The men's

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C-2 competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in

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took place between 30 July and 2 August at the

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. Twenty-eight canoeists from 12 countries competed.

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Tim Baillie Timothy Mark Baillie MBE (born 11 May 1979 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish slalom canoeist who represented Britain. From Westhill in Aberdeenshire, he started competing at the international level in 1996, initially in the K1 category, but switching ...

and

Etienne Stott Etienne Stott MBE (born 30 June 1979) is an English slalom canoeist who started competing at the international level in 2002, initially in the K1 category, but switching to C2 in 2005. He retired from the sport in 2016. He is the ...

won the gold medal and

David Florence David Florence (born 8 August 1982) is a retired British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 to 2021. He is the 2013 and 2015 world champion in individual single canoe (C1) and 2013 champion in double canoe (C2), ...

and

Richard Hounslow Richard John Hounslow (born 19 December 1981) is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1999 until his retirement in 2016. He started out as a specialist in the kayak (K1) category, but in 2009 he also started co ...

won silver. Twin brothers Pavol and

Peter Hochschorner Peter Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Pavol Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in ...

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won the bronze.

Competition format

In the heats, each competitor had two runs; the 10 teams with the best time qualified for the semi-finals. Each semi-final consisted of one run each and the best six qualified for the final. The final saw one run each where the team with the best time won the gold medal.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00) File:Lee Valley White Water Centre (1st gate set, 2012 Olympics).svg, 1st gate set, preliminary heats, July 29, 30. File:Lee Valley White Water Centre (2nd gate set, 2012 Olympics).svg, 2nd gate set, semi- & finals, July 31, August 1, 2.

Results

Gallery

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 GBR Timothy Baillie and Etienne Stott 3.jpg,

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 GBR David Florence and Richard Hounslow.jpg,

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 SVK Pavol Hochschorner and Peter Hochschorner.jpg,

Pavol Hochschorner Pavol Hochschorner (born 7 September 1979) is a retired Slovak slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1996 to 2017. Competing together with his twin brother Peter Hochschorner, they are the most successful C2 paddlers in t ...

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 FRA Gauthier Klauss and Matthieu Peche.jpg,

Gauthier Klauss Gauthier Klauss (born 17 December 1987) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World championship. He won a bronze me ...

Matthieu Péché Matthieu Patrick François Péché (born 7 October 1987, in Épinal) is former French slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003.His career ended in 2018 after C2 category was removed from the World cup and World cham ...

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 POL Piotr Szczepański and Marcin Pochwała.jpg,

Piotr Szczepański Piotr Szczepański (born 31 July 1988 in Nowe Miasto nad Pilicą) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2004. He has competed in C1 and C2. His partner in the C2 boat since 2009 has been Marcin Pochwał ...

Marcin Pochwała Marcin Krzysztof Pochwała (born 14 February 1984) is a Polish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2001. Career He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (Mixed C2: 2018), a silve ...

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 CHN Hu Minghai and Shu Junrong.jpg, Hu Minghai & Shu Junrong File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 CZE Jaroslav Volf and Ondřej Štěpánek.jpg,

Jaroslav Volf Jaroslav Volf (; born 29 September 1979, in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 an ...

Ondřej Štěpánek Ondřej Štěpánek () (born 28 November 1979 in Brandýs nad Labem) is a Czech slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 1994 to 2013. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the C2 event with a silver in 2008 ...

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 CZE Stanislav Ježek and Vavřinec Hradílek 2.jpg,

Vavřinec Hradilek Vavřinec Hradilek (; born 10 March 1987) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2003. Hradilek competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In the K1 event he finished seventh in the qualification ro ...

Stanislav Ježek Stanislav Ježek (; born 21 November 1976 in Prague) is a Czech slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 1994. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with a gold (C1 team: 2002), a silver (C1 te ...

File:Slalom canoeing 2012 Olympics C2 AUS Kynan Maley and Robin Jeffery.jpg, Kynan Maley & Robin Jeffery

References

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