| Final A 22:45 | | time | | H | | 1. Jens van 't Wout | Netherlands | 2:12.219 | | | | 2. Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | 2:12.304 | | | | 3. Roberts Krūzbergs | Latvia | 2:12.376 | | | | 4. Shin Dong-min | South Korea | 2:12.556 | | | | 5. William Dandjinou | Canada | 2:12.639 | | | | 6. Steven Dubois | Canada | 2:36.955 | | | | 7. Shaoang Liu | China | 3:15.414 | | | | 8. Sun Long | China | DNF | | | | 9. Niall Treacy | Great Britain | | PEN | |
| Final B 22:37 | | time | | H | | 10.Luca Spechenhauser | Italy | 2:34.359 | | | | 11.Andrew Heo | United States | 2:34.460 | | | | 12.Keita Watanabe | Japan | 2:34.631 | | | | 13.Nicolas Andermann | Austria | 2:34.939 | | | | 14.Daniil Eybog | Uzbekistan | 2:35.103 | | | | 15.Brandon Kim | United States | 2:35.254 | | | | 16.Oleh Handei | Ukraine | 2:37.184 | | |
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| Venue: Forum di Milano. | | 36 Competitors from 19 Nations. |
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| World Record: Sjinkie Knegt, Netherlands 2:07.943 Salt Lake City, United States 13 November 2016 | | Olympic Record: Shaolin Sándor Liu, Hungary 2:09.213 Beijing, China 9 February 2022 |
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| | | First 2 from each Semi advanced to Final. Next to Best 16 to Final B. |
| Semi 1 | | time | | H | | 1. William Dandjinou | Canada | 2:15.619 | QA | 1 | | 2. Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | 2:15.823 | QA | 1 | | 3. Luca Spechenhauser | Italy | 2:15.895 | QB | 1 | | 4. Andrew Heo | United States | 2:16.150 | QB | 1 | | 5. Keita Watanabe | Japan | 2:16.368 | QB | 1 | | 6. Shaoang Liu | China | 2:31.859 | ADVA | 1 | | -. Shogo Miyata | Japan | | PEN | 1 |
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| Semi 2 | | time | | H | | 1. Jens van 't Wout | Netherlands | 2:14.988 | QA | 2 | | 2. Sun Long | China | 2:15.160 | QA | 2 | | 3. Brandon Kim | United States | 2:15.817 | QB | 2 | | 4. Nicolas Andermann | Austria | 2:16.519 | QB | 2 | | 5. Brendan Corey | Australia | 2:16.575 | | 2 | | 6. Steven Dubois | Canada | 2:19.273 | ADVA | 2 | | -. Thomas Nadalini | Italy | | PEN | 2 |
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| Semi 3 | | time | | H | | 1. Niall Treacy | Great Britain | 2:16.816 | QA | 3 | | 2. Shin Dong-min | South Korea | 2:17.192 | QA | 3 | | 3. Daniil Eybog | Uzbekistan | 2:18.000 | QB | 3 | | 4. Oleh Handei | Ukraine | 2:18.408 | QB | 3 | | 5. Félix Pigeon | Poland | 2:40.503 | | 3 | | 6. Roberts Krūzbergs | Latvia | 2:53.239 | ADVA | 3 | | -. Félix Roussel | Canada | | YC | 3 |
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| Quarter 1 | | time | | H | | 1. Luca Spechenhauser | Italy | 2:12.485 | Q | 1 | | 2. William Dandjinou | Canada | 2:12.610 | Q | 1 | | 3. Brendan Corey | Australia | 2:12.741 | Q | 1 | | 4. Keita Watanabe | Japan | 2:12.851 | q | 1 | | 5. Itzhak de Laat | Netherlands | 2:12.974 | | 1 | | 6. Michał Niewiński | Poland | 2:15.853 | | 1 |
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| Quarter 2 | | time | | H | | 1. Roberts Krūzbergs | Latvia | 2:18.237 | Q | 2 | | 2. Thomas Nadalini | Italy | 2:18.543 | Q | 2 | | 3. Félix Pigeon | Poland | 2:18.687 | Q | 2 | | 4. Stijn Desmet | Belgium | 2:18.802 | | 2 | | 5. Ivan Posashkov | Neutral Athlete | 2:19.117 | | 2 | | 6. Clayton DeClemente | United States | 2:32.539 | | 2 |
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| Quarter 3 | | time | | H | | 1. Hwang Dae-heon | South Korea | 2:23.283 | Q | 3 | | 2. Shaoang Liu | China | 2:23.370 | Q | 3 | | 3. Shogo Miyata | Japan | 2:23.454 | Q | 3 | | 4. ũtienne Bastier | France | 2:23.760 | | 3 | | 5. Moon Won-jun | Hungary | 2:23.997 | | 3 | | 6. Kwok Tsz Fung | Hong Kong | 2:25.707 | | 3 |
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| Quarter 4 | | time | | H | | 1. Jens van 't Wout | Netherlands | 2:20.657 | Q | 4 | | 2. Andrew Heo | United States | 2:20.826 | Q | 4 | | 3. Sun Long | China | 2:20.897 | Q | 4 | | 4. Kazuki Yoshinaga | Japan | 2:21.044 | | 4 | | 5. Bence Nógrádi | Hungary | 2:22.207 | | 4 | | 6. Lin Xiaojun | China | No time | | 4 |
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| Quarter 5 | | time | | H | | 1. Félix Roussel | Canada | 2:17.276 | Q | 5 | | 2. Niall Treacy | Great Britain | 2:17.365 | Q | 5 | | 3. Shin Dong-min | South Korea | 2:17.365 | Q | 5 | | 4. Nicolas Andermann | Austria | 2:17.869 | q | 5 | | 5. Quentin Fercoq | France | 2:18.492 | | 5 | | 6. Rim Jong-un | South Korea | 2:38.452 | | 5 |
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| Quarter 6 | | time | | H | | 1. Steven Dubois | Canada | 2:15.888 | Q | 6 | | 2. Brandon Kim | United States | 2:16.154 | Q | 6 | | 3. Daniil Eybog | Uzbekistan | 2:16.963 | Q | 6 | | 4. Oleh Handei | Ukraine | 2:58.831 | ADV | 6 | | 5. Pietro Sighel | Italy | 3:09.757 | | 6 | | -. Friso Emons | Netherlands | | PEN | 6 |
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