Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
program.
The Soviet Union
's position at 500 meters in the second semifinal is missing in the official report. The third semifinal was so fast that Belgium
and Yugoslavia
's time would have gotten them into the finals if either nation had competed in the other two semifinals.
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...
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.
Medalists
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Heats
The 20 crews first raced in three heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 11 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:16.15 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:18.42 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:19.69 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:19.77 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:26.65 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:29.65 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:32.94 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:18.35 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:18.65 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:22.98 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:23.31 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:24.63 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:29.75 | QR | |
| 7. | 3:34.38 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:19.12 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:24.59 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:26.90 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:27.62 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:27.77 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:34.19 | QR | |
Repechages
Taking place on September 7, The top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:14.35 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:15.68 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:16.24 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:21.07 | ||
| 5. | 3:21.97 | ||
| 6. | 3:31.65 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:17.39 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:18.63 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:19.77 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:22.89 | ||
| 5. | 3:26.80 | ||
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on September 8) advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:09.98 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:11.15 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:11.24 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:11.65 | ||
| 5. | 3:20.53 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:09.68 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:10.45 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:11.57 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:12.46 | ||
| 5. | 3:13.76 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:08.72 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:09.71 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:09.89 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:10.70 | ||
| 5. | 3:11.21 | ||
The Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
's position at 500 meters in the second semifinal is missing in the official report. The third semifinal was so fast that Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
and Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
's time would have gotten them into the finals if either nation had competed in the other two semifinals.
Final
The final was held on September 9. |
3:14.02 | |
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3:15.07 | |
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3:15.27 | |
| 4. | 3:15.60 | |
| 5. | 3:16.63 | |
| 6. | 3:16.88 | |
| 7. | 3:16.92 | |
| 8. | 3:17.39 | |
| 9. | align=left | | 3:20.22 |