| Canoeing at the 1956 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 K-2 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-2 event is raced by two-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heats and final took place on December 1.
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| Gold | Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger Germany (EUA) |
| Silver | Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoli Demitkov Soviet Union (URS) |
| Bronze | Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann Austria (AUT) |
The 15 teams first raced in three heats. The top three teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoli Demitkov (URS) | 3:55.1 | QF |
| 2. | Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 3:57.2 | QF |
| 3. | Miroslav Jemelka and Rudolf Klabouch (TCH) | 3:58.3 | QF |
| 4. | Carl-Åke Ljung and Ragnar Heurlin (SWE) | 4:00.0 | |
| 5. | Imre Vágyóczky and Zoltán Szigeti (HUN) | 4:00.3 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) | 3:56.4 | QF |
| 2. | Mircea Anastasescu and Stavru Teodorov (ROU) | 3:59.1 | QF |
| 3. | Brian Bullivant and Raymond Blick (GBR) | 4:01.6 | QF |
| 4. | Ryszard Skwarski and Jerzy Górski (POL) | 4:12.6 | |
| 5. | Russell Dermond and John Pagkos (USA) | 4:22.7 | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | Walter Brown and Dennis Green (AUS) | 4:03.0 | QF |
| 2. | Henri Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere (BEL) | 4:04.7 | QF |
| 3. | Maurice Graffen and Michel Meyer (FRA) | 4:09.7 | QF |
| 4. | Robert Smith and Leslie Melia (CAN) | 4:27.8 | |
| - | Pentti Raaskoski and Juhani Helenius (FIN) | DQ | |
The Finnish team originally finished second in their heat prior to their disqualification.
| Michael Scheuer and Meinrad Miltenberger (EUA) | 3:49.6 | |
| Mikhail Kaaleste and Anatoli Demitkov (URS) | 3:51.4 | |
| Max Raub and Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 3:55.8 | |
| 4. | Mircea Anastasescu and Stavru Teodorov (ROU) | 3:56.1 |
| 5. | Maurice Graffen and Michel Meyer (FRA) | 3:58.3 |
| 6. | Henri Verbrugghe and Germain van der Moere (BEL) | 3:58.7 |
| 7. | Walter Brown and Dennis Green (AUS) | 3:59.1 |
| 8. | Miroslav Jemelka and Rudolf Klabouch (TCH) | 4:01.4 |
| 9. | Brian Bullivant and Raymond Blick (GBR) | 4:05.9 |