Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres Heat 1 Heat 1

| Rank_ | Athletes | Country | Time_ | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meng Guanliang , Yang Wenjun | China | 1:41.218 | QF |
| 2 | Sergey Ulegin , Aleksandr Kostoglod | Russia | 1:41.241 | QF |
| 3 | Daniel Jędraszko , Roman Rynkiewicz | Poland | 1:42.309 | QF |
| 4 | Raimundas Labuckas , Tomas Gadeikis | Lithuania | 1:42.803 | QS |
| 5 | Deyan Georgiev , Adnan Aliev | Bulgaria | 1:43.428 | QS |
| 6 | Matyas Safran , Mihaly Zoltan Safran | Hungary | 1:43.642 | QS |
| 7 | Serguey Torres , Karel Aguilar | Cuba | 1:44.155 | QS |
| 8 | Everardo Cristóbal , Dimas Camilo | Mexico | 1:54.090 | QS |