Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres
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These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoe
s. Because there were ten competitors in the event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.
Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics
At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1948.-Men's events:-Women's event:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 624–37....
. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoe
Sprint canoe
A sprint canoe is a special type of canoe used in the sport of flatwater canoe racing.A one-person sprint canoe is 5.20 metres long; a traveling canoe of a similar length would be suitable for 2 to 3 people with gear...
s. Because there were ten competitors in the event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.
Medalists
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
Heats
The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:56.1 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:58.5 | QF | |
| 3. | 5:09.3 | QF | |
| 4. | 5:11.9 | QF | |
| 5. | 5:25.8 | ||
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 5:06.0 | QF | |
| 2. | 5:09.8 | QF | |
| 3. | 5:17.3 | QF | |
| 4. | 5:21.2 | QF | |
| 5. | 5:28.8 | ||
Final
 |
4:56.3 | |
 |
5:03.6 | |
 |
5:08.5 | |
| 4. | 5:13.7 | |
| 5. | 5:15.0 | |
| 6. | 5:22.8 | |
| 7. | 5:24.1 | |
| 8. | 5:24.5 |