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

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	Silver	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
	Walter Hofmann & Rolf-Dieter Amend (GDR)	270.68	40	310.68	285.51	160	445.51	310.68
	Hans-Otto Schumacher & Wilhelm Baues (FRG)	286.96	30	316.96	291.90	20	311.90	311.90
	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

References

• 1972 La84foundation.org, Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 498. (in English, French, and German)
• Sports-reference.com, 1972 men's slalom C-2 results