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K-2 500m 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 500m 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 countries.

1976 Montreal Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: MATTERN, Joachim & OLBRICHT, Bernd (GDR)
  • Silver: ROMANOVSKI, Vladimir & NAGORNY, Sergei (URS)
  • Bronze: MALIHIN, Policarp & HELM, Rüdiger

1980 Moscow Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: PARFENOVICH, Vladimir & CHUKHRAI, Sergei (URS)
  • Silver: DEL RIEGO, Guillermo & MENENDEZ, Herminio (ESP)
  • Bronze: HELM, Rüdiger & OLBRICHT, Bernd (GDR)

1984 Los Angeles Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: FERGUSON, Ian & MAC DONALD, John (NZL)
  • Silver: BENGTSSON, Per-Inge & MOBERG, Lars-Erik (SWE)
  • Bronze: FISHER, Hugh & MORRIS, Alwan (CAN

1988 Seoul Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: FERGUSON, Ian & MAC DONALD, John (NZL)
  • Silver: DENISOV, Viktor & NAGAEV, Igor (URS)
  • Bronze: ABRAHM, Attila & CSIPES, Ferenc (HUN)

1992 Barcelona Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: BLUHM, Kai & GUTSCHE, Torsten (GER)
  • Silver: FREIMUT, Maciej & KURPIEWSKI, Wojciech (POL)
  • Bronze: ROSSI, Antonio & DREOSSI, Bruno (ITA)

1996 Atlanta Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: BLUHM, Kai & GUTSCHE, Torsten (GER)
  • Silver: BONOMI, Beniamino & SCARPA, Daniele (ITA)
  • Bronze: TRIM, Andrew & COLLINS, Danny (AUS)

2000 Sydney Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: KAMMERER, Zoltan & STORCZ, Botond (HUN)
  • Silver: COLLINS, Daniel & TRIM, Andrew (AUS)
  • Bronze: RAUHE, Ronald & WIESKOETTER, Tim (GER)

2004 Athens Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: RAUHE, Ronald & WIESKOETTER, Tim (GER)
  • Silver: ROBINSON, Clint & BAGGALEY, Nathan (AUS)
  • Bronze: PIATRUSHENKA, Raman & MAKHNEU, Vadzim (BLR)

2008 Athens Olympics Men's K-2 500m Medalists

  • Gold: CRAVIOTTO, Saul & PEREZ, Carlos (ESP)
  • Silver: RAUHE, Ronald & WIESKOTTER, Tim (GER)
  • Bronze: PIATRUSHENKA, Raman & MAKHNEU, Vadzim (BLR)

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