Canoeing_at_the_1992_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_C-2_500_metres
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 500 metres
1992 open-style, pairs canoeing event
The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Dmitri Dovgalenok and Aleksandr Maseikov (EUN) |
 Ulrich Papke and Ingo Spelly (GER) |
 Martin Marinov and Blagovest Stoyanov (BUL) |
Heats
15 teams entered in two heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final while the remaining teams were relegated to the semifinals.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. |  Gheorghe Andriev and Nicolae Juravschi (ROU) | 1:43.89 | QF |
| 2. | Martin Marinov and Blagovest Stoyanov (BUL) | 1:44.00 | QF |
| 3. |  Didier Hoyer and Olivier Boivin (FRA) | 1:44.46 | QS |
| 4. | Dmitri Dovgalenok and Aleksandr Maseikov (EUN) | 1:45.25 | QS |
| 5. |  Arne Nielsson and Christian Frederiksen (DEN) | 1:49.58 | QS |
| 6. |  Juan Aballí and Fernando Zamora (CUB) | 1:53.50 | QS |
| 7. |  José Martínez and José Ramón Ferrer (MEX) | 1:55.50 | QS |
| 8. |  Katsuya Toyama and Tsunehisa Uchino (JPN) | 1:55.69 | QS |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Ulrich Papke and Ingo Spelly (GER) | 1:40.53 | QF |
| 2. |  Attila Pálizs and György Kolonics (HUN) | 1:41.71 | QF |
| 3. |  Jan Bartůněk and Waldemar Fibigr (TCH) | 1:42.42 | QS |
| 4. |  Larry Cain and David Frost (CAN) | 1:43.12 | QS |
| 5. |  Narcisco Suárez and Enrique Míguez (ESP) | 1:43.63 | QS |
| 6. |  Stewart Carr and Jim Terrell (USA) | 1:46.85 | QS |
| 7. |  Tomasz Darski and Andrzej Sołoducha (POL) | 1:46.93 | QS |
Semifinals
Two semifinals were held. The top two finishers from each semifinal and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Dmitri Dovgalenok and Aleksandr Maseikov (EUN) | 1:40.74 | QF |
| 2. | Arne Nielsson and Christian Frederiksen (DEN) | 1:41.58 | QF |
| 3. | Jan Bartůněk and Waldemar Fibigr (TCH) | 1:42.18 | QF |
| 4. | José Martínez and José Ramón Ferrer (MEX) | 1:46.55 | |
| 5. | Stewart Carr and Jim Terrell (USA) | 1:46.62 | |
| 6. | Katsuya Toyama and Tsunehisa Uchino (JPN) | 1:47.58 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Didier Hoyer and Olivier Boivin (FRA) | 1:42.09 | QF |
| 2. | Larry Cain and David Frost (CAN) | 1:42.35 | QF |
| 3. | Tomasz Darski and Andrzej Sołoducha (POL) | 1:42.72 | |
| 4. | Enrique Míguez and Narcisco Suárez (ESP) | 1:42.82 | |
| 5. | Juan Aballí and Fernando Zamora (CUB) | 1:43.04 | |
Final
The final was held on August 7.
| Dmitri Dovgalenok and Aleksandr Maseikov (EUN) | 1:41.54 |
| Ulrich Papke and Ingo Spelly (GER) | 1:41.68 |
| Martin Marinov and Blagovest Stoyanov (BUL) | 1:41.94 |
| 4. | Gheorghe Andriev and Nicolae Juravschi (ROU) | 1:42.84 |
| 5. | Arne Nielsson and Christian Frederiksen (DEN) | 1:42.92 |
| 6. | Didier Hoyer and Olivier Boivin (FRA) | 1:43.04 |
| 7. | Attila Pálizs and György Kolonics (HUN) | 1:43.27 |
| 8. | Jan Bartůněk and Waldemar Fibigr (TCH) | 1:44.70 |
| 9. | Larry Cain and David Frost (CAN) | 1:45.76 |
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5. pp. 143–4. (in Catalan, English, French, and Spanish)
- Sports-reference.com 1992 C-2 500 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Doubles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 482.