The men's canoe sprint K-2 1,000 metres competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.

[1] Rudolf Dombi and Roland Kökény from Hungary won the gold medal.

Portugal's Fernando Pimenta and Emanuel Silva won silver — the country's only medal at the 2012 Games — and Martin Hollstein and Andreas Ihle from Germany took bronze.

The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round.

Heat winners advanced to the "A" final, with all other boats getting a second chance in the semifinals.