The men's K-2 500 metres competition in

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took place at the

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in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person

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s. This would be the last time the event would take place at the

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. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the

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with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.13 August 2009 International Canoe Federation announcement of canoe sprint format changes for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- accessed 14 August 2009. Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the nine fastest times in both heats move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in the semifinal join the heats winners in the final. Heats took place on August 19, semifinals took place on August 21, and finals on August 23.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+8)

Medalists

Results

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..3-> Final, 4..7->

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+ 8th best time, Rest Out

Heat 1

Heat 2

Semifinal

Qualification Rules: 1..3-> Final, Rest Out

Final

References

Sport-reference.com 2008 men's K-2 500 m resultsYahoo! August 19, 2008 sprint heat results.
- accessed August 19, 2008.
Yahoo! August 21, 2008 sprint semifinal results.
- accessed August 21, 2008.
Yahoo! August 23, 2008 sprint final results.
- accessed August 23, 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing At The 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's K-2 500 Metres Men's K-2 500 Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics