# Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres

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The men's C-2 500 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 6 and 8 August 2024 at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.

## Background

This was the 10th appearance of the event after it was introduced at the 1976 Olympics. The last time the event took place was at the 2008 Olympics, after which Men's C-2 1000 metres was introduced.

## Competition format

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. For a 13-boat event, the rounds are as follows:
* Heats: Two heats of 6 and 7 boats each. The top 2 boats in each heat (4 boats total) advance directly to the semifinals, with all others (9 boats) going to the quarterfinals.
* Quarterfinals: Two heats of 4 and 5 boats each. The top 3 boats in each heat (6 boats total) advance to the semifinals, with the remaining 3 boats out of medal contention and competing in the consolation Final B.
* Semifinals: Two heats of 5 boats each. The top 4 boats in each heat (8 boats total) advance to the medal Final A, with the remaining 2 boats out of medal contention and competing in consolation Final B.
* Finals: Final A consists of the top 8 boats, awarding the medals as well as 4th through 8th place. Final B features the remaining 5 boats, awarding 9th through 13th places.
The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "C" format means a canoe, with the canoeist kneeling and using a single-bladed paddle to paddle and steer (as opposed to a kayak, with a seated canoeist, double-bladed paddle, and foot-operated rudder). The "2" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "500 metres" is the distance of each race.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
The event will be held over two days, with two rounds per day.
| Date | Time | Round |
| 6 August 2024 | 10:30 13:50 | Heats Quarterfinals |
| 8 August 2024 | 11:20 13:20 | Semifinals Finals |

## Results
### Heats

Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF.
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Zakhar Petrov Alexey Korovashkov | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1:38.65 | SF |
| 2 | 4 | Gabriele Casadei Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:39.17 | SF |
| 3 | 3 | Jacky Godmann Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:39.38 | QF |
| 4 | 5 | Balázs Adolf Jonatán Hajdu | Hungary | 1:40.02 | QF |
| 5 | 7 | Ilie Sprîncean Oleg Nuță | Romania | 1:40.84 | QF |
| 6 | 6 | Peter Kretschmer Tim Hecker | Germany | 1:41.58 | QF |
| 7 | 2 | Max Brown Grant Clancy | New Zealand | 2:22.09 | QF |
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Liu Hao Ji Bowen | China | 1:37.40 | SF, OB |
| 2 | 6 | Joan Antoni Moreno Diego Domínguez | Spain | 1:37.78 | SF |
| 3 | 4 | Petr Fuksa Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:41.49 | QF |
| 4 | 3 | Loïc Léonard Adrien Bart | France | 1:44.00 | QF |
| 5 | 7 | Sergey Yemelyanov Timur Khaidarov | Kazakhstan | 1:45.94 | QF |
| 6 | 2 | Manuel António Benilson Sanda | Angola | 1:51.53 | QF |

### Quarterfinals

Progression System: 1st-3rd to SF, rest to Final B.
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Jacky Godmann Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:38.78 | SF |
| 2 | 3 | Ilie Sprîncean Oleg Nuță | Romania | 1:40.00 | SF |
| 3 | 4 | Loïc Léonard Adrien Bart | France | 1:45.24 | SF |
| 4 | 6 | Manuel António Benilson Sanda | Angola | 1:49.00 | FB |
| 5 | 2 | Max Brown Grant Clancy | New Zealand | 2:24.09 | FB |
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 6 | Peter Kretschmer Tim Hecker | Germany | 1:39.94 | SF |
| 2 | 4 | Balázs Adolf Jonatán Hajdu | Hungary | 1:40.95 | SF |
| 3 | 5 | Petr Fuksa Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:41.02 | SF |
| 4 | 3 | Sergey Yemelyanov Timur Khaidarov | Kazakhstan | 1:44.03 | FB |

### Semifinals

Progression: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Zakhar Petrov Alexey Korovashkov | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1:39.57 | FA |
| 2 | 2 | Balázs Adolf Jonatán Hajdu | Hungary | 1:39.83 | FA |
| 3 | 3 | Jacky Godmann Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:39.95 | FA |
| 4 | 4 | Joan Antoni Moreno Diego Domínguez | Spain | 1:40.23 | FA |
| 5 | 6 | Loïc Léonard Adrien Bart | France | 1:40.98 | FB |
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 5 | Liu Hao Ji Bowen | China | 1:40.83 | FA |
| 2 | 6 | Peter Kretschmer Tim Hecker | Germany | 1:41.58 | FA |
| 3 | 4 | Gabriele Casadei Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:41.59 | FA |
| 4 | 2 | Petr Fuksa Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:42.69 | FA |
| 5 | 3 | Ilie Sprîncean Oleg Nuță | Romania | 1:43.42 | FB |

### Finals

| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time |
| | 4 | Liu Hao Ji Bowen | China | 1:39.48 |
| | 2 | Gabriele Casadei Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:41.08 |
| | 1 | Joan Antoni Moreno Diego Domínguez | Spain | 1:41.18 |
| 4 | 5 | Zakhar Petrov Alexey Korovashkov | Individual Neutral Athletes | 1:41.27 |
| 5 | 6 | Peter Kretschmer Tim Hecker | Germany | 1:41.62 |
| 6 | 3 | Balázs Adolf Jonatán Hajdu | Hungary | 1:41.66 |
| 7 | 8 | Petr Fuksa Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:41.83 |
| 8 | 7 | Jacky Godmann Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:42.58 |
| Rank | Lane | Canoer | Country | Time |
| 9 | 4 | Ilie Sprîncean Oleg Nuță | Romania | 1:43.80 |
| 10 | 5 | Loïc Léonard Adrien Bart | France | 1:43.82 |
| 11 | 3 | Sergey Yemelyanov Timur Khaidarov | Kazakhstan | 1:46.75 |
| 12 | 6 | Manuel António Benilson Sanda | Angola | 1:55.74 |
| 13 | 2 | Max Brown Grant Clancy | New Zealand | 2:31.04 |