The men's C-2 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-2 event is raced by two-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten teams in this event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on December 1.
Medalists
edit Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Alexe Dumitruand Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) |
 Pavel Kharinand Gratsian Botev (URS) |
 Károly Wielandand Ferenc Mohácsi (HUN) |
Heats
editThe ten teams first raced in two heats. The top four teams in each heat advanced directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) |
4:48.1 | QF |
| 2. | Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev (URS) |
4:52.4 | QF |
| 3. |  Otto Schindler and Walter Waldner (AUT) |
5:05.9 | QF |
| 4. |  Kaj Sylvan and Gerner Christiansen (DEN) |
5:07.5 | QF |
| 5. |  Egon Drews and Herbert Kirschner (EUA) |
5:19.8 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Károly Wieland and Ferenc Mohácsi (HUN) |
5:02.5 | QF |
| 2. |  William Jones and Thomas Ohman (AUS) |
5:04.6 | QF |
| 3. |  Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud (FRA) |
5:07.2 | QF |
| 4. |  William Collins and Bert Oldershaw (CAN) |
5:08.9 | QF |
| 5. |  George Byers and Richard Moran (USA) |
5:16.1 | |
Final
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Alexe Dumitru and Simion Ismailciuc (ROU) |
4:47.4 |
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Pavel Kharin and Gratsian Botev (URS) |
4:48.6 |
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Károly Wieland and Ferenc Mohácsi (HUN) |
4:54.3 |
| 4. | Georges Dransart and Marcel Renaud (FRA) |
4:57.7 |
| 5. | William Jones and Thomas Ohman (AUS) |
5:03.0 |
| 6. | Otto Schindler and Walter Waldner (AUT) |
5:04.4 |
| 7. | William Collins and Bert Oldershaw (CAN) |
5:11.0 |
| - | Kaj Sylvan and Gerner Christiansen (DEN) |
DQ |
The Danes originally finished seventh in the final, but were disqualified for reasons not disclosed in the official report.