Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's C-2 1000 metres

The men's C-2 1000 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists

emifinals

Three semifinals were held on September 8. The top three finishers from each of the semifinals advanced to the final.

Final

The final was held on September 9.

The Soviets took an early lead, but the Romanians mounted a charge at the 700 meter mark which came up 0.03 seconds short at the finish.

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1972/1972s3.pdf 1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.] pp. 494-5. en icon, fr icon, & de icon
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/CAN/mens-canadian-doubles-1000-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1972 C-2 1000 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Pair 1000 Meters". In "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 483.