Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 500 metres
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The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
program that took place at Lake Lanier
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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 1996 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The canoeing competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint...
program that took place at Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier
Lake Lanier is a reservoir in the northern portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created by the completion of Buford Dam on the Chattahoochee River in 1956, and is also fed by the waters of the Chestatee River. The lake encompasses of water, and of shoreline at normal level, a "full...
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Medalists
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Heats
26 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:42.391 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:42.731 | | QS | |
| 3. | 1:43.279 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:43.343 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:43.563 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:47.823 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:48.991 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:49.695 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.624 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:42.160 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:42.180 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:42.652 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:44.328 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:45.328 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:47.316 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:52.760 | QR | |
| 9. | 1:55.208 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.411 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.079 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.171 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:42.691 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:43.810 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:44.763 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:45.623 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:45.799 | QR | |
| 9. | 1:56.827 | QR | |
Repechages
The top four finishers from each of the repechages along with the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:43.184 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:43.384 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:44.076 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:44.204 | QS | |
| 5. | 1:44.340 | ||
| 6. | 1:45.220 | ||
| 7. | 1:46.532 | ||
| 8. | 1:53.432 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:42.851 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:43.055 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:43.343 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:43.359 | QS | |
| 5. | 1:44.143 | QS | |
| 6. | 1:47.035 | ||
| 7. | 1:47.815 | ||
| 8. | 1:51.623 | ||
| 9. | 1:55.103 | ||
Semifinals
The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals along with the fifth fastest advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:39.185 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:39.929 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:40.765 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:41.425 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:41.565 | QF | |
| 6. | 1:41.749 | ||
| 7. | 1:41.873 | ||
| 8. | 1:42.505 | ||
| 9. | 1:43.045 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.319 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:40.615 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:40.687 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:41.083 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:41.791 | ||
| 6. | 1:41.883 | ||
| 7. | 1:42.071 | ||
| 8. | 1:42.335 | ||
| 9. | 1:42.379 | ||
Final
The final was held on August 4. |
1:37.423 | |
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1:38.339 | |
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1:38.615 | |
| 4. | 1:38.975 | |
| 5. | 1:39.307 | |
| 6. | 1:40.047 | |
| 7. | 1:40.331 | |
| 8. | 1:40.407 | |
| 9. | 1:41.023 |