The men's K-2 1000 metres event was a pairs kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.
18 crews entered in two heats. The top three finishers from both heats advanced directly to the finals. Fourth through seventh-place finishers in each heat along with the fastest eighth-place finisher advanced to the semifinal.
| Heat 1 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | 2 | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 3:14.316 | QF | ||
| 2 | 5 | Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson | 3:15.102 | QF | ||
| 3 | 8 | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 3:16.854 | QF | ||
| 4 | 11 | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 3:19.392 | QS | ||
| 5 | 12 | Jan Souček and Jan Andrlik | 3:20.760 | QS | ||
| 6 | 14 | Brian Morton and Luke Young | 3:20.934 | QS | ||
| 7 | 15 | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 3:21.228 | QS | ||
| 8 | 16 | Marian Dimitrov and Dimitar Ivanov | 3:23.646 | |||
| 9 | 18 | Fernando Redondo and Abelardo Sztrum | 3:24.324 | |||
| Heat 2 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Overall | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | 1 | Krisztián Bártfai and Krisztián Veréb | 3:13.677 | QF | ||
| 2 | 3 | Andreas Ihle and Olaf Winter | 3:14.631 | QF | ||
| 3 | 4 | 3:14.835 | QF | |||
| 4 | 6 | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 3:15.483 | QS | ||
| 5 | 8 | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 3:15.909 | QS | ||
| 6 | 9 | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 3:16.989 | QS | ||
| 7 | 10 | Yevgeny Salakhov and Oleg Gorobiy | 3:17.067 | QS | ||
| 8 | 13 | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 3:20.913 | QS | ||
| 9 | 18 | Philippe Boccara and Cliff Meidl | 3:26.439 | |||
Overall Results Heats
| Heats Overall Results | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Place | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | Krisztián Bártfai and Krisztián Veréb | 2 | 1 | 3:13.677 | QF | ||
| 2 | Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 1 | 1 | 3:14.316 | QF | ||
| 3 | Andreas Ihle and Olaf Winter | 2 | 3 | 3:14.631 | QF | ||
| 4 | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 2 | 3 | 3:14.835 | QF | ||
| 5 | Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson | 1 | 2 | 3:15.102 | QF | ||
| 6 | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 2 | 4 | 3:15.483 | QS | ||
| 7 | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 2 | 5 | 3:15.909 | QS | ||
| 8 | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 1 | 3 | 3:16.854 | QF | ||
| 9 | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 2 | 6 | 3:16.989 | QS | ||
| 10 | 2 | 7 | 3:17.067 | QS | |||
| 11 | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 1 | 4 | 3:19.392 | QS | ||
| 12 | Jan Souček and Jan Andrlik | 1 | 5 | 3:20.760 | QS | ||
| 13 | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 2 | 8 | 3:20.913 | QS | ||
| 14 | Brian Morton and Luke Young | 1 | 6 | 3:20.934 | QS | ||
| 15 | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 1 | 7 | 3:21.228 | QS | ||
| 16 | Marian Dimitrov and Dimitar Ivanov | 1 | 8 | 3:23.646 | |||
| 17 | 1 | 9 | 3:24.324 | ||||
| 18 | Philippe Boccara and Cliff Meidl | 2 | 9 | 3:26.439 | |||
The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.
| Heat 1 of 1 Date: Thursday 28 September 2000 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time | Qual. | |
| 1 | Yevgeny Salakhov and Oleg Gorobiy | 3:17.114 | QF | ||
| 2 | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 3:17.288 | QF | ||
| 3 | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 3:18.026 | QF | ||
| 4 | Paw Madsen and Jesper Staal | 3:18.206 | |||
| 5 | Paul Darby-Dowman and Ross Sabberton | 3:19.826 | |||
| 6 | Sebastián Cuattrin and Carlos Campos | 3:22.496 | |||
| 7 | Rami Zur and Ro'l Yellin | 3:22.634 | |||
| 8 | Brian Morton and Luke Young | 3:25.046 | |||
| Jan Souček and Jan Andrlik | DISQ | ||||
The Czech Republic's reason for disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.
| Heat 1 of 1 Date: Saturday 30 September 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Nation | Athletes | Time | |
| Antonio Rossi and Beniamino Bonomi | 3:14.461 | |||
| Markus Oscarsson and Henrik Nilsson | 3:16.075 | |||
| Krisztián Bártfai and Krisztián Veréb | 3:16.357 | |||
| 4 | Andreas Ihle and Olaf Winter | 3:16.627 | ||
| 5 | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb and Philippe Aubertin | 3:17.635 | ||
| 6 | Juraj Bača and Michal Riszdorfer | 3:18.325 | ||
| 7 | Yevgeny Salakhov and Oleg Gorobiy | 3:18.937 | ||
| 8 | Marek Twardowski and Adam Wysocki | 3:19.939 | ||
| 9 | Eirik Verås Larsen and Nils Olav Fjeldheim | 3:20.515 | ||
Beniamino Bonomi was so excited after winning the gold that he fell overboard after saluting the Italian team.