Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-2

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Canoeing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Slalom
C-1men
C-2men
K-1menwomen
Sprint
C-1 1000 mmen
C-2 1000 mmen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-2 500 mwomen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-4 1000 mmen

These are the results of the men's C-2 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-2 (canoe single) event is raced by two-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Walter Hofmann
and Rolf-Dieter Amend (GDR) 		 Hans-Otto Schumacher
and Wilhelm Baues (FRG) 		 Jean-Louis Olry
and Jean-Claude Olry (FRA)

Results

The 20 teams each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 30. The best time of the two runs counted for the event.

Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Result
Time Points Total Time Points Total Total
Gold  Walter Hofmann & Rolf-Dieter Amend (GDR) 270.68 40 310.68 285.51 160 445.51 310.68
Silver  Hans-Otto Schumacher & Wilhelm Baues (FRG) 286.96 30 316.96 291.90 20 311.90 311.90
Bronze  Jean-Louis Olry & Jean-Claude Olry (FRA) 322.04 40 362.04 305.10 10 315.10 315.10
4  Jürgen Kretschmer & Klaus Trummer (GDR) 299.57 30 329.57 - - - 329.57
5  Jan Frączek & Ryszard Seruga (POL) 326.31 40 366.31 316.78 70 386.78 366.31
6  Janez Andrejašič & Peter Guzelj (YUG) - - - 318.01 50 368.01 372.88
7  Michael Reimann & Olaf Fricke (FRG) 301.86 70 371.86 310.00 200 510.00 371.86
8  Heimo Müllneritsch & Helmar Steindl (AUT) 305.14 70 375.14 296.72 160 456.72 375.14
9  Theo Nüsing & Hans Jakob Hitz (FRG) 306.67 80 386.67 324.38 90 414.38 386.67
10  František Kadaňka & Antonín Brabec (TCH) 308.88 80 388.88 312.33 150 462.33 388.88
11  Gabriel Janoušek & Milan Horyna (TCH) - - - 322.30 80 402.30 402.30
12  Tom Southworth & John Burton (USA) 387.83 40 427.83 317.55 90 407.55 407.55
13  Jerzy Jeż & Wojciech Kudlik (POL) - - - 366.10 50 416.10 416.10
14  Russ Nichols & John Evans (USA) 322.02 200 522.02 310.08 130 440.08 440.08
15  David Allen & Lindsay Williams (GBR) - - - 367.08 80 447.08 447.08
16  Zdeněk Měšťan & Ladislav Měšťan (TCH) 319.10 130 449.10 319.00 140 459.00 449.10
17  Maciej Rychta & Zbigniew Leśniak (POL) 299.64 160 459.64 295.70 160 455.70 455.70
18  Jürgen Henze & Herbert Fischer (GDR) - - - 308.44 200 508.44 508.44
19  Dušan Tuma & Franc Žitnik (YUG) 328.55 230 558.55 - - - 558.55
20  John Court & Jon Goodwin (GBR) - - - - - - Did not finish

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