Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were eleven teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.Medalists
Heats
The 11 teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | | 4:32.9 | QF |
| 2 | | 4:43.9 | QF |
| 3 | | 4:44.9 | QF |
| 4 | | 4:51.5 | QF |
| 5 | | 4:54.0 | |
| 6 | | 4:54.9 | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athletes | Time | Notes |
| 1 | | 4:38.8 | QF |
| 2 | | 4:40.2 | QF |
| 3 | | 4:43.3 | QF |
| 4 | | 4:48.4 | QF |
| 5 | | 4:50.2 | |
Final
