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

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Ivan Patzaichin Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:13.09QS
2. Tamás Wichmann Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:14.87QS
3. Matija Ljubek Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 4:15.14QS
4. Roland Iche Flag of France.svg  France 4:20.13QR
5. Ulrich Eicke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:28.66QR
6. Pietro Bruschi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:33.38QR
7. William Reichenstein Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:49.20QR
8. Mitsuo Nakanishi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:52.59QR

Heat 2

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Vasyl Yurchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:20.44QS
2. Wilfried Stephan Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:25.23QS
3. Borislav Ananiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 4:28.18QS
4. Göran Backlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:29.36QR
5. Timo Grönlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4:30.93QR
6. John Edwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:32.67QR
7. Angus Morrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:35.77QR

Repechages

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

Repechage 1

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Roland Iche Flag of France.svg  France 4:15.51QS
2. Angus Morrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:18.11QS
3. Pietro Bruschi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:19.11QS
4. Timo Grönlund Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 4:19.71
5. Mitsuo Nakanishi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 4:40.96

Repechage2

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Ulrich Eicke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:12.00QS
2. John Edwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:14.47QS
3. Göran Backlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:28.18QS
4. William Reichenstein Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 4:37.47

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Borislav Ananiev Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 4:13.39QF
2. Ivan Patzaichin Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 4:15.21QF
3. Ulrich Eicke Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 4:16.69QF
4. Pietro Bruschi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 4:21.88

Semifinal 2

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Vasyl Yurchenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:12.00QF
2. Matija Ljubek Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 4:19.99QF
3. John Edwards Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 4:21.89QF
4. Angus Morrison Flag of the United States.svg  United States 4:25.83

Semifinal 3

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotes
1. Tamás Wichmann Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 4:17.32QF
2. Roland Iche Flag of France.svg  France 4:18.30QF
3. Wilfried Stephan Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 4:18.99QF
4. Göran Backlund Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 4:20.93

Final

The final took place on July 31.

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