Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

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The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.

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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 SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Yurchenko  (URS)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)

Results

Heats

Fifteen competitors were entered. Held on July 29, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others relegated to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)4:13.09QS
2.Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)4:14.87QS
3.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)4:15.14QS
4.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)4:20.13QR
5.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)4:28.66QR
6.Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Bruschi  (ITA)4:33.38QR
7.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Reichenstein  (GBR)4:49.20QR
8.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mitsuo Nakanishi  (JPN)4:52.59QR
Heat 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Yurchenko  (URS)4:20.44QS
2.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)4:25.23QS
3.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)4:28.18QS
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)4:29.36QR
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Timo Grönlund  (FIN)4:30.93QR
6.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Edwards  (CAN)4:32.67QR
7.Flag of the United States.svg  Angus Morrison  (USA)4:35.77QR

Repechages

Held on July 29, the top three finisher in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)4:15.51QS
2.Flag of the United States.svg  Angus Morrison  (USA)4:18.11QS
3.Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Bruschi  (ITA)4:19.11QS
4.Flag of Finland.svg  Timo Grönlund  (FIN)4:19.71
5.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Mitsuo Nakanishi  (JPN)4:40.96
Repechage 2
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)4:12.00QS
2.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Edwards  (CAN)4:14.47QS
3.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)4:28.18QS
4.Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  William Reichenstein  (GBR)4:37.47

Semifinals

Taking place on July 31, the top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)4:13.39QF
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)4:15.21QF
3.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)4:16.69QF
4.Flag of Italy.svg  Pietro Bruschi  (ITA)4:21.88
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Yurchenko  (URS)4:12.00QF
2.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)4:19.99QF
3.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Edwards  (CAN)4:21.89QF
4.Flag of the United States.svg  Angus Morrison  (USA)4:25.83
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)4:17.32QF
2.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)4:18.30QF
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)4:18.99QF
4.Flag of Sweden.svg  Göran Backlund  (SWE)4:20.93

Final

The final took place on July 31.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Matija Ljubek  (YUG)4:09.51
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasyl Yurchenko  (URS)4:12.57
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)4:14.11
4.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Borislav Ananiev  (BUL)4:14.41
5.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)4:15.08
6.Flag of France.svg  Roland Iche  (FRA)4:18.23
7.Flag of East Germany.svg  Wilfried Stephan  (GDR)4:22.43
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Ulrich Eicke  (FRG)4:22.77
9.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Edwards  (CAN)4:30.55

Ljubek, fourth at the halfway mark, was the only finalist to paddle the second half of the race faster than the first.

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