The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours 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 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...

 program. The official report did not make clear on the two semifinals and final which events were the men's K-2 1000 m event and the men's K-4 1000 m event and would thus create confusion to the average reader.

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

18 crews entered in three heats. These heats were used to seed the two semifinal events.

Heat 1
1.		2:54.06
2.		2:55.28
3.		2:56.02
4.		2:56.22
5.		3:02.38
6.		3:09.28
7.		3:12.51
Heat 2
1.		2:57.06
2.		2:57.67
3.		2:58.67
4.		2:59.15
5.		3:02.60
6.		3:03.58
Heat 3
1.		2:52.17
2.		2:54.34
3.		2:57.30
4.		2:58.57
5.		3:06.36

Semifinals

The top four finishers in the each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.		2:54.80	QF
2.		2:55.39	QF
3.		2:56.57	QF
4.		2:56.62	QF
5.		2:57.42	QF
6.		2:58.98
7.		2:59.35
8.	align=left	| 3:00.66
9.		3:11.44
Semifinal 2
1.		2:56.80	QF
2.		2:58.27	QF
3.		2:58.83	QF
4.		2:59.20	QF
5.		3:00.17
6.		3:00.48
7.		3:00.90
8.		3:10.82
-		Did not start

Final

The final was held on August 8.

		2:54.18
		2:54.82
		2:56.97
4.		2:57.06
5.		3:00.11
6.		3:01.43
7.		3:01.46
8.		3:02.08
9.		3:04.30

Germany upset Hungary, the defending Olympic champions

Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres

The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:18 crews entered in three heats on September 27...

 and winner of every world championship in the event since 1986

1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships

The 1986 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the Île Notre-Dame. This is also where the canoeing and rowing competitions for the 1976 Summer Olympics took place....

, despite losing a key member, Detlef Hofmann

Detlef Hofmann

Detlef Hofmann is a German sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta....

, to doping

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 for testosterone

Testosterone

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 two months prior to the 1992 games

1992 Summer Olympics

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 (Hoffmann would win gold in this event

Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres

The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program.-Medalists:-Heats:16 crews entered in two heats...

 four years later in Atlanta

1996 Summer Olympics

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