The women's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the

Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included ...

program.

Medalists

Results

Heats

The 14 crews first raced in two heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining eight teams were relegated to the repechages.

Repechages

The eight crews first raced in two 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. 171.

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