title: Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
text: # Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's K-2 1000 metres
  
  The men's K-2 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. At least 20 canoeists (10 boats of 2) from at least 10 nations competed.
  
  ## Background
  
  This was the 20th appearance of the event, one of four events that have been held at every Summer Olympics since the introduction of canoeing in 1936.
  
  The reigning World Champions are Max Hoff and Jacob Schopf of Germany, who have been named to the German team. The reigning Olympic champions are Max Rendschmidt and Marcus Gross, also of Germany; Rendschmidt has been named to the team, but Gross has not.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could qualify one place in the event, though could enter up to 2 boats if it earned enough quota places through other men's kayak events. A total of 13 qualification places were available, initially allocated as follows:
  
  * 6 places awarded through the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
  * 3 places awarded to 3 different continents (excluding Europe) through the World Championships, which are then competed for at continental tournaments
  * 1 places awarded through a European continental tournament
  
  Qualifying places were awarded to the NOC, not to the individual canoeist who earned the place.
  
  The three continental spots were awarded to the Americas (#14 Canada), Oceania (#15 New Zealand), and Asia (#21 Japan); Africa had the lowest next-ranked team (#24 South Africa). The continental tournaments were won by Canada (via World Championship rather than continental tournament, which was cancelled), China, Hungary, and New Zealand. The World Championships places were allocated as follows:
  
  | Rank | Kayaker | Nation | Qualification | Selected competitors |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Max Hoff Jacob Schopf | Germany | Quota #1 in K-2 (#1, #2 athlete quotas) | Max Hoff Jacob Schopf |
  | 2 | Francisco Cubelos Iñigo Peña | Spain | Quota #2 in K-2 (#3, #4 athlete quotas) | |
  | 3 | Cyrille Carré Étienne Hubert | France | Quota #3 in K-2 (#5, #6 athlete quotas) | |
  | 4 | Josef Dostál Radek Šlouf | Czech Republic | Quota #4 in K-2 (#7, #8 athlete quotas) | |
  | 5 | Jordan Wood Riley Fitzsimmons | Australia | Quota #5 in K-2 (#9, #10 athlete quotas) | |
  | 6 | Luca Beccaro Samuele Burgo | Italy | Quota #6 in K-2 (#11, #12 athlete quotas) | |
  
  Continental places:
  
  | Nation | Qualification |
  | - | - |
  | Canada | Americas quota in K-2 500 m |
  | China | Asia quota in K-2 500 m |
  | Hungary | Europe quota in K-2 500 m |
  | New Zealand | Oceania quota in K-2 500 m |
  
  Nations with women's kayak quota spots from the K-1 200 metres, K-1 500 metres, or K-4 500 metres could enter (additional) boats as well.
  
  ## Competition format
  
  Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The specifics of the progression format depend on the number of boats ultimately entered.
  
  The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "K" format means a kayak, with the canoeist sitting, using a double-bladed paddle to paddle, and steering with a foot-operated rudder (as opposed to a canoe, with a kneeling canoeist, single-bladed paddle, and no rudder). The "2" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "1000 metres" is the distance of each race.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The event was held over two consecutive days, with two rounds per day. All sessions started at 9:30 a.m. local time, though there are multiple events with races in each session.
  
  Sprint :
  
  | Event↓/Date → | Mon 2 | Mon 2 | Tue 3 | Tue 3 | Wed 4 | Wed 4 | Thu 5 | Thu 5 | Fri 6 | Fri 6 | Sat 7 | Sat 7 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Men's K-2 1000 m | | | | | H | ¼ | ½ | F | | | | |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF.
  
  Heat 3
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  1
  
  4
  
  Francisco Cubelos Íñigo Peña
  
   Spain
  
  3:10.138
  
  SF
  
  2
  
  6
  
  Wang Congkang Bu Tingkai
  
   China
  
  3:10.292
  
  SF
  
  3
  
  5
  
  Maxim Spesivtsev Roman Anoshkin
  
   ROC
  
  3:20.610
  
  QF
  
  4
  
  3
  
  Kornél Béke Ádám Varga
  
   Hungary
  
  3:26.732
  
  QF
  
  5
  
  2
  
  Tuva'a Clifton Rudolf Williams
  
   Samoa
  
  3:55.617
  
  QF
  
  Quarterfinals
  
  Progression System: 1st-3rd to SF, rest to Final B.
  
  Quarterfinal 1
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  1
  
  2
  
  Mikita Borykau Aleh Yurenia
  
   Belarus
  
  3:10.126
  
  SF
  
  2
  
  4
  
  Max Brown Kurtis Imrie
  
   New Zealand
  
  3:10.220
  
  SF
  
  3
  
  3
  
  Samuele Burgo Luca Beccaro
  
   Italy
  
  3:12.667
  
  SF
  
  4
  
  5
  
  Maxim Spesivtsev Roman Anoshkin
  
   ROC
  
  3:14.045
  
  FB
  
  5
  
  6
  
  Étienne Hubert Guillaume Burger
  
   France
  
  3:18.284
  
  FB
  
  Quarterfinal 2
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  1
  
  4
  
  Riley Fitzsimmons Jordan Wood
  
   Australia
  
  3:10.619
  
  SF
  
  2
  
  5
  
  Samuel Baláž Adam Botek
  
   Slovakia
  
  3:11.458
  
  SF
  
  3
  
  3
  
  Kornél Béke Ádám Varga
  
   Hungary
  
  3:15.225
  
  SF
  
  4
  
  6
  
  Brian Malfesi Vincent Jourdenais
  
   Canada
  
  3:15.736
  
  FB
  
  5
  
  2
  
  Tuva'a Clifton Rudolf Williams
  
   Samoa
  
  3:46.523
  
  FB
  
  Semifinals
  
  Progression System: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.
  
