# 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's K-2 500 metres competition at the 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen took place on Lake Bagsværd.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 16 September 2021 | 14:45 | Heats |
| Friday 17 September 2021 | 14:50 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 18 September 2021 | 09:30 | Final B |
| Saturday 18 September 2021 | 12:41 | 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 | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Danuta Kozák Tamara Csipes | Hungary | 1:46.10 | QA |
| 2 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:48.51 | QS |
| 3 | Kristina Kovnir Anastasiia Dolgova | RCF | 1:49.26 | QS |
| 4 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:53.67 | QS |
| 5 | Claire Bren Margot Maillet | France | 1:54.47 | QS |
| 6 | Kitty Preuper Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 1:58.05 | QS |
| 7 | Esti Olivier Bridgitte Hartley | South Africa | 2:01.57 | QS |
| – | Luo Lu Peng Yanjun | China | DNS | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Martyna Klatt Sandra Ostrowska | Poland | 1:48.60 | QA |
| 2 | Marija Dostanić Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:48.85 | QS |
| 3 | Caroline Arft Sarah Brüßler | Germany | 1:49.35 | QS |
| 4 | Diana Tanko Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:50.78 | QS |
| 5 | Julie Funch Bolette Nyvang Iversen | Denmark | 1:53.30 | QS |
| 6 | Maria Rei Francisca Laia | Portugal | 1:53.41 | QS |
| 7 | Michelle Russell Riley Melanson | Canada | 1:55.63 | QS |
| 8 | Victoria Chiew Soh Sze Ying | Singapore | 1:59.35 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Deborah Kerr Emma Russell | Great Britain | 1:47.20 | QA |
| 2 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:47.61 | QS |
| 3 | Melina Andersson Julia Lagerstam | Sweden | 1:50.87 | QS |
| 4 | Karina Alanís Maricela Montemayor | Mexico | 1:51.50 | QS |
| 5 | Štěpánka Sobíšková Barbora Galádová | Czech Republic | 1:53.20 | QS |
| 6 | Sara Ouzande Carolina García | Spain | 1:59.77 | QS |
| – | Špela Ponomarenko Janić Anja Osterman | Slovenia | DNS | |

### Semifinals

Qualification was as follows:
The fastest three boats in each semi 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 | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kristina Kovnir Anastasiia Dolgova | RCF | 1:44.86 | QA |
| 2 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:46.22 | QA |
| 3 | Caroline Arft Sarah Brüßler | Germany | 1:46.60 | QA |
| 4 | Claire Bren Margot Maillet | France | 1:47.68 | QB |
| 5 | Diana Tanko Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:48.24 | QB |
| 6 | Karina Alanís Maricela Montemayor | Mexico | 1:48.79 | QB |
| 7 | Maria Rei Francisca Laia | Portugal | 1:49.56 | QB |
| 8 | Kitty Preuper Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 1:51.05 | qB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:45.09 | QA |
| 2 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:47.19 | QA |
| 3 | Marija Dostanić Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:47.59 | QA |
| 4 | Štěpánka Sobíšková Barbora Galádová | Czech Republic | 1:47.85 | QB |
| 5 | Sara Ouzande Carolina García | Spain | 1:49.58 | QB |
| 6 | Melina Andersson Julia Lagerstam | Sweden | 1:49.65 | QB |
| 7 | Julie Funch Bolette Nyvang Iversen | Denmark | 1:51.24 | QB |
| 8 | Michelle Russell Riley Melanson | Canada | 1:52.69 | |
| 9 | Esti Olivier Bridgitte Hartley | South Africa | 2:01.43 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Diana Tanko Inna Hryshchun | Ukraine | 1:45.22 |
| 2 | Claire Bren Margot Maillet | France | 1:45.95 |
| 3 | Melina Andersson Julia Lagerstam | Sweden | 1:46.45 |
| 4 | Štěpánka Sobíšková Barbora Galádová | Czech Republic | 1:46.75 |
| 5 | Karina Alanís Maricela Montemayor | Mexico | 1:47.08 |
| 6 | Maria Rei Francisca Laia | Portugal | 1:47.29 |
| 7 | Julie Funch Bolette Nyvang Iversen | Denmark | 1:48.37 |
| 8 | Sara Ouzande Carolina García | Spain | 1:48.51 |
| 9 | Kitty Preuper Ruth Vorsselman | Netherlands | 1:49.30 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| | Danuta Kozák Tamara Csipes | Hungary | 1:40.52 |
| | Volha Khudzenka Maryna Litvinchuk | Belarus | 1:40.70 |
| | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:42.15 |
| 4 | Deborah Kerr Emma Russell | Great Britain | 1:43.62 |
| 5 | Martyna Klatt Sandra Ostrowska | Poland | 1:43.70 |
| 6 | Kristina Kovnir Anastasiia Dolgova | RCF | 1:43.74 |
| 7 | Caroline Arft Sarah Brüßler | Germany | 1:44.39 |
| 8 | Marija Dostanić Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:45.08 |
| 9 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:46.68 |