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Medalists

Results

Heats

Eleven teams first raced in two heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each heat advanced directly to the final and the remaining five teams were relegated to the repechage.

Repechage

The top three finishers in the repechage (raced on August 27) advanced to the final while the rest were eliminated. The American team was disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report.

Final

The final was held on August 29.

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's time was not listed in the official report, but was found in Wallechinsky and Loucky's reference shown below.

References

1960 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1.
pp. 257–9.

*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Pairs 1000 Meters." In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press, Limited. p. 483. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres Men's C-2 1000 Men's events at the 1960 Summer Olympics