The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Canoeing competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 11 to August 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing....

took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park

Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park

The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park is the new, purpose-built venue for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing....

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

 on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayak

Kayak

A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...

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Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top finisher in each of the three heats advances directly to the final, while the next six finishers (places 2 through 7) in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

UTC+8

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Date	Time	Round
Monday, August 18, 2008	15:30-16:00	Heats
Wednesday, August 20, 2008	15:30-15:50	Semifinals
Friday, August 22, 2008	15:30-15:45	Final

Medalists

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1->Final, 2..7->Semifinals, Rest Out

Heat 1

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Tim Brabants Tim Brabants Tim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had...		3:27.828	QF
2	Zoltán Benkő Zoltán Benko Zoltán Benkő , is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice .-Reference:*...		3:29.542	QS
3	Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000....		3:30.044	QS
4	Emanuel Silva Emanuel Silva Emanuel Eduardo Pimenta Vieira Silva is a Portuguese sprint canoer. He was born in Braga. A finalist at the 2004 Olympics, he is Portugal's most successful kayak sprinter since the 1980s....		3:31.843	QS
5	Shaun Rubenstein Shaun Rubenstein Shaun Rubenstein is a South African canoer.-Career:As a junior canoeist, Rubenstein competed in all forms of the sport, from sprints to river marathons. He was a member of the South African junior sprint and flat-water marathon teams, competing internationally...		3:36.134	QS
6	Dmitriy Torlopov		3:39.671	QS
7	Manuel Cortina Martínez Manuel Cortina Martínez Manuel Cortina Martínez is a Mexican canoeist. He participated in the 2007 Pan American Games and obtained three gold medals in canoe sprint....		3:41.433	QS
8	Myint Tayzar Phone Myint Tayzar Phone Myint Tayzar Phone born July 2, 1978) is a sprint canoer from Myanmar who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m event.-References:*...		3:53.578
9	Assane Dame Fall Assane Dame Fall Assane Dame Fall is a Senegalese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		4:07.061

Heat 2

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Adam van Koeverden Adam van Koeverden Adam Joseph van Koeverden is a Canadian sprint kayaker. He was born in Oakville, Ontario to a Dutch father and a Hungarian mother...		3:29.622	QF
2	Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janic Stjepan Janić , is a Croatian sprint canoer.In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia.Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from...		3:31.369	QS
3	Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy is a New Zealand flatwater canoer who has been competing since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004....		3:33.037	QS
4	Jernej Zupancic Regent Jernej Župančič Regent Jernej Župančič Regent is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...		3:33.289	QS
5	Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov is a Soviet-born, Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000...		3:38.207	QS
6	Rami Zur Rami Zur Rami Zur is an American sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s for Israel and later for the United States....		3:38.693	QS
7	Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (kayaker) Jorge García is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:38.866	QS
8	Kotoua Francis Abia		4:14.411
9	Alcino Silva Alcino Silva Alcino Silva is a sprint canoer from São Tomé and Príncipe who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m events....		4:28.057

Heat 3

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...		3:29.043	QF
2	Ken Wallace Ken Wallace Ken Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales, is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen...		3:30.306	QS
3	Max Hoff		3:30.316	QS
4	Anton Ryakhov Anton Ryakhov Anton Ryakhov is an Uzbek-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and five bronzes .Ryakhov also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning...		3:38.381	QS
5	Pan Yao Pan Yao Pan Yao is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:40.774	QS
6	Miguel Correa Miguel Correa Miguel Correa is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:45.695	QS
7	Rudolph Berking-Williams Rudolph Berking-Williams Rudolph Berking-Williams is a Samoan sprint canoer.He represented Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. He qualified for the semi-finals in the K-1 1000 m with a time of 4:00.784 and for the semi-finals in the K-1 500 m event with a time of 1:47.839....		4:00.784	QS
8	Tony Lespoir Tony Lespoir Tony Lespoir is a Seychellois sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 500 m event and the heats of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, Lespoir was eliminated in the heats in both the...		4:05.890

