Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
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| Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics | ||
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program.
Medallists[edit]
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Matija Ljubek (YUG)
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 Vasyl Yurchenko (URS)
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 Tamás Wichmann (HUN)
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Results[edit]
Heats[edit]
Fifteen competitors were entered. Held on July 29, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others relegated to the repechages.
Heat 1[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ivan Patzaichin |  Romania |
4:13.09 | QS |
| 2. | Tamás Wichmann | Hungary |
4:14.87 | QS |
| 3. | Matija Ljubek | Yugoslavia |
4:15.14 | QS |
| 4. | Roland Iche |  France |
4:20.13 | QR |
| 5. | Ulrich Eicke |  West Germany |
4:28.66 | QR |
| 6. | Pietro Bruschi |  Italy |
4:33.38 | QR |
| 7. | William Reichenstein |  Great Britain |
4:49.20 | QR |
| 8. | Mitsuo Nakanishi |  Japan |
4:52.59 | QR |
Heat 2[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasyl Yurchenko | Soviet Union |
4:20.44 | QS |
| 2. | Wilfried Stephan |  East Germany |
4:25.23 | QS |
| 3. | Borislav Ananiev |  Bulgaria |
4:28.18 | QS |
| 4. | Göran Backlund |  Sweden |
4:29.36 | QR |
| 5. | Timo Grönlund |  Finland |
4:30.93 | QR |
| 6. | John Edwards |  Canada |
4:32.67 | QR |
| 7. | Angus Morrison |  United States |
4:35.77 | QR |
Repechages[edit]
Held on July 29, the top three finisher in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage 1[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Roland Iche | France |
4:15.51 | QS |
| 2. | Angus Morrison | United States |
4:18.11 | QS |
| 3. | Pietro Bruschi | Italy |
4:19.11 | QS |
| 4. | Timo Grönlund | Finland |
4:19.71 | |
| 5. | Mitsuo Nakanishi | Japan |
4:40.96 |
Repechage2[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ulrich Eicke | West Germany |
4:12.00 | QS |
| 2. | John Edwards | Canada |
4:14.47 | QS |
| 3. | Göran Backlund | Sweden |
4:28.18 | QS |
| 4. | William Reichenstein | Great Britain |
4:37.47 |
Semifinals[edit]
Taking place on July 31, the top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Borislav Ananiev | Bulgaria |
4:13.39 | QF |
| 2. | Ivan Patzaichin | Romania |
4:15.21 | QF |
| 3. | Ulrich Eicke | West Germany |
4:16.69 | QF |
| 4. | Pietro Bruschi | Italy |
4:21.88 |
Semifinal 2[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Vasyl Yurchenko | Soviet Union |
4:12.00 | QF |
| 2. | Matija Ljubek | Yugoslavia |
4:19.99 | QF |
| 3. | John Edwards | Canada |
4:21.89 | QF |
| 4. | Angus Morrison | United States |
4:25.83 |
Semifinal 3[edit]
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamás Wichmann | Hungary |
4:17.32 | QF |
| 2. | Roland Iche | France |
4:18.30 | QF |
| 3. | Wilfried Stephan | East Germany |
4:18.99 | QF |
| 4. | Göran Backlund | Sweden |
4:20.93 |
Final[edit]
The final took place on July 31.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
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Matija Ljubek | Yugoslavia |
4:09.51 | |
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Vasyl Yurchenko | Soviet Union |
4:12.57 | |
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Tamás Wichmann | Hungary |
4:14.11 | |
| 4. | Borislav Ananiev | Bulgaria |
4:14.41 | |
| 5. | Ivan Patzaichin | Romania |
4:15.08 | |
| 6. | Roland Iche | France |
4:18.23 | |
| 7. | Wilfried Stephan | East Germany |
4:22.43 | |
| 8. | Ulrich Eicke | West Germany |
4:22.77 | |
| 9. | John Edwards | Canada |
4:30.55 |
Ljubek, fourth at the halfway mark, was the only finalist to paddle the second half of the race faster than the first.
References[edit]
- 1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 184. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1976 C-1 1000 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing Men's Canadian Singles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 480.
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