Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

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Left-right: Imre Szöllősi, Erik Hansen, Gert Fredriksson

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics.

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Medalists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Denmark.svg  Erik Hansen  (DEN)Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson  (SWE)

Results

Heats

24 competitors first raced in three heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals; two were eliminated due to not starting, and the remaining 13 competitors were relegated to the repechage heats.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Erik Hansen  (DEN)3:57.04QS
2.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ronald Rhodes  (GBR)4:01.68QS
3.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)4:05.08QS
4.Flag of Norway.svg  Rolf Olsen  (NOR)4:08.38QR
5.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert De Waele  (BEL)4:08.60QR
6.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Roland Huber  (SUI)4:26.26QR
7.Flag of France.svg  Michel Meyer  (FRA)4:40.72QR
-Flag of Bulgaria (1948-1967).svg  Lyubomir Oresharov  (BUL)Did not start
Heat 2
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)4:04.23QS
2.Flag of Australia.svg  Phil Coles  (AUS)4:06.27QS
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)4:06.58QS
4.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Aleksandar Kerčov  (YUG)4:07.08QR
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Simo Kuismanen  (FIN)4:09.78QR
6.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Joaquín Larroya  (ESP)4:12.93QR
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Beachem  (USA)4:18.64QR
-Flag of Romania (1952-1965).svg  Igor Lipalit  (ROU)Did not start
Heat 3
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)4:06.14QS
2.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Guillaume Weijzen  (NED)4:06.77QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson  (SWE)4:07.35QS
4.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ladislav Čepčianský  (TCH)4:07.83QR
5.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Skwarski  (POL)4:12.70QR
6.Flag of Austria.svg  Herbert Wiedermann  (AUT)4:15.71QR
7.Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Michael Brown  (CAN)4:27.28QR
8.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  André Conrady  (LUX)4:27.38QR

Repechages

The repechages took place on August 26. The top three finishers in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Finland.svg  Simo Kuismanen  (FIN)4:11.50QS
2.Flag of Austria.svg  Herbert Wiedermann  (AUT)4:13.73QS
3.Flag of Norway.svg  Rolf Olsen  (NOR)4:13.87QS
4.Flag of France.svg  Michel Meyer  (FRA)4:24.93
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Skwarski  (POL)4:06.99QS
2.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Aleksandar Kerčov  (YUG)4:07.33QS
3.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Beachem  (USA)4:18.17QS
4.Flag of Switzerland.svg  Roland Huber  (SUI)4:24.16
5.Flag of Luxembourg.svg  André Conrady  (LUX)4:28.40
Repechage 3
1.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ladislav Čepčianský  (TCH)4:11.39QS
2.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Joaquín Larroya  (ESP)4:13.82QS
3.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert De Waele  (BEL)4:16.61QS
4.Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Michael Brown  (CAN)4:55.73

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 27) advanced to the final with the rest of the competitors eliminated.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Denmark.svg  Erik Hansen  (DEN)3:57.51QF
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson  (SWE)4:03.32QF
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Simo Kuismanen  (FIN)4:03.42QF
4.Flag of Australia.svg  Phil Coles  (AUS)4:08.05
5.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Aleksandar Kerčov  (YUG)4:10.27
6.Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Robert De Waele  (BEL)4:12.48
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)3:57.11QF
2.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)4:02.88QF
3.Flag of Norway.svg  Rolf Olsen  (NOR)4:04.82QF
4.Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Guillaume Weijzen  (NED)4:07.30
5.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Skwarski  (POL)4:09.26
6.Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Joaquín Larroya  (ESP)4:20.39
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ronald Rhodes  (GBR)4:05.20QF
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)4:05.20QF
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)4:06.36QF
4.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Ladislav Čepčianský  (TCH)4:07.75
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Paul Beachem  (USA)4:15.10
6.Flag of Austria.svg  Herbert Wiedermann  (AUT)4:17.45

Final

The final was held on August 29.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Denmark.svg  Erik Hansen  (DEN)3:53.00
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Imre Szöllősi  (HUN)3:54.02
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Gert Fredriksson  (SWE)3:55.89
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Ibragim Khasanov  (URS)3:56.38
5.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Ronald Rhodes  (GBR)4:01.15
6.Flag of Norway.svg  Rolf Olsen  (NOR)4:02.31
7.Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Wolfgang Lange  (EUA)4:03.05
8.Flag of Finland.svg  Simo Kuismanen  (FIN)4:03.66
9.Flag of Italy.svg  Cesare Zilioli  (ITA)4:04.90

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