These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Canoeing was an official Olympic sport for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. It had been a demonstration sport twelve years earlier at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris. A total of nine events were contested at the 1936 Games, all in canoe sprint for men.The competitions were...

. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. The heats and the final took place on Saturday, August 8.

Fifteen canoers from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Heats

The 16 competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in both heats moved directly to the final.

Heat 1

Place	Canoer	Time	Qual.
1		4:36.5	QF
2		4:38.8	QF
3		4:41.1	QF
4		4:44.3	QF
5		4:50.2
6		4:50.9
7		4:54.1
8		5:08.7

Heat 2

Place	Canoer	Time	Qual.
1		4:25.2	QF
2		4:27.2	QF
3		4:40.8	QF
4		4:47.0	QF
5		4:51.1
6		4:56.0
7		5:17.0

Final

Place	Canoer	Time
1		4:22.9
2		4:25.6
3		4:35.1
4		4:40.8
5		4:39.5
6		4:41.2
7		4:42.2
8		4:44.2

The final took place in a heavy downpour that included thunder and lightning.