| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
Sprint | ||
| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Larry Cain (CAN) |  Henning Lynge Jakobsen (DEN) |  Costică Olaru (ROU) |
13 competitors were entered. Held on August 6, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others were relegated to the repechages.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Henning Lynge Jakobsen (DEN) | 2:05.09 | QS |
| 2. |  Timo Grönlund (FIN) | 2:06.11 | QS |
| 3. |  Kiyoto Inoue (JPN) | 2:06.61 | QS |
| 4. |  Philippe Renaud (FRA) | 2:07.90 | QR |
| 5. |  Stephen Train (GBR) | 2:08.80 | QR |
| 6. |  Robert Rozanski (NOR) | 2:13.21 | QR |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Costică Olaru (ROU) | 2:03.49 | QS |
| 2. | Larry Cain (CAN) | 2:04.30 | QS |
| 3. |  Hartmut Faust (FRG) | 2:05.95 | QS |
| 4. |  John Plankenhorn (USA) | 2:07.20 | QR |
| 5. |  Francisco López (ESP) | 2:08.01 | QR |
| 6. |  Göran Backlund (SWE) | 2:15.72 | QR |
| 7. |  Yun Hui-Chun (KOR) | 2:40.92 | QR |
Repechages were held on August 6 with the top three finishers in each repechage advancing to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Robert Rozanski (NOR) | 2:08.30 | QS |
| 2. | Francisco López (ESP) | 2:09.72 | QS |
| 3. | Philippe Renaud (FRA) | 2:10.44 | QS |
| 4. | Yun Hui-Chun (KOR) | 2:51.38 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | Stephen Train (GBR) | 2:12.69 | QS |
| 2. | John Plankenhorn (USA) | 2:13.18 | QS |
| 3. | Göran Backlund (SWE) | 2:21.81 | QS |
Three semifinals were held on August 8 with the top three finishers of each semifinal advancing to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Henning Lynge Jakobsen (DEN) | 2:01.42 | QF |
| 2. | Hartmut Faust (FRG) | 2:02.60 | QF |
| 3. | Philippe Renaud (FRA) | 2:03.30 | QF |
| 4. | Stephen Train (GBR) | 2:06.01 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Costică Olaru (ROU) | 2:02.62 | QF |
| 2. | Kiyoto Inoue (JPN) | 2:03.55 | QF |
| 3. | Francisco López (ESP) | 2:04.38 | QF |
| 4. | John Plankenhorn (USA) | 2:04.54 | |
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | Larry Cain (CAN) | 2:02.60 | QF |
| 2. | Timo Grönlund (FIN) | 2:03.36 | QF |
| 3. | Robert Rozanski (NOR) | 2:06.87 | QF |
| 4. | Göran Backlund (SWE) | 2:14.08 | |
The final took place on August 10.
| | Larry Cain (CAN) | 1:57.91 |
| | Henning Lynge Jakobsen (DEN) | 1:58.45 |
| | Costică Olaru (ROU) | 1:59.86 |
| 4. | Philippe Renaud (FRA) | 1:59.95 |
| 5. | Timo Grönlund (FIN) | 2:01.00 |
| 6. | Kiyoto Inoue (JPN) | 2:01.79 |
| 7. | Hartmut Faust (FRG) | 2:01.85 |
| 8. | Robert Rozanski (NOR) | 2:02.12 |
| 9. | Francisco López (ESP) | 2:03.95 |
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