Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's K-2 500 metres

The women's K-2 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing. The K-2 event is raced in two-person kayaks.

Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advances directly to the final, while the remaining top nine finishers in both heats move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Heats took place on August 19, the semifinal took place on August 21, and the final was on August 23.

Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, 4..7->Semifinal + 8th best time, Rest Out

Semifinal
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out