The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoe

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

 program.

Medalists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai.... and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....   and Paweł Baraszkiewicz	Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...   and Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...

Heats

15 teams entered in two heats. The top three finishers from each heat advanced to the finals while the remaining teams were relegated to the semfinal.

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....  and Paweł Baraszkiewicz	1:41.511	QF
2		Serhiy Klyniuk and Dmytro Sablin	1:42.903	QF
3		Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998...  and Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske is a German, originally East German, sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2000.-Sporting career:...	1:43.233	QF
4		Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...  and Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....	1:44.175	QS
5		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	1:44.973	QS
6		Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...  and Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m, C-2 500 m, and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of the...	1:45.567	QS
7		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	1:45.927	QS
8		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	1:46.557	QS

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	1:41.904	QF
2		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	1:42.180	QF
3		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	1:42.816	QF
4		Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....  and Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....	1:45.810	QS
5		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	1:46.986	QS
6		Aleksandr Kovalyov and Aleksandr Kostoglod	1:47.682	QS
7		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrćil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	1:47.934	QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Place	Time	Qual.
1		Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....  and Paweł Baraszkiewicz	1	1	1:41.511	QF
2		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	2	1	1:41.904	QF
3		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	2	2	1:42.180	QF
4		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	2	3	1:42.816	QF
5		Serhiy Klyniuk and Dmytro Sablin	1	2	1:42.903	QF
6		Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998...  and Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske is a German, originally East German, sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2000.-Sporting career:...	1	3	1:43.233	QF
7		Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...  and Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....	1	4	1:44.175	QS
8		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	1	5	1:44.973	QS
9		Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...  and Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m, C-2 500 m, and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of the...	1	6	1:45.567	QS
10		Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....  and Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....	2	4	1:45.810	QS
11		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	1	7	1:45.927	QS
12		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	1	8	1:46.557	QS
13		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	2	5	1:46.986	QS
14		Aleksandr Kovalyov and Aleksandr Kostoglod	2	6	1:47.682	QS
15		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrćil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	2	7	1:47.934	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Friday 29 September 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time	Qual.
1		Aleksandr Kovalyov and Aleksandr Kostoglod	1:44.981	QF
2		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	1:45.677	QF
3		Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....  and Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....	1:45.809	QF
4		Petr Procházka Petr Procházka Petr Procházka is a Czechslovak-Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1982 to 2006.World junior champion in Belgrade in 1982, Procházka missed the 1984 Olympics because of the Eastern Bloc's boycott but went on to win two medals at the 1987 senior World Championships in Duisburg, West Germany...  and Jan Břečka Jan Brecka Jan Břečka is a Czech sprint canoer who competed from 1999 to 2006. He won six medals in the C-4 200 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and five silvers ....	1:46.013
5		José Ramón Ferrer and José Antonio Romero	1:46.811
6		Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...  and Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak Dražen Funtak is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m, C-2 500 m, and C-2 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of the...	1:46.955
7		Attila Buday Attila Buday Attila Buday is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from 1996 to 2006. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships...  and Tamás Buday, Jr.	1:47.525
8		Ján Kubica Ján Kubica Ján Kubica is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 1000 m event. four years later in Sydney, Kubica was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m...  and Mário Ostrćil Mário Ostrčil Mário Ostrčil is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-2 500 m and the C-2 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...	1:48.749
9		Andrew Train Andrew Train Andrew Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and five bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best...  and Stephen Train Stephen Train Stephen Train is a British sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1980s to the early 2000s. He won six medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two silvers , and four bronzes .Train also competed in five Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth twice Stephen Train (born...	1:49.931

Final

Heat 1 of 1 Date: Sunday 1 October 2000
Place	Nation	Athletes	Time
1		Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák Ferenc Novák is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed from the early 1990s to 2006. At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, he won a gold medal in the C-2 500 m event with teammate Imre Pulai....  and Imre Pulai Imre Pulai Imre Pulai is a Hungarian sprint canoer, who won two Olympic medals in the Canadian canoeing event, including a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics with teammate Ferenc Novák....	1:51.284
2		Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....  and Paweł Baraszkiewicz	1:51.536
3		Mitică Pricop Mitica Pricop Mitică Pricop is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Sydney in 2000 with a gold in the C-2 1000 m and a bronze in the C-2 500 m events with Florin Popescu...  and Florin Popescu Florin Popescu Florin Popescu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two Olympic medals at Sydney in 2000 with teammate Mitică Pricop...	1:54.260
4		José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea José Alfredo Bea García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....  and David Mascató David Mascató David Mascato García is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2001 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań....	1:56.600
5		Christian Gille Christian Gille Christian Gille is a German flatwater canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s.A junior world champion in 1993, he won two senior world championship gold medals with Thomas Zereske in the C-2 200 m sprint in 1997 and 1998...  and Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske Thomas Zereske is a German, originally East German, sprint canoer who competed from 1988 to 2000.-Sporting career:...	1:59.294
6		Aleksandr Kovalyov and Aleksandr Kostoglod	2:00.134
7		Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin Zhomart Satubaldin is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the C-1 200 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....  and Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev Konstantin Negodyayev is a Kazakhstani sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh twice ....	2:01.436
8		Serhiy Klyniuk and Dmytro Sablin	2:02.612
9		Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Ibrahim Rojas Blanco is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the late 1990s to the mid 2000s....  and Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Pereira Leobaldo Periera Pulido is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won the silver medal in the C-2 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney....	2:17.126

Novák and Pulai were known as "The Monster and the Little Guy" because Pulai was 1.99 meters (6 ft. 6.25 in.) tall and weighed 97 kg (214 lbs) while Novák was 1.72 meters (5 ft. 8 in.) and weighed 77 kg (170 lbs). Pulai taped Novák's leg to the boat so that his partner would not fall to the high winds that took place on the day of the final.