Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 500 metres

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The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program. This event debuted at these games.

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Medallists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Rogov  (URS)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)

Results

Heats

Fifteen competitors were entered. Held on July 28, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others were relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)2:09.32QS
2.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)2:11.79QS
3.Flag of Finland.svg  Timo Grönlund  (FIN)2:14.40QS
4.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Atsunobu Ogata  (JPN)2:14.55QR
5.Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Bruschi  (ITA)2:16.44QR
6.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Kosiński  (POL)2:16.60QR
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Angus Morrison  (USA)4:56.70QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)2:10.16QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Szegedi  (HUN)2:10.82QS
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)2:12.16QS
4.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)2:12.60QR
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Rogov  (URS)2:12.77QR
6.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)2:14.82QR
7.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)2:15.35QR
8.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)2:20.85QR

Repechages

Held on July 28, the top three finishers in each repechage moved on to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)2:03.01QS
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Rogov  (URS)2:04.70QS
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Kosiński  (POL)2:08.06QS
4.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Atsunobu Ogata  (JPN)2:11.66
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)2:04.90QS
2.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)2:06.47QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)2:07.81QS
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Bruschi  (ITA)2:10.84
5.Flag of the United States.svg  Angus Morrison  (USA)2:12.92

Semifinals

Three semifinals were held on July 30 with the top three finishers in each semifinal advancing to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)2:07.00QF
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)2:09.91QF
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)2:11.23QF
4.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Ryszard Kosiński  (POL)2:12.71
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Rogov  (URS)2:06.83QF
2.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)2:07.99QF
3.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)2:10.18QF
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Timo Grönlund  (FIN)2:17.39
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Szegedi  (HUN)2:07.50QF
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)2:09.34QF
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)2:11.05QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)2:13.83

Final

The final took place on July 30.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Aleksandr Rogov  (URS)1:59.29
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)1:59.58
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)1:59.60
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)1:59.92
5.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)2:00.54
6.Flag of Hungary.svg  Károly Szegedi  (HUN)2:01.12
7.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)2:01.40
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)2:02.30
9.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)2:04.27

Wood jumped out to an early lead to the delight of the Canadian crowd of 5000 leading from start to the last few strokes when he was passed by the favorite Rogov.

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