Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-2 10000 metres
| Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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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 | |
The men's C-2 10000 metres was a competition in
Summer Olympics though it would be held at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1938 to 1993
.
Medalists
 Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
 Pavel Kharinand Gratsian Botev (URS) |
 Georges Dransartand Marcel Renaud (FRA) |
 Imre Farkasand József Hunics (HUN) |
Final
With only ten teams competing, a final was held.
|
Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev (URS) |
54:02.4 |
|
Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud (FRA) |
54:48.3 |
|
Imre Farkas and József Hunics (HUN) |
55:15.6 |
| 4. |  Egon Drews and Wilfried Soltau (EUA) |
55:21.1 |
| 5. |  Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc (ROU ) |
55:51.1 |
| 6. |  Aksel Duun and Finn Haunstoft (DEN) |
55:54.3 |
| 7. |  William Jones and Thomas Ohman (AUS) |
56:18.6 |
| 8. |  Otto Schindler and Walter Waldner (AUT) |
56:48.7 |
| 9. |  William Stevenson and Thomas Hodgson (CAN) |
56:50.2 |
| 10. |  John Haas and Frank Krick (USA) |
58:30.0 |