Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres
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The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
program.
Perri and Diba were disqualified for underweight boats after the heat, but the decision was reversed when judges announced that the super sensitive electronic scales had responded to a change in atmospheric pressure.
Helm, the youngest competitor of the event, was fifth at the 250 meter mark, then made his move at the last quarter of the race. Passing Csapó, he shouted for joy as he crossed the finish line in victory.
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 as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Île Notre-Dame. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included in the Montreal program though four 500 m events for men were...
program.
Medalists
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Heats
The 19 competitors first raced in three heats on July 29. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals. All remaining competitors competed in the repechages later that day.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:55.67 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:57.46 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:59.34 | QS | |
| 4. | 4:05.38 | QR | |
| 5. | 4:09.79 | QR | |
| 6. | 4:22.99 | QR | |
| 7. | 4:54.89 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:53.41 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:57.19 | QS | |
| 3. | 4:01.44 | QS | |
| 4. | 4:04.29 | QR | |
| 5. | 4:11.96 | QR | |
| 6. | 4:14.92 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:54.42 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:55.76 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:56.47 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:57.00 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:59.06 | QR | |
| 6. | 4:07.03 | QR | |
Perri and Diba were disqualified for underweight boats after the heat, but the decision was reversed when judges announced that the super sensitive electronic scales had responded to a change in atmospheric pressure.
Repechages
Taking place on July 29, three repechages were held. The top three finishers in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:16.10 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:19.86 | QS | |
| 3. | 4:24.11 | QS | |
| 4. | 4:42.38 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:55.03 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:55.52 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:58.49 | QS | |
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:59.85 | QS | |
| 2. | 4:08.62 | QS | |
| 3. | 4:14.90 | QS | |
Semifinals
Raced on July 31, the top three finishers from each of the three semifinals advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:50.19 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:51.69 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:52.00 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:53.21 | ||
| 5. | 3:54.12 | ||
| 6. | 4:08.65 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:46.88 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:47.82 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:47.97 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:48.82 | ||
| 5. | 3:54.33 | ||
| 6. | 4:01.38 | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:44.77 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:45.30 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:53.11 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:55.03 | ||
| 5. | 3:55.61 | ||
| 6. | 4:16.77 | ||
Final
The final took place on July 31. |
3:48.20 | |
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3:48.84 | |
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3:49.65 | |
| 4. | 3:51.13 | |
| 5. | 3:51.45 | |
| 6. | 3:51.94 | |
| 7. | 3:52.64 | |
| 8. | 3:54.29 | |
| 9. | 3:55.98 |
Helm, the youngest competitor of the event, was fifth at the 250 meter mark, then made his move at the last quarter of the race. Passing Csapó, he shouted for joy as he crossed the finish line in victory.