Canoeing at the 1972 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 canoe
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
program.
Canoe
A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested, and for the first time at the Olympic Games, four events in slalom canoeing were also contested.-Slalom:-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...
program.
Medallists
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Heats
Thirteen competitors were entered. Held on September 5, the top three in each heat move on to final with the others were relegated to the semifinal.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:29.01 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:32.03 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:32.39 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:34.52 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:39.92 | QS | |
| 6. | 4:54.56 | QS | |
| 7. | 4:56.70 | QS | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:31.79 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:33.34 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:41.04 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:52.30 | QS | |
| 5. | 4:53.66 | QS | |
| 6. | 6:34.65 | QS | |
Semifinal
Only the seven canoeists who did not advance from the first round competed in the semifinal. Taking place on September 8, the top three finishers advanced to the final.| 1. | 4:11.90 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:14.99 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:15.24 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:20.70 | ||
| 5. | 4:24.40 | ||
| 6. | 4:25.23 | ||
| 7. | 4:36.34 |
Final
The final took place on September 9. |
4:08.94 | |
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4:12.42 | |
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4:13.63 | |
| 4. | 4:14.38 | |
| 5. | 4:14.43 | |
| 6. | 4:14.65 | |
| 7. | 4:14.98 | |
| 8. | 4:20.39 | |
| 9. | 4:21.05 |