  Semifinal 1
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  1
  
  4
  
  Jean van der Westhuyzen Thomas Green
  
   Australia
  
  3:17.077
  
  FA
  
  2
  
  2
  
  Max Brown Kurtis Imrie
  
   New Zealand
  
  3:17.684
  
  FA
  
  3
  
  3
  
  Wang Congkang Bu Tingkai
  
   China
  
  3:17.784
  
  FA
  
  4
  
  5
  
  Josef Dostál Radek Šlouf
  
   Czech Republic
  
  3:18.240
  
  FA
  
  5
  
  7
  
  Samuele Burgo Luca Beccaro
  
   Italy
  
  3:20.591
  
  FB
  
  6
  
  6
  
  Riley Fitzsimmons Jordan Wood
  
   Australia
  
  3:21.860
  
  FB
  
  Semifinal 2
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  1
  
  3
  
  Max Hoff Jacob Schopf
  
   Germany
  
  3:17.554
  
  FA
  
  2
  
  5
  
  Bence Nádas Bálint Kopasz
  
   Hungary
  
  3:18.316
  
  FA
  
  3
  
  6
  
  Mikita Borykau Aleh Yurenia
  
   Belarus
  
  3:18.875
  
  FA
  
  4
  
  4
  
  Francisco Cubelos Íñigo Peña
  
   Spain
  
  3:19.133
  
  FA
  
  5
  
  7
  
  Kornél Béke Ádám Varga
  
   Hungary
  
  3:20.197
  
  FB
  
  6
  
  2
  
  Samuel Baláž Adam Botek
  
   Slovakia
  
  3:20.917
  
  FB
  
  Finals
  
  Final A
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  5
  
  Jean van der Westhuyzen Thomas Green
  
   Australia
  
  3:15.280
  
  4
  
  Max Hoff Jacob Schopf
  
   Germany
  
  3:15.584
  
  1
  
  Josef Dostál Radek Šlouf
  
   Czech Republic
  
  3:16.106
  
  4
  
  6
  
  Bence Nádas Bálint Kopasz
  
   Hungary
  
  3:16.535
  
  5
  
  3
  
  Max Brown Kurtis Imrie
  
   New Zealand
  
  3:17.267
  
  6
  
  8
  
  Francisco Cubelos Íñigo Peña
  
   Spain
  
  3:17.327
  
  7
  
  2
  
  Mikita Borykau Aleh Yurenia
  
   Belarus
  
  3:17.769
  
  8
  
  7
  
  Wang Congkang Bu Tingkai
  
   China
  
  3:19.612
  
  Final B
  
  Rank
  
  Lane
  
  Canoer
  
  Country
  
  Time
  
  Notes
  
  9
  
  2
  
  Maxim Spesivtsev Roman Anoshkin
  
   ROC
  
  3:19.680
  
  10
  
  6
  
  Samuel Baláž Adam Botek
  
   Slovakia
  
  3:21.087
  
  11
  
  5
  
  Samuele Burgo Luca Beccaro
  
   Italy
  
  3:22.408
  
  12
  
  4
  
  Kornél Béke Ádám Varga
  
   Hungary
  
  3:24.223
  
  13
  
  3
  
  Riley Fitzsimmons Jordan Wood
  
   Australia
  
  3:24.757
  
  14
  
  7
  
  Brian Malfesi Vincent Jourdenais
  
   Canada
  
  3:25.181
  
  15
  
  8
  
  Étienne Hubert Guillaume Burger
  
   France
  
  3:32.690
  
  16
  
  1
  
  Tuva'a Clifton Rudolf Williams
  
   Samoa
  
  3:56.171
  
  References
  
  1 2 "Canoe Sprint Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.1 2 "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Canoe Sprint" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2021.1 2 3 "DOSB nominiert weitere 94 Athletinnen für Tokio" [DOSB nominated 94 more athletes for Tokyo] (in German). German Olympic Sports Confederation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.1 2 Canoe Sprint Quota Allocation↑ "Canoe Sprint Progression System" (PDF). ICF. Retrieved 25 June 2021.↑ "Canoe Sprint". IOC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  
  vte Olympic Kayaking Champions in Men's K-2 1000 m
  
  1936:  Adolf Kainz / Alfons Dorfner (AUT)
  
  1948:  Hans Berglund / Lennart Klingström (SWE)
  
  1952:  Kurt Wires / Yrjö Hietanen (FIN)
  
  1956:  Michel Scheuer / Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA)
  
  1960:  Gert Fredriksson / Sven-Olov Sjödelius (SWE)
  
  1964:  Sven-Olov Sjödelius / Gunnar Utterberg (SWE)
  
  1968:  Aleksandr Shaparenko / Vladimir Morozov (URS)
  
  1972:  Nikolai Gorbachev / Viktor Kratasyuk (URS)
  
  1976:  Serhei Nahorny / Vladimir Romanovsky (URS)
  
  1980:  Vladimir Parfenovich / Sergei Chukhray (URS)
  
  1984:  Hugh Fisher / Alwyn Morris (CAN)
  
  1988:  Greg Barton / Norman Bellingham (USA)
  
  1992:  Kay Bluhm / Torsten Gutsche (GER)
  
  1996:  Daniele Scarpa / Antonio Rossi (ITA)
  
  2000:  Antonio Rossi / Beniamino Bonomi (ITA)
  
  2004:  Markus Oscarsson / Henrik Nilsson (SWE)
  
  2008:  Andreas Ihle / Martin Hollstein (GER)
  
  2012:  Rudolf Dombi / Roland Kökény (HUN)
  
  2016:  Max Rendschmidt / Marcus Gross (GER)
  
  2020:  Jean van der Westhuyzen / Thomas Green (AUS) :
  
  