These are the results of the men's K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on August 12.
Medalists edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Hans Berglundand Lennart Klingström (SWE) |
 Ejvind Hansenand Jakob Jensen (DEN) |
 Thor Axelssonand Nils Björklöf (FIN) |
Heats edit
The 16 teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf (FIN) |
4:16.7 | QF |
| 2. |  Kálmán Blahó and János Urányi (HUN) |
4:18.4 | QF |
| 3. |  Ota Kroutil and Miloš Pech (TCH) |
4:20.4 | QF |
| 4. |  Gerald Covey and Henry Harper (CAN) |
4:34.2 | QF |
| 5. |  René Fonck and Jean Nickels (LUX) |
4:41.7 | |
| 6. |  Bruno Masciadri and Franz Reiner (SUI) |
4:43.9 | |
| 7. |  Jack Henderson and John Simmons (GBR) |
4:45.0 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen (DEN) |
- | QF |
| 2. |  Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby (NOR) |
- | QF |
| 3. |  Cees Gravesteyn and Wim Pool (NED) |
- | QF |
| 4. | Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström (SWE) |
- | QF |
| 5. |  Paul Felinger and Herbert Klepp (AUT) |
- | |
| 6. |  Frans Van den Berghen and Albert Van de Vilet (BEL) |
- | |
| 7. |  François Donna and Raymond Richez (FRA) |
- | |
| 8. |  Alfons Jezewski and Marian Matloka (POL) |
- | |
| 9. |  Raymond Clark and John Eiseman (USA) |
- | |
No times were recorded in the second heat according to the official Olympic report.
Final edit
| |
Hans Berglund and Lennart Klingström (SWE) |
4:07.3 |
| |
Ejvind Hansen and Bernhard Jensen (DEN) |
4:07.5 |
| |
Thor Axelsson and Nils Björklöf (FIN) |
4:08.7 |
| 4. | Ivar Mathisen and Knut Østby (NOR) |
4:09.1 |
| 5. | Ota Kroutil and Miloš Pech (TCH) |
4:09.8 |
| 6. | Cees Gravesteyn and Wim Pool (NED) |
4:15.8 |
| 7. | Gerald Covey and Henry Harper (CAN) |
4:56.8 |
| - | Kálmán Blahó and János Urányi (HUN) |
DQ |
Blahó and Urányi were disqualified for "hanging" in the wake of another kayak.
References edit
- 1948 Summer Olympics official report. p. 315.
- Sports-Reference.com 1948 K-2 1000 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Pairs: 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press, Limited. pp. 474–5.