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K-2 1000m Men’s Olympic Flatwater Canoe / Kayak Past Medalists and Times

Your Guide to the Historical Results

By George Sayour, About.com

This is your guide to the historical results for the Olympic Canoe / Kayak 1000m men's K-2 Flatwater race. See how the men did over the years and learn who the gold, silver, and bronze men's medalists were along with their corresponding times and countries.

1936 Berlin Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: DORFNER, Alfons KAINZ, Adolf (AUT)
  • Silver: BONDROIT, Fritz, TILKER, Ewald (GER)
  • Bronze: VAN DER, KROFT Willem TATES, Nicolaas (NED)

1948 London Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: BERGLUND, Hans & KLINGSTRÖM, Lennart (SWE)
  • Silver: HANSEN, Ejvind & JENSEN, Bernhard (DEN)
  • Bronze: AXELSSON, Tho & BJOERKLOEF, Nils (FIN)

1952 Helsinki Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: HIETANEN, Yrjoe & Wires, Kurt (FIN)
  • Silver: GLASSER, Lars & HEDBERG, Ingmar (SWE)
  • Bronze: RAUB, Max & WIEDERMANN, Herbert (AUT)

1956 Melbourne / Stockholm Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: MILTENBERGER, Meinrad & SCHEUER, Michel (FRG)
  • Silver: DEMITKOV, Anatoly & KAALESTE, Mikhail (URS)
  • Bronze: RAUB, Max & WIEDERMANN, Herbert (AUT)

1960 Rome Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: FREDERIKSSON, Gert & SJÖDELIUS, Sven (SWE)
  • Silver: MESZAROS, Gyoergy & SZENTE, Andras (HUN)
  • Bronze: KAPLANIAK, Stefan & ZIELINSKI, Wladyslaw (POL)

1964 Tokyo Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: SJÖDELIUS, Sven & UTTERBERG, Gunnar (SWE)
  • Silver: GEURTS, Antron & HOEKSTRA, Paul-Joan (HUN)
  • Bronze: BÜKER, Heinz & ZANDER, Holger (GER)

1968 Mexico Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: MOROZOV, Vladimir & SHAPARENKO, Alexandr (URS)
  • Silver: GICZI, Csabo & TIMAR, Istvan (HUN)
  • Bronze: PFAFF, Günther & SEIBOLD, Gerhard (AUT)

1972 Munich Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: GORBATCHEV, Nikolai & KRATASSYUK, Victor (URS)
  • Silver: DEME, Jozsef & RATKAI, Janos (HUN)
  • Bronze: PISZCZ, Raphael & SZUSZKIEWICZ, Wladyslaw (POL)

1976 Montreal Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: ROMANOVSKI, Vladimir & NAGORNY, Sergei (URS)
  • Silver: MATTERN, Joachim & OLBRICHT, Bernd (GDR)
  • Bronze: BAKO, Zoltan & SZABO, Istvan (HUN)

1980 Moscow Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: PARFENOVICH, Vladimir & CHUKHRAI, Sergei (URS)
  • Silver: JOOS, Istvan & SZABO, Istvan (HUN)
  • Bronze: MENENDEZ, Herminio & RAMOS, Luis (ESP)

1984 Los Angeles Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: FISHER, Hugh & MORRIS, Alwan (CAN)
  • Silver: BREGEON, Bernard & LEFOULON, Patrick (FRA)
  • Bronze: KELLY, Barry & KENNY, Grant (AUS)

1988 Seoul Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: BARTON, Greg & BELLINGHAM, Norman (USA)
  • Silver: FERGUSON, Ian & MAC DONALD, John (NZL)
  • Bronze: FOSTER, Peter & GRAHAM, Kelvin (AUS)

1992 Barcelona Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: BLUHM, Kai & GUTSCHE, Torsten (GER)
  • Silver: OLSSON, Gunnar & SUNDQUIST, Karl (SWE)
  • Bronze: BIALKOWSKI, Dariusz & KOTOWICZ, Grzegorz (POL)

1996 Atlanta Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: ROSSI, Antonio & SCARPA, Daniele (ITA)
  • Silver: BLUHM, Kai & GUTSCHE, Torsten (GER)
  • Bronze: DUSHEV, Andrian & KAZANOV, Milko (BUL)

2000 Sydney Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: BONOMI, Beniamino & ROSSI, Antonio (ITA)
  • Silver: OSCARSSON, Markus & NILSSON, Henrik (SWE)
  • Bronze: BARTFAI, Krisztian & VEREB, Krisztian (HUN)

2004 Athens Olympics Men's K-2 1000m Medalists

  • Gold: OSCARSSON, Markus & NILSSON, Henrik (SWE)
  • Silver: ROSSI, Antonio & BONOMI, Beniamino (ITA)
  • Bronze: LARSEN, Eirik Veraas & FJELDHEIM, Nils Olav (NOR)

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