The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual 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...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested on Lake Casitas. The women's K-4 500 m event was introduced to the Olympic program at these Games.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:...

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Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

The 19 competitors first raced in three heats on August 6. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.

Heat 1
1.		1:52.69	QS
2.		1:53.66	| QS
3.		1:53.92	QS
4.		1:55.39	QR
5.		2:01.10	QR
6.		2:04.12	QR
7.		2:14.60	QR
Heat 2
1.		1:51.25	QS
2.		1:51.55	QS
3.		1:52.52	QS
4.		1:52.55	QR
5.		2:01.16	QR
Heat 3
1.		1:48.38	QS
2.		1:49.32	QS
3.		1:50.23	QS
4.		1:55.20	QR
5.		1:55.58	QR
6.		1:57.30	QR
7.		1:58.18	QR

Repechages

Taking place on August 6, the top four finishers from each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.		1:50.89	QS
2.		1:52.08	QS
3.		1:53.71	QS
4.		1:55.82	QS
5.		1:57.03
Repechage 2
1.		1:54.10	QS
2.		1:54.72	QS
3.		1:57.02	QS
4.		1:57.92	QS
5.		2:12.075

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:48.00	QF
2.		1:49.08	QF
3.		1:49.10	QF
4.		1:50.00
5.		1:52.53
6.		1:52.72
Semifinal 2
1.		1:48.80	QF
2.		1:49.00	QF
3.		1:49.26	QF
4.		1:49.98
5.		1:51.99
6.		1:56.06
Semifinal 3
1.		1:49.45	QF
2.		1:50.70	QF
3.		1:51.22	QF
4.		1:52.02
5.		1:56.06

Final

The final was held on August 10.

		1:47.84
		1:48.18
		1:48.41
4.		1:48.77
5.		1:49.32
6.		1:49.60
7.		1:49.71
8.		1:49.89
9.		1:49.90