The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs

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ing event conducted as part of the

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program. This event made its debut at these games.

Medalists

Results

Heats

The 21 crews first raced in three heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 12 teams were relegated to the repechages. Borisov is listed as Borislav Konstantinov in the official report.

Repechages

The 12 crews first raced in three repechages on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on July 30) advanced to the final.

Final

The final was held on July 30.

References

1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.
p. 175.

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