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.
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.