Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

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The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.

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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 East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm  (GDR)Olympic flag.svg  Alain Lebas  (FRA)Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)

Results

Heats

The 21 competitors first raced in three heats on July 31 though one did not start. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. All remaining competitors competed in the repechages later that day.

Heat 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm  (GDR)3:45.20QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Oreste Perri  (ITA)3:46.18QS
3.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Joós  (HUN)3:47.26QS
4.Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)3:49.41QR
5.Olympic flag.svg  Ian Pringle  (IRL)3:53.01QR
6.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Ian Ferguson  (NZL)3:59.07QR
7.Olympic flag.svg  Jan Baaijens  (NED)4:15.85QR
Heat 2
1.Olympic flag.svg  Alain Lebas  (FRA)3:44.78QS
2.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)3:46.76QS
3.Olympic flag.svg  John Sumegi  (AUS)3:47.60QS
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rasmutis Višinskis  (URS)3:48.57QR
5.Olympic flag.svg  Theo Claessens  (BEL)3:51.56QR
6.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jorge Colome  (CUB)3:55.26QR
7.Flag of Finland.svg  Hannu Kojo  (FIN)4:10.66QR
Heat 3
1.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Milan Janić  (YUG)3:47.77QS
2.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson  (SWE)3:48.16QS
3.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Felix Masár  (TCH)3:48.49QS
4.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk  (POL)3:48.82QR
5.Olympic flag.svg  Helmut Lehmann  (SUI)3:53.35QR
6.Olympic flag.svg  Douglas Parnham  (GBR)3:54.58QR
-Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Ivan Manev  (BUL)Did not start

Repechages

Taking place on July 31, two repechages were held. The top three finishers in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)3:51.04QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Helmut Lehmann  (SUI)3:52.10QS
3.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Ian Ferguson  (NZL)3:54.46QS
4.Olympic flag.svg  Theo Claessens  (BEL)3:57.61
5.Flag of Finland.svg  Hannu Kojo  (FIN)3:58.98
6.Olympic flag.svg  Douglas Parnham  (GBR)4:06.96
Repechage 2
1.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rasmutis Višinskis  (URS)3:50.29QS
2.Olympic flag.svg  Jan Baaijens  (NED)3:52.13QS
3.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk  (POL)3:52.27QS
4.Flag of Cuba.svg  Jorge Colome  (CUB)3:53.19
5.Olympic flag.svg  Ian Pringle  (IRL)3:53.96

Semifinals

Raced on August 2, the top three finishers from each of the three semifinals advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm  (GDR)3:52.04QF
2.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Felix Masár  (TCH)3:53.13QF
3.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)3:55.65QF
4.Spain Olympic Flag 1980.svg  Guillermo del Riego  (ESP)3:57.47
5.Flag of Poland.svg  Waldemar Merk  (POL)3:58.35
Semifinal 2
1.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson  (SWE)3:52.80QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  Alain Lebas  (FRA)3:53.05QF
3.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Ian Ferguson  (NZL)3:54.05QF
4.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Rasmutis Višinskis  (URS)3:54.52
5.Flag of Hungary.svg  István Joós  (HUN)4:01.67
Semifinal 3
1.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Milan Janić  (YUG)3:53.34QF
2.Olympic flag.svg  John Sumegi  (AUS)3:54.28QF
3.Olympic flag.svg  Oreste Perri  (ITA)3:54.67QF
4.Olympic flag.svg  Helmut Lehmann  (SUI)3:56.97
5.Olympic flag.svg  Jan Baaijens  (NED)4:01.35

Final

The final took place on August 2.

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of East Germany.svg  Rüdiger Helm  (GDR)3:48.77
Silver medal with cup.svg Olympic flag.svg  Alain Lebas  (FRA)3:50.20
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ion Bîrlădeanu  (ROU)3:50.49
4.Olympic flag.svg  John Sumegi  (AUS)3:50.63
5.Olympic flag.svg  Oreste Perri  (ITA)3:51.95
6.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Felix Masár  (TCH)3:52.10
7.Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Milan Janić  (YUG)3:53.50
8.Flag of New Zealand Olympic Committee (1979-1994).svg  Ian Ferguson  (NZL)3:53.78
9.Flag of Sweden.svg  Anders Andersson  (SWE)3:54.54

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