# 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's K-2 500 metres competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho took place at the Centro de Alto Rendimento de Montemor-o-Velho.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 23 August 2018 | 11:59 | Heats |
| Saturday 25 August 2018 | 09:45 | Semifinal |
| Saturday 25 August 2018 | 13:04 | Final |
All times are Western European Summer Time (UTC+1)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest three boats in each heat advanced directly to the final. The next four fastest boats in each heat, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the semifinal.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lisa Carrington Caitlin Ryan | New Zealand | 1:39.262 | QF |
| 2 | Anna Kárász Danuta Kozák | Hungary | 1:40.347 | QF |
| 3 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos | Portugal | 1:41.737 | QF |
| 4 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | Poland | 1:42.017 | QS |
| 5 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:43.087 | QS |
| 6 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:44.377 | QS |
| 7 | Natalia García Laia Pelachs | Spain | 1:44.972 | QS |
| 8 | Roxana Ciur Elena Meroniac | Romania | 1:46.802 | |
| 9 | Deborah Kerr Emily Lewis | Great Britain | 1:47.282 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jasmin Fritz Steffi Kriegerstein | Germany | 1:41.448 | QF |
| 2 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | Ukraine | 1:41.758 | QF |
| 3 | Manon Hostens Sarah Guyot | France | 1:42.018 | QF |
| 4 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:43.208 | QS |
| 5 | Kira Stepanova Svetlana Chernigovskaya | Russia | 1:43.213 | QS |
| 6 | Courtney Stott Lisa Bissonnette | Canada | 1:43.978 | QS |
| 7 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | Sweden | 1:46.128 | QS |
| 8 | Marianna Petrušová Martina Gogolová | Slovakia | 1:46.703 | qS |

### Semifinal

The fastest three boats advanced to the final.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | Poland | 1:43.650 | QF |
| 2 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:44.155 | QF |
| 3 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:44.355 | QF |
| 4 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:44.595 | |
| 5 | Courtney Stott Lisa Bissonnette | Canada | 1:46.190 | |
| 6 | Kira Stepanova Svetlana Chernigovskaya | Russia | 1:46.980 | |
| 7 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | Sweden | 1:49.235 | |
| 8 | Marianna Petrušová Martina Gogolová | Slovakia | 1:49.310 | |
| 9 | Natalia García Laia Pelachs | Spain | 1:49.530 | |

### Final

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| | Anna Kárász Danuta Kozák | Hungary | 1:43.065 |
| | Lisa Carrington Caitlin Ryan | New Zealand | 1:43.088 |
| | Jasmin Fritz Steffi Kriegerstein | Germany | 1:45.589 |
| 4 | Manon Hostens Sarah Guyot | France | 1:45.682 |
| 5 | Justyna Iskrzycka Paulina Paszek | Poland | 1:46.832 |
| 6 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | Ukraine | 1:47.902 |
| 7 | Ana Roxana Lehaci Viktoria Schwarz | Austria | 1:48.272 |
| 8 | Teresa Portela Joana Vasconcelos | Portugal | 1:49.665 |
| 9 | Milica Starović Kristina Bedeč | Serbia | 1:49.919 |