Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres
The women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the remaining top nine finishers in both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinals join the heats winners in the final.
[|Heats] took place on August 19, the semifinal took place on August 21, and the final was on August 23.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time| Date | Time | Round |
| Tuesday, August 19, 2008 | 17:50-18:10 | Heats |
| Thursday, August 21, 2008 | 17:00-17:10 | [|Semifinal] |
| Saturday, August 23, 2008 | 17:20-17:35 | [|Final] |
Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest OutHeat 1
Heat 2
Semifinal
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Shinobu Kitamoto, Mikiko Takeya | 1:43.541 | QF | |
| 2 | Anne Rikala, Jenni Mikkonen | 1:44.624 | QF | |
| 3 | Yvonne Schuring, Viktoria Schwarz | 1:44.834 | QF | |
| 4 | Beatriz Manchon, Sonia Molanes | 1:45.313 | ||
| 5 | Beatriz Gomes, Helena Rodrigues | 1:46.021 | ||
| 6 | Stefania Cicali, Fabiana Sgori | 1:46.163 | ||
| 7 | Ivana Kmetová, Martina Koholova | 1:46.380 | ||
| 8 | Michele Eray, Bridgette Hartley | 1:47.018 | ||
| 9 | Kristin Ann Gauthier, Mylanie Barre | 1:47.510 |