Semifinal 1

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Ken Wallace Ken Wallace Ken Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales, is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen...		3:33.255	QF
2	Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy is a New Zealand flatwater canoer who has been competing since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004....		3:33.542	QF
3	Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000....		3:33.906	QF
4	Shaun Rubenstein Shaun Rubenstein Shaun Rubenstein is a South African canoer.-Career:As a junior canoeist, Rubenstein competed in all forms of the sport, from sprints to river marathons. He was a member of the South African junior sprint and flat-water marathon teams, competing internationally...		3:36.969
5	Anton Ryakhov Anton Ryakhov Anton Ryakhov is an Uzbek-born Russian sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He won eight medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three silvers and five bronzes .Ryakhov also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning...		3:37.017
6	Jernej Zupancic Regent Jernej Župančič Regent Jernej Župančič Regent is a Slovenian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Four years later in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the same event.-References:*...		3:41.730
7	Rami Zur Rami Zur Rami Zur is an American sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s for Israel and later for the United States....		3:46.204
8	Dmitriy Torlopov		3:47.212
9	Rudolph Berking-Williams Rudolph Berking-Williams Rudolph Berking-Williams is a Samoan sprint canoer.He represented Samoa at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing in the K-1 500 m and K-1 1000 m events. He qualified for the semi-finals in the K-1 1000 m with a time of 4:00.784 and for the semi-finals in the K-1 500 m event with a time of 1:47.839....		4:04.658

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Max Hoff		3:32.847	QF
2	Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janic Stjepan Janić , is a Croatian sprint canoer.In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia.Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from...		3:33.942	QF
3	Zoltán Benkő Zoltán Benko Zoltán Benkő , is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice .-Reference:*...		3:34.473	QF
4	Emanuel Silva Emanuel Silva Emanuel Eduardo Pimenta Vieira Silva is a Portuguese sprint canoer. He was born in Braga. A finalist at the 2004 Olympics, he is Portugal's most successful kayak sprinter since the 1980s....		3:34.508
5	Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (kayaker) Jorge García is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:41.219
6	Pan Yao Pan Yao Pan Yao is a Chinese sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:41.539
7	Manuel Cortina Martínez Manuel Cortina Martínez Manuel Cortina Martínez is a Mexican canoeist. He participated in the 2007 Pan American Games and obtained three gold medals in canoe sprint....		3:43.017
8	Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov Michael Kolganov is a Soviet-born, Israeli sprint canoer and former world champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the K-1 500 m event at Sydney in 2000...		3:43.108
9	Miguel Correa Miguel Correa Miguel Correa is an Argentine sprint canoer who competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-1 500 m and the K-1 1000 m events.-References:*...		3:51.715

Final

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
	Tim Brabants Tim Brabants Tim Brabants MBE is a British sprint kayaker who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .Brabants won the K-1 1000 m European championship at Szeged, Hungary in 2002, the first time a British paddler had...		3:26.323
	Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...		3:27.342
	Ken Wallace Ken Wallace Ken Wallace, born 26 July 1983 in Gosford, New South Wales, is an Australian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s.Wallace originally competed in Ironman events and only switched to sprint racing at the age of sixteen...		3:27.485
4	Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy Ben Fouhy is a New Zealand flatwater canoer who has been competing since the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won the silver in the K-1 1000 m event at Athens in 2004....		3:29.193
5	Max Hoff		3:29.391
6	Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson Markus Oscarsson is a Swedish sprint kayaker who has competed since 1995. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-2 1000 m event with a gold in 2004 and a silver in 2000....		3:30.198
7	Stjepan Janić Stjepan Janic Stjepan Janić , is a Croatian sprint canoer.In 1998, he won his first silver medal as a member of the Serbia and Montenegro crew which took the K-2 1000 m title at the World Championships in Szeged, Hungary. In 2004, he started competing for Croatia.Janić is a member of the Kajak klub Jarun from...		3:30.495
8	Adam van Koeverden Adam van Koeverden Adam Joseph van Koeverden is a Canadian sprint kayaker. He was born in Oakville, Ontario to a Dutch father and a Hungarian mother...		3:31.793
9	Zoltán Benkő Zoltán Benko Zoltán Benkő , is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth twice .-Reference:*...		3:32.120