Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 4 x 500 metres
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The men's K-1 4 x 500 metres event was a relay kayak
ing event conducted over 500 meters as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
program on Lake Albano. This would be the only time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it was part of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1948 to 1975
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Czechoslovakia
was disqualified in the first heat in accordance to article 22 of the competition rules.
Beudner replaced Knuppe for the Netherlands
between the first heat and the first semifinal.
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 over 500 meters as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics
At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested at Lake Albano. Four changes were done to the program. First, the 10000 metre events that were raced from 1936 to 1956 were permanently dropped from the Olympic program, leaving all races at the 500 metre and...
program on Lake Albano. This would be the only time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it was part of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1948 to 1975
1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
The 1975 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Belgrade, Yugoslavia for the second time, having hosted them in 1971. This also equaled the most times a city had done so with Copenhagen, Denmark ....
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Medalists
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Heats
The 18 crews first raced in three heats on August 26. The top two finishers in each heats advanced directly to the semifinals. One was disqualified while remaining 11 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 8:04.32 | QS | |
| 2. | 8:17.29 | QS | |
| 3. | 8:20.16 | QR | |
| 4. | 8:26.40 | QR | |
| 5. | 8:29.21 | QR | |
| - | DISQ | ||
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 7:54.38 | QS | |
| 2. | 8:00.36 | QS | |
| 3. | 8:03.55 | QR | |
| 4. | 8:10.76 | QR | |
| 5. | 8:44.33 | QR | |
| 6. | 8:44.48 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 7:50.51 | QS | |
| 2. | 7:56.24 | QS | |
| 3. | 7:59.81 | QR | |
| 4. | 8:06.98 | QR | |
| 5. | 8:17.52 | QR | |
| 6. | 8:21.38 | QR | |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
was disqualified in the first heat in accordance to article 22 of the competition rules.
Repechages
Held on August 26, the top two finishers in each of the three repechages advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 8:06.48 | QS | |
| 2. | 8:13.22 | QS | |
| 3. | 8:23.90 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 7:58.40 | QS | |
| 2. | 8:06.80 | QS | |
| 3. | 8:18.51 | ||
| 4. | 8:20.87 | ||
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 7:58.61 | QS | |
| 2. | 8:09.43 | QS | |
| 3. | 8:11.24 | ||
| 4. | 8:36.57 | ||
Semifinals
The top two finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 27) advanced to the final. All other teams were eliminated.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 7:53.86 | QF | |
| 2. | 7:57.54 | QF | |
| 3. | 7:58.44 | ||
| 4. | 7:59.21 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 7:43.92 | QF | |
| 2. | 7:52.29 | QF | |
| 3. | 7:55.05 | ||
| 4. | 8:21.25 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 7:50.03 | QF | |
| 2. | 7:58.21 | QF | |
| 3. | 8:09.02 | ||
| 4. | 8:11.52 | ||
Beudner replaced Knuppe for the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
between the first heat and the first semifinal.
Final
The final was held on August 29. |
7:39.43 | |
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7:44.02 | |
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7:46.09 | |
| 4. | 7:49.93 | |
| 5. | 7:50.72 | |
| 6. | 7:53.00 |