Canoeing at the 1956 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 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on December 1.

Medalists

Heats

The ten teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.

Final

The Danes originally finished seventh in the final, but were disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report.