The men's K-1 500 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

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. 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...

s. This would be the last time the event would take place at the Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the International Canoe Federation

International Canoe Federation

The International Canoe Federation is the umbrella organization of all national canoe organizations worldwide. It is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, and administers all aspects of canoe sport worldwide...

 that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.

Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top six finishers in each of the four heats advances directly to the semifinal along with the top three times. The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals advance to the final.

Heats took place on August 19, semifinal on August 21, and final on August 23.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8

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Date	Time	Round
Tuesday, August 19, 2008	15:30-16:10	Heats
Thursday, August 21, 2008	15:30-16:00	Semifinals
Saturday, August 23, 2008	15:30-15:45	Final

Medalists

Heats

Qualification Rules: 1..6->Semifinals + 3 best next by time, Rest Out

Heat 1

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...		1:35.554 WB	QS
2	Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...		1:36.439	QS
3	Michele Zerial Michele Zerial Michele Zerial is an Italian 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.-References:*...		1:36.950	QS
4	Steven Ferguson Steven Ferguson Steven Sean Ferguson is a sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver and former swimmer from New Zealand.Ferguson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of four-times Olympic gold medal winning canoeist Ian Ferguson....		1:37.538	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...		1:37.687	QS
6	Dmitriy Torlopov		1:39.892	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:*...		1:42.803	QS
8	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....		1:47.839	QS

Heat 2

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...		1:36.338	QS
2	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...		1:37.666	QS
3	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...		1:37.724	QS
4	Arnaud Hybois Arnaud Hybois Arnaud Hybois is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a bronze ....		1:37.902	QS
5	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:*...		1:39.781	QS
6	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....		1:42.513	QS
7	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...		1:53.248

Heat 3

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...		1:36.099	QS
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...		1:36.208	QS
3	Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers .Gustafsson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at...		1:36.633	QS
4	Marek Twardowski Marek Twardowski Marek Twardowski is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , nine silvers , and four...		1:39.436	QS
5	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:*...		1:52.215	QS
6	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....		1:58.178	QS
7	Kotoua Francis Abia		2:00.716

Heat 4

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	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...		1:38.396	QS
2	Jonas Ems Jonas Ems Jonas Ems is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers ....		1:38.819	QS
3	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....		1:39.037	QS
4	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....		1:40.626	QS
5	Kasper Bleibach Kasper Bleibach Kasper Bleibach is a Danish 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.-References:*...		1:42.529	QS
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:*...		1:44.757	QS
7	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:*...		1:48.179	QS

Semifinal 1

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...		1:42.438	QF
2	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...		1:42.968	QF
3	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...		1:43.340	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...		1:44.154
5	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....		1:45.985
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....		1:47.163
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....		1:48.333
8	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:*...		1:49.077
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:*...		2:04.633

Semifinal 2

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	Steven Ferguson Steven Ferguson Steven Sean Ferguson is a sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver and former swimmer from New Zealand.Ferguson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of four-times Olympic gold medal winning canoeist Ian Ferguson....		1:42.238	QF
2	Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers .Gustafsson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at...		1:42.409	QF
3	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...		1:42.530	QF
4	Michele Zerial Michele Zerial Michele Zerial is an Italian 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.-References:*...		1:42.931
5	Marek Twardowski Marek Twardowski Marek Twardowski is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He won fifteen medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds , nine silvers , and four...		1:43.733
6	Jonas Ems Jonas Ems Jonas Ems is a German sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers ....		1:44.717
7	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:*...		1:46.422
8	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:*...		1:55.242
—	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....		—	DNS

Semifinal 3

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
1	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...		1:41.689	QF
2	Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...		1:41.927	QF
3	Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...		1:42.155	QF
4	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...		1:43.145
5	Arnaud Hybois Arnaud Hybois Arnaud Hybois is a French sprint canoer who has competed since the late 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with two golds and a bronze ....		1:43.559
6	Kasper Bleibach Kasper Bleibach Kasper Bleibach is a Danish 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.-References:*...		1:45.418
7	Dmitriy Torlopov		1:47.573
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:*...		1:55.300
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....		2:06.288

Final

Rank	Athletes	Country	Time	Notes
	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...		1:37.252
	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...		1:37.630
	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...		1:37.671
4	Eirik Verås Larsen Eirik Verås Larsen -Biography:Name: Eirik Verås LarsenDate of birth: 26 March 1976Born: Flekkefjord, NorwayResidence: Oslo, NorwayEducation: M.Sc...		1:37.949
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...		1:38.187
6	Ákos Vereckei Akos Vereckei Ákos Vereckei is a Hungarian sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s...		1:38.318
7	Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson Anders Gustafsson is a Swedish sprint canoer who has competed since the mid 2000s. He won three medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold and two silvers .Gustafsson also competed in three Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-1 500 m event at...		1:38.447
8	Steven Ferguson Steven Ferguson Steven Sean Ferguson is a sprint canoeist, surf lifesaver and former swimmer from New Zealand.Ferguson was born in Auckland, New Zealand, the son of four-times Olympic gold medal winning canoeist Ian Ferguson....		1:38.512
9	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...		1:38.729