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C-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 C-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.

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

  • Gold: Sergei Petrenko & Aleksandr Vinogradov URS 1:45.8
  • Silver: Jerzy Opara & Andrezej Gronowicz POL 1:47.8
  • Bronze:Tamas Buday & Oszkar Frey HUN 1:48.4

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

  • Gold: Laszlo Foltan & Istvan Vaskuti HUN 1:43.4
  • Silver: Ivan patzaichin & Petre Capusta ROM 1:44.1
  • Bronze: Borislav Ananiev & Nikolai Ilkov BUL 1:44.8

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

  • Gold: Matija Ljubek & Mirko Nisovic YUG 1:43.7
  • Silver: Toma Simionov & Ivan Patzaichin ROM 1:47.7
  • Bronze: Narciso Suarez Amador & Enrique Miguez Gomez ESP 1:47.7

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

  • Gold: Viktor Reneyskiy & Nikolai Juravschi URS 1:41.8
  • Silver: Marek Dopierala & Marek Lubik POL 1:43.6
  • Bronze: Philippe Renaud & Joel Bettin FRA 1:43.8

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

  • Gold: Dmitri Dovgalyonok & Alexandre Masseikov EUN 1:40.7
  • Silver: Christian Frederiksen & Arne Nielsson DEN 1:41.6
  • Bronze: jan Bartunek & Waldemar Fibigr TCH 1:42.2

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

  • Gold: Gyorgy Kolonics & Csaba Horbath HUN 1:42.2
  • Silver:Andreas Dittmer & Gunar Kirchbach BLR 1:43.9
  • Bronze: Dmitri Dovgalyonok & Aleksandr Maseykov BLR 1:43.9

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

  • Gold:Imre Pulai & Ferenc Novak HUN 1:51.3
  • Silver: Pawel Baraszkiewicz & Daniel Jedraszko POL 1: 51.5
  • Bronze: Florin Popescu & Mitica Pricop ESP 1:56.6

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

  • Gold: Guanling Meng & Wenjun Yang CHN 1:40.3
  • Silver: Ibrahim Rojas Blanco & Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon CUB 1:40.3
  • Bronze: Alexander Kostoglod & Alexander Kovalev RUS 1:40.4

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