The men's C-2 500 metres event was an open-style, pairs canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
Eleven teams entered in two heats on August 6.
The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the final and the remaining five teams were relegated to the semifinal.
The top three finishers from the semifinal advanced to the final.
The Yugoslavs won the gold thanks to a closing spurt that pushed them past the Romanians after 400 m.