# 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's K-2 500 metres competition at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged took place at the Olympic Centre of Szeged.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Thursday 22 August 2019 | 12:43 | Heats |
| Thursday 22 August 2019 | 15:42 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 24 August 2019 | 09:43 | Final B |
| Saturday 24 August 2019 | 12:56 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The six fastest boats in each heat, plus the three fastest seventh-place boats advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sarah Guyot Manon Hostens | France | 1:41.09 | QS |
| 2 | Laia Pelachs Aida Bauza | Spain | 1:42.72 | QS |
| 3 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | Ukraine | 1:43.06 | QS |
| 4 | Bridgitte Hartley Donna Hutton | South Africa | 1:43.69 | QS |
| 5 | Kaitlyn McElroy Samantha Barlow | United States | 1:48.13 | QS |
| 6 | Laura Skukauska Katrina Smiltniece | Latvia | 1:51.00 | QS |
| – | Danuta Kozák Anna Kárász | Hungary | DSQ | |
| – | Afef Ben Ismail Khaoula Sassi | Tunisia | DNS | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:37.88 | QS |
| 2 | Karolina Naja Anna Puławska | Poland | 1:40.97 | QS |
| 3 | Viktoria Schwarz Ana Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:43.20 | QS |
| 4 | Florida Ciută Roxana Ciur | Romania | 1:43.39 | QS |
| 5 | Lee Ha-lin Lee Sun-ja | South Korea | 1:45.32 | QS |
| 6 | Chou Ju-chuan Liu Hui-chi | Chinese Taipei | 1:49.23 | QS |
| 7 | Catherine McArthur Brianna Massie | Australia | 2:22.51 | qS |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anastasia Panchenko Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:40.84 | QS |
| 2 | Steffi Kriegerstein Jasmin Fritz | Germany | 1:41.77 | QS |
| 3 | Caitlin Ryan Alicia Hoskin | New Zealand | 1:42.40 | QS |
| 4 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | Sweden | 1:42.63 | QS |
| 5 | Pauliina Polet Netta Malinen | Finland | 1:43.00 | QS |
| 6 | Ekaterina Shubina Yuliya Borzova | Uzbekistan | 1:44.97 | QS |
| 7 | Aleksandra Grishina Daniela Nedeva | Bulgaria | 1:45.52 | qS |
| 8 | Arezou Hakimimoghaddam Hediyeh Kazemi | Iran | 1:48.00 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:39.54 | QS |
| 2 | Yu Shimeng Wang Nan | China | 1:40.58 | QS |
| 3 | Špela Ponomarenko Janić Anja Osterman | Slovenia | 1:41.07 | QS |
| 4 | Courtney Stott Natalie Davison | Canada | 1:42.96 | QS |
| 5 | Sarah Chen Jiemei Stephenie Chen Jiexian | Singapore | 1:48.13 | QS |
| 6 | Sofia Campana Susanna Cicali | Italy | 1:50.10 | QS |
| 7 | Amira Kheris Anfel Arabi | Algeria | 2:01.82 | qS |

### Semifinals

Qualification in each semi was as follows:
The fastest three boats advanced to the A final. The next three fastest boats advanced to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:36.78 | QA |
| 2 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:38.31 | QA |
| 3 | Caitlin Ryan Alicia Hoskin | New Zealand | 1:38.93 | QA |
| 4 | Laia Pelachs Aida Bauza | Spain | 1:41.02 | QB |
| 5 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | Sweden | 1:41.51 | QB |
| 6 | Aleksandra Grishina Daniela Nedeva | Bulgaria | 1:46.15 | QB |
| 7 | Sarah Chen Jiemei Stephenie Chen Jiexian | Singapore | 1:48.90 | |
| 8 | Chou Ju-chuan Liu Hui-chi | Chinese Taipei | 1:49.59 | |
| 9 | Laura Skukauska Katrina Smiltniece | Latvia | 1:49.89 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yu Shimeng Wang Nan | China | 1:39.56 | QA |
| 2 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | Ukraine | 1:39.76 | QA |
| 3 | Viktoria Schwarz Ana Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:40.58 | QA |
| 4 | Anastasia Panchenko Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:40.85 | QB |
| 5 | Courtney Stott Natalie Davison | Canada | 1:42.09 | QB |
| 6 | Florida Ciută Roxana Ciur | Romania | 1:43.53 | QB |
| 7 | Ekaterina Shubina Yuliya Borzova | Uzbekistan | 1:44.98 | |
| 8 | Kaitlyn McElroy Samantha Barlow | United States | 1:48.00 | |
| 9 | Amira Kheris Anfel Arabi | Algeria | 2:02.24 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Špela Ponomarenko Janić Anja Osterman | Slovenia | 1:37.79 | QA |
| 2 | Karolina Naja Anna Puławska | Poland | 1:38.02 | QA |
| 3 | Sarah Guyot Manon Hostens | France | 1:38.77 | QA |
| 4 | Steffi Kriegerstein Jasmin Fritz | Germany | 1:39.89 | QB |
| 5 | Pauliina Polet Netta Malinen | Finland | 1:42.04 | QB |
| 6 | Sofia Campana Susanna Cicali | Italy | 1:42.59 | QB |
| 7 | Bridgitte Hartley Donna Hutton | South Africa | 1:43.16 | |
| 8 | Catherine McArthur Brianna Massie | Australia | 1:43.17 | |
| 9 | Lee Ha-lin Lee Sun-ja | South Korea | 1:48.45 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Steffi Kriegerstein Jasmin Fritz | Germany | 1:44.01 |
| 2 | Anastasia Panchenko Kira Stepanova | Russia | 1:44.07 |
| 3 | Laia Pelachs Aida Bauza | Spain | 1:46.63 |
| 4 | Courtney Stott Natalie Davison | Canada | 1:46.82 |
| 5 | Moa Wikberg Melina Andersson | Sweden | 1:47.58 |
| 6 | Pauliina Polet Netta Malinen | Finland | 1:47.94 |
| 7 | Sofia Campana Susanna Cicali | Italy | 1:49.31 |
| 8 | Florida Ciută Roxana Ciur | Romania | 1:49.33 |
| 9 | Aleksandra Grishina Daniela Nedeva | Bulgaria | 1:50.98 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayakers | Country | Time |
| | Maryna Litvinchuk Volha Khudzenka | Belarus | 1:42.55 |
| | Karolina Naja Anna Puławska | Poland | 1:43.34 |
| | Špela Ponomarenko Janić Anja Osterman | Slovenia | 1:44.21 |
| 4 | Hermien Peters Lize Broekx | Belgium | 1:44.49 |
| 5 | Sarah Guyot Manon Hostens | France | 1:44.90 |
| 6 | Mariya Povkh Liudmyla Kuklinovska | Ukraine | 1:45.79 |
| 7 | Yu Shimeng Wang Nan | China | 1:46.65 |
| 8 | Viktoria Schwarz Ana Roxana Lehaci | Austria | 1:47.07 |
| 9 | Caitlin Ryan Alicia Hoskin | New Zealand | 1:47.63 |