The men's K-2 500 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program. This event made its debut at these games.
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze
Results Heats The 21 crews first raced in three heats on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 12 teams were relegated to the repechages.
Heat 11. 1:42.32 QS2. 1:42.40 QS3. 1:44.88 QS4. 1:45.40 QR5. 1:47.03 QR6. 1:48.88 QR7. 1:48.89 QR8. 1:55.10 QRHeat 21. 1:40.14 QS2. 1:40.23 QS3. 1:41.24 QS4. 1:42.56 QR5. 1:42.75 QR6. 1:46.31 QRHeat 31. 1:43.49 QS2. 1:44.51 QS3. 1:46.02 QS4. 1:46.47 QR5. 1:49.59 QR6. 1:56.86 QR7. 2:08.70 QR
Borisov is listed as Borislav Konstantinov in the official report.
Repechages The 12 crews first raced in three repechages on July 28. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
Repechage 11. 1:42.51 QS2. 1:44.98 QS3. 1:46.12 QS4. 1:47.56 Repechage 21. 1:43.60 QS2. 1:45.30 QS3. 1:45.82 QSRepechage 31. 1:47.21 QS2. 1:47.30 QS3. 1:47.45 QS4. 1:49.95 5. 2:06.42
Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on July 30) advanced to the final.
Semifinal 11. 1:38.65 QF2. 1:38.92 QF3. 1:39.58 QF4. 1:42.21 5. 1:43.51 6. 1:45.61 Semifinal 21. 1:39.06 QF2. 1:39.86 QF3. 1:40.06 QF4. 1:41.65 5. 1:42.64 6. 1:43.63 Semifinal 31. 1:38.54 QF2. 1:40.01 QF3. 1:40.38 QF4. 1:41.47 5. 1:43.36 6. 1:44.85
Final The final was held on July 30.
1:35.87 1:36.81 1:37.434. 1:38.505. 1:38.616. 1:39.597. 1:39.638. 1:39.779. 1:40.48
References 1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 175. Sport-reference.com 1976 men's K-2 500 m results