# Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 500 metres

The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz (HUN) | Daniel Collins and Andrew Trim (AUS) | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter (GER) |

## Results
### Heats

19 crews were entered into the event. The top finishers from each of the three heats advanced directly to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
Heat 1 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 3 | Germany | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter | 1:30.502 | QF |
| 2 | 7 | Poland | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 1:32.350 | QS |
| 3 | 9 | Great Britain | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 1:32.782 | QS |
| 4 | 14 | United States | Peter Newton and Angel Pérez | 1:33.646 | QS |
| 5 | 16 | Israel | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 1:34.774 | QS |
| 6 | 17 | Russia | Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik | 1:35.212 | QS |
| 7 | 19 | Brazil | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 1:35.662 | QS |
Heat 2 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 4 | Hungary | Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz | 1:30.502 | QF |
| 2 | 5 | Slovakia | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 1:32.026 | QS |
| 3 | 10 | France | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 1:32.902 | QS |
| 4 | 12 | Romania | Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban | 1:33.184 | QS |
| 5 | 13 | Czech Republic | Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář | 1:33.490 | QS |
| 6 | 15 | Bulgaria | Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov | 1:33.682 | QS |
Heat 3 of 3 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 1 | Sweden | Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson | 1:30.051 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Australia | Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins | 1:30.393 | QS |
| 3 | 6 | Italy | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 1:32.902 | QS |
| 4 | 8 | Denmark | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 1:32.617 | QS |
| 5 | 11 | Lithuania | Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla | 1:32.931 | QS |
| 6 | 18 | Norway | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 1:35.619 | QS |
Overall Results Heats
Heats Overall Results :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Place | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Sweden | Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson | 3 | 1 | 1:30.051 | QF |
| 2 | Australia | Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins | 3 | 2 | 1:30.393 | QS |
| 3 | Germany | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter | 1 | 1 | 1:30.502 | QF |
| 4 | Hungary | Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz | 2 | 1 | 1:31.144 | QF |
| 5 | Slovakia | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 2 | 2 | 1:32.026 | QS |
| 6 | Italy | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 3 | 3 | 1:32.193 | QS |
| 7 | Poland | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 1 | 2 | 1:32.350 | QS |
| 8 | Denmark | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 3 | 4 | 1:32.617 | QS |
| 9 | Great Britain | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 1 | 3 | 1:32.782 | QS |
| 10 | France | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 2 | 3 | 1:32.902 | QS |
| 11 | Lithuania | Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla | 3 | 5 | 1:32.931 | QS |
| 12 | Romania | Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban | 2 | 4 | 1:33.184 | QS |
| 13 | Czech Republic | Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář | 2 | 5 | 1:33.490 | QS |
| 14 | United States | Peter Newton and Angel Pérez | 1 | 4 | 1:33.646 | QS |
| 15 | Bulgaria | Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov | 2 | 6 | 1:33.682 | QS |
| 16 | Israel | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 1 | 5 | 1:34.774 | QS |
| 17 | Russia | Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik | 1 | 6 | 1:35.212 | QS |
| 18 | Norway | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 3 | 6 | 1:35.619 | QS |
| 19 | Brazil | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 1 | 7 | 1:35.662 | QS |

### Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals advanced to the final.
Heat 1 of 2 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 4 | Australia | Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins | 1:31.475 | QF |
| 2 | 6 | Bulgaria | Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov | 1:31.919 | QF |
| 3 | 8 | France | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 1:32.597 | QF |
| 4 | 9 | Denmark | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 1:32.867 | |
| 5 | 10 | Russia | Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik | 1:32.963 | |
| 6 | 11 | Romania | Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban | 1:32.975 | |
| 7 | 13 | Great Britain | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 1:33.173 | |
| 8 | 14 | Israel | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 1:34.241 | |
Heat 2 of 2 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 1 | Italy | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 1:29.886 | QF |
| 2 | | Poland | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 1:30.026 | QF |
| 3 | | United States | Peter Newton and Angel Pérez | 1:31.082 | QF |
| 4 | | Slovakia | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 1:31.484 | |
| 5 | | Lithuania | Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla | 1:32.084 | |
| 6 | | Czech Republic | Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář | 1:33.056 | |
| 7 | | Norway | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 1:34.712 | |
| 8 | | Brazil | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 1:34.868 | |
Overall Results Heats
Heats Overall Results :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Place | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Italy | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 2 | 1 | 1:29.886 | QF |
| 2 | Poland | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 2 | 2 | 1:31.082 | QF |
| 3 | United States | Peter Newton and Angel Pérez | 2 | 3 | 1:30.502 | QF |
| 4 | Australia | Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins | 1 | 1 | 1:31.475 | QF |
| 5 | Slovakia | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 2 | 4 | 1:31.484 | |
| 6 | Bulgaria | Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov | 1 | 2 | 1:32.193 | QF |
| 7 | Lithuania | Egidijus Balčiūnas and Alvydas Duonėla | 2 | 5 | 1:32.084 | |
| 8 | France | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 1 | 3 | 1:32.597 | QF |
| 9 | Denmark | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 1 | 4 | 1:32.867 | |
| 10 | Russia | Roman Zarubin and Aleksandr Ivanik | 1 | 5 | 1:32.963 | |
| 11 | Romania | Vasile Curuzan and Romică Șerban | 1 | 6 | 1:32.975 | |
| 12 | Czech Republic | Radek Záruba and Pavel Holubář | 2 | 6 | 1:33.056 | |
| 13 | Great Britain | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 1 | 7 | 1:33.173 | |
| 14 | Israel | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 1 | 8 | 1:34.241 | |
| 15 | Norway | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 2 | 7* | 1:34.712 | |
| 16 | Brazil | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 2 | 8 | 1:34.868 | |

### Final

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Sunday 1 October 2000 :
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time |
| | Hungary | Zoltán Kammerer and Botond Storcz | 1:47.055 |
| | Australia | Andrew Trim and Daniel Collins | 1:47.895 |
| | Germany | Ronald Rauhe and Tim Wieskötter | 1:48.771 |
| 4 | France | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 1:48.921 |
| 5 | Poland | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 1:48.963 |
| 6 | United States | Peter Newton and Angel Pérez | 1:52.617 |
| 7 | Italy | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 1:52.635 |
| 8 | Bulgaria | Petar Sibinkić and Milko Kazanov | 1:52.725 |
| 9 | Sweden | Henrik Nilsson and Markus Oscarsson | 1:56.301 |
The race was delayed five hours by wind gusts of 40 mph (64 km/h), which happened three times in the event alone. Because of the winds, the waters were as choppy as those used for the whitewater course. Australia moved from third to first with 50 meters left, only to have the Hungarians surge ahead at the finish to win the race. The winning time was 16 seconds slower than that of the qualifying heats four days earlier due to the adverse weather conditions.