These are the results of the men's K-4 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....

. The K-4 event is raced by four-man canoe sprint kayaks.

Medalists

Gold	Zoltán Kammerer Zoltán Kammerer Zoltán Kammerer is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals .... , Botond Storcz Botond Storcz Botond Storcz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics he won three gold medals .... , Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s... , Gábor Horváth
Silver	Andreas Ihle Andreas Ihle Andreas Ihle is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold and a silver .... , Mark Zabel Mark Zabel Mark Zabel is a German sprint canoer and Surfski Champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with one gold and two silvers .... , Björn Bach Björn Bach Björn Bach is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2006. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m .... , Stefan Ulm Stefan Ulm Stefan Ulm is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silvers in the K-4 1000 m event ....
Bronze	Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer is a Slovakian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Erik Vlček Erik Vlcek Erik Vlček is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Juraj Bača Juraj Baca Juraj Bača is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004....

Heats

The 10 teams first raced in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced directly to the final, and the remaining four teams advanced to the semifinal. No teams were eliminated in the heats. The heats were raced on August 23.

Heat 1
1.		Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer Richard Riszdorfer is a Slovakian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer Michal Riszdorfer is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Erik Vlček Erik Vlcek Erik Vlček is a Slovak sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals in the K-4 1000 m event with a silver in 2008 and a bronze in 2004.... , Juraj Bača Juraj Baca Juraj Bača is a Slovak sprint canoer who competed from 1998 to 2005. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004....	2:53.256	QF
2.		Milko Kazanov Milko Kazanov Milko Georgiev Kazanov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to 2005. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at Atlanta in 1996.... , Ivan Hristov Ivan Hristov Ivan Khristov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Seville.... , Petar Merkov Petar Merkov Petar Hristov Merkov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he who won two silver medals at Sydney in 2000... , Yordan Yordanov Yordan Yordanov Yordan Yordanov is a Bulgarian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2002 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Seville....	2:54.252	QF
3.		Tomasz Mendelski Tomasz Mendelski Tomasz Mendelski is a Polish sprint canoer. Mendelski has represented Poland in both the K-1 200 m and 500 m, but specialises in the former discipline, the shortest race-distance... , Rafał Głażewski Rafał Głażewski Rafał Głażewski is a Polish sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*... , Adam Seroczyński Adam Seroczynski Adam Dariusz Seroczyński is a Polish sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2008. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the K-4 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.... , Dariusz Białkowski	2:55.240	QF
4.		Marian Baban Marian Baban Marian Baban is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s... , Alexandru Bogdan Ceausu, Vasile Curuzan Corneli, Stefan Vasile Stefan Vasile Ştefan Vasile is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he finished seventh in the K-4 1000 m event while being eliminated in the semifinals of the K-2 500 m event....	2:55.324	QS
5.		Steven Jorens Steven Jorens Steven Jorens is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since 1998. Competing in the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*... , Richard Dober, Ryan Cuthbert Ryan Cuthbert Ryan Cuthbert is a Canadian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of ninth in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004.-References:*... , Andrew Willows Andrew Willows Andrew Willows is a Canadian sprint kayaker who has competed since the mid first decade of the 21st century. He won two medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver and a bronze .Willows also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-2 500 m...	2:56.336	QS
Heat 2
1.		Zoltán Kammerer Zoltán Kammerer Zoltán Kammerer is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 1990s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won three gold medals .... , Botond Storcz Botond Storcz Botond Storcz is a Hungarian sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics he won three gold medals .... , Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s... , Gábor Horváth	2:51.010	QF
2.		Raman Piatrushenka Raman Piatrushenka Raman Piatrushenka is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 2000... , Aliaksei Abalmasau Aliaksei Abalmasau Aliaksei Abalmasau is a Belarusian sprint canoer who has competed since 1998... , Dziamyan Turchyn Dziamyan Turchyn Dziamyan Turchyn is a Belarusian sprint canoer.... , Vadzim Makhneu Vadzim Makhneu Vadzim Makhneu or Vadim Makhnev is a Belarusian flatwater canoer who has competed since 2000...	2:52.170	QF
3.		Andreas Ihle Andreas Ihle Andreas Ihle is a German sprint canoer who has competed since 1997. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won two medals with a gold and a silver .... , Mark Zabel Mark Zabel Mark Zabel is a German sprint canoer and Surfski Champion. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he won three medals in the K-4 1000 m event with one gold and two silvers .... , Björn Bach Björn Bach Björn Bach is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2006. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silver medals in the K-4 1000 m .... , Stefan Ulm Stefan Ulm Stefan Ulm is a German sprint canoer who competed from 1997 to 2004. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two silvers in the K-4 1000 m event ....	2:52.678	QF
4.		Jacob Norenberg Jacob Norenberg Jacob Lorentz Norenberg is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He won a bronze in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb.... , Alexander Wefald Alexander Wefald Alexander Wefald is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*... , Andreas Gjersøe Andreas Gjersøe Andreas Georg Gjersøe is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He finished fifth in the K-4 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... , Mattis Næss Mattis Næss Mattis Næss is a Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s.-Biography:He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Zagreb....	2:54.894	QS
5.		Aleksey Babadjanov Aleksey Babadjanov Aleksey Babadjanov is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events.-References:*... , Dmitriy Strijkov Dmitriy Strijkov Dmitriy Strijkov is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-4 1000 m event at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*... , Sergey Borzov Sergey Borzov Sergey Borzov is an Uzbekistani sprint canoer who competed in the mid 2000s. At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-4 1000 m events.-References:*... , Anton Ryahov	3:01.446	QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal race qualified for the final, joining the six teams that had advanced directly from the heats. The last place team was eliminated. The semifinal was raced on August 25.

1.		2:53.994	QF
2.		2:54.350	QF
3.		2:55.926	QF
4.		2:56.594

Final

The final was raced on August 27.

		2:56.919
		2:58.659
		2:59.314
4.		2:59.622
5.		3:01.698
6.		3:02.419
7.		3:03.107
8.		3:03.562
9.		3:07.714