| Date | 1 October 2000 — 9:15 |
|---|---|
| Location | Sydney International Regatta Centre, Penrith, New South Wales |
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 250-500 m | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | György Kolonics |  HUN | 2:24.813 | 1:14.530 (4) | 1:10.283 (1) | |||
| 2 | 5 | Maksim Opalev |  RUS | 2:25.809 | 1:13.590 (2) | 1:12.219 (3) | |||
| 3 | 4 | Andreas Dittmer |  GER | 2:27.591 | 1:15.500 (5) | 1:12.091 (2) | |||
| 4 | 8 | Maxime Boilard |  CAN | 2:29.259 | 1:16.010 (6) | 1:13.249 (4) | |||
| 5 | 7 | Slavomír Kňazovický |  SVK | 2:29.613 | 1:12.490 (1) | 1:17.123 (6) | |||
| 6 | 2 | Ledys Balceiro |  CUB | 2:32.229 | 1:16.790 (7) | 1:15.439 (5) | |||
| 7 | 9 | Mykhailo Slivinsky |  UKR | 2:33.129 | 1:14.130 (3) | 1:18.999 (7) | |||
| 8 | 6 | Martin Doktor |  CZE | 2:37.467 | 1:17.490 (8) | 1:19.977 (8) | |||
| 9 | 1 | Nikolay Buhalov |  BUL | 2:44.289 | 1:19.270 (9) | 1:25.019 (9) |
