14.003 | QB |
| 6 | Lucia Valová Hana Mikéciová | Slovakia | 2:20.148 | QB |
| 7 | Márcia Faria Beatriz Barros | Portugal | 2:20.731 | QB |
| 8 | Rajeshwari Kushram Meera Das | India | 2:26.720 | qB |
| – | Thet Phyo Naing Khaing Thazin Tun | Myanmar | DSQ | |