| Canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics |
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| Sprint |
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| C-1 1000 m | men | |||
| C-1 10000 m | men | |||
| C-2 1000 m | men | |||
| C-2 10000 m | men | |||
| K-1 500 m | women | |||
| K-1 1000 m | men | |||
| K-1 10000 m | men | |||
| K-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-2 10000 m | men | |||
These are the results of the men's C-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes and was held on August 12.
| Gold | Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
| Silver | Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski United States (USA) |
| Bronze | Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil France (FRA) |
With only eight teams competing, a final was held.
| Jan Brzák-Felix and Bohumil Kudrna (TCH) | 5:07.1 | |
| Steven Lysak and Stephen Macknowski (USA) | 5:08.2 | |
| Georges Dransart and Georges Gandil (FRA) | 5:15.2 | |
| 4. | Douglas Bennett and Harry Poulton (CAN) | 5:20.7 |
| 5. | Karl Molnar and Viktor Salmhofer (AUT) | 5:37.3 |
| 6. | Gunnar Johannson and Werner Wettersten (SWE) | 5:44.9 |
| 7. | Mike Symons and Hugh Van Zwanenberg (GBR) | 5:50.9 |
| - | Hubert Coomans and Jean Dubois (BEL) | DNF |
The Belgian team did not finish to a man falling overboard during the final.