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Men’s K-2 1000 metres
Held at 18 Games, 1936–2020. Most golds: Soviet Union (4). Most medals: Sven-Olov Sjödelius (2). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games181936–2020
Medals54
Delegations22on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Tokyo | Jean van der Westhuyzen, Thomas Green Australia | Max Hoff, Jacob Schopf Germany | Josef Dostál, Radek Šlouf Czechia |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Max Rendschmidt, Marcus Gross Germany | Marko Tomićević, Milenko Zorić Serbia | Ken Wallace, Lachlan Tame Australia |
| 2012 London | Rudolf Dombi, Roland Kökény Hungary | Fernando Pimenta, Emanuel Silva Portugal | Martin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle Germany |
| 2008 Beijing | Martin Hollstein, Andreas Ihle Germany | Kim Wraae Knudsen, René Holten Poulsen Denmark | Andrea Facchin, Antonio Scaduto Italy |
| 1996 Atlanta | Daniele Scarpa, Antonio Rossi Italy | Kay Bluhm, Torsten Gutsche Germany | Andrian Dushev, Milko Kazanov Bulgaria |
| 1992 Barcelona | Kay Bluhm, Torsten Gutsche Germany | Kalle Sundqvist, Gunnar Olsson Sweden | Grzegorz Kotowicz, Dariusz Białkowski Poland |
| 1988 Seoul | Greg Barton, Norman Bellingham United States | Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald New Zealand | Peter Foster, Kelvin Graham Australia |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Hugh Fisher, Alwyn Morris Canada | Bernard Brégeon, Patrick Lefoulon France | Barry Kelly, Grant Kenny Australia |
| 1980 Moscow | Vladimir Parfenovich, Sergei Chukhray Soviet Union | István Szabó, István Joós Hungary | Luis Gregorio Ramos, Herminio Menéndez Spain |
| 1976 Montreal | Serhei Nahorny, Vladimir Romanovsky Soviet Union | Joachim Mattern, Bernd Olbricht East Germany | Zoltán Bakó, István Szabó Hungary |
| 1972 Munich | Nikolai Gorbachev, Viktor Kratasyuk Soviet Union | József Deme, János Rátkai Hungary | Władysław Szuszkiewicz, Rafał Piszcz Poland |
| 1968 Mexico City | Aleksandr Shaparenko, Vladimir Morozov Soviet Union | Csaba Giczy, István Timár Hungary | Gerhard Siebold, Günther Pfaff Austria |
| 1964 Tokyo | Gunnar Utterberg, Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sweden | Antonius Geurts, Paul Hoekstra Netherlands | Heinz Büker, Holger Zander United Team of Germany |
| 1960 Rome | Gert Fredriksson, Sven-Olov Sjödelius Sweden | György Mészáros, András Szente Hungary | Stefan Kapłaniak, Władysław Zieliński Poland |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Michel Scheuer, Meinrad Miltenberger United Team of Germany | Mikhail Kaaleste, Anatoli Demitkov Soviet Union | Maximilian Raub, Herbert Wiedermann Austria |
| 1952 Helsinki | Kurt Wires, Yrjö Hietanen Finland | Lars Glassér, Ingemar Hedberg Sweden | Maximilian Raub, Herbert Wiedermann Austria |
| 1948 London | Hans Berglund, Lennart Klingström Sweden | Ejvind Hansen, Jakob Jensen Denmark | Thor Axelsson, Nils Björklöf Finland |
| 1936 Berlin | Adolf Kainz, Alfons Dorfner Austria | Ewald Tilker, Fritz Bondroit Germany | Nicolaas Tates, Wim van der Kroft Netherlands |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | Hungary | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Denmark | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Sven-Olov Sjödelius | 2 | 2 |
| Kay Bluhm | 1 | 2 |
| Torsten Gutsche | 1 | 2 |
| Martin Hollstein | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Ihle | 1 | 2 |
| Adolf Kainz | 1 | 1 |
| Alfons Dorfner | 1 | 1 |
| Hans Berglund | 1 | 1 |
| Lennart Klingström | 1 | 1 |
| Kurt Wires | 1 | 1 |
| Yrjö Hietanen | 1 | 1 |
| Michel Scheuer | 1 | 1 |