Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres explained

Event:Men's K-1 1000 metres
Games:2024 Summer
Venue:National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates:7 August 2024 (heats and quarterfinals)
10 August 2024 (semifinals & finals)
Competitors:29
Nations:24
Win Value:3:24.07
Gold:Josef Dostál
Goldnoc:CZE
Silver:Ádám Varga
Silvernoc:HUN
Bronze:Bálint Kopasz
Bronzenoc:HUN
Prev:2020
Next:2028

The men's K-1 1000 metres sprint canoeing event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place on 7 and 10 August 2024 at the National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne.

Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event after it was introduced at the 1936 Olympics.

Qualification

See main article: Canoeing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

Competition format

Sprint canoeing uses a four-round format for events with at least 11 boats, with heats, quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals. The specifics of the progression format depend on the number of boats ultimately entered.

The course is a flatwater course 9 metres wide. The name of the event describes the particular format within sprint canoeing. The "K" format means a kayak, with the canoeist sitting, using a double-bladed paddle to paddle, and steering with a foot-operated rudder (as opposed to a canoe, with a kneeling canoeist, single-bladed paddle, and no rudder). The "1" is the number of canoeists in each boat. The "500 metres" is the distance of each race.

Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

The event was held over two days, with two rounds per day.[1]

DateTimeRound
7 August 2024 10:40
14:10
Heats
Quarterfinals
10 August 2024 11:10
13:10
Semifinals
Finals

Results

Heats

Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest to QF.

Heat 1
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1 5 3:29.76
2 2 3:32.07
3 4 3:37.21
4 3 3:42.80
5 6 3:50.36
6 7 3:54.49
Heat 2
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1 2 3:27.80
2 5 3:28.36
3 6 3:28.40
4 4 3:35.83
5 3 René Holten Poulsen3:40.14
6 7 3:40.87
Heat 3
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1 5 3:26.44
2 4 3:27.18
3 7 3:28.19
4 3 3:38.02
5 6 3:43.65
6 2 3:44.47
Heat 4
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1 7 3:28.56
2 5 3:29.88
3 6 3:30.64
4 4 3:31.55
5 2 3:33.81
6 3 3:36.58
Heat 5
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1 4 3:35.99
2 5 3:37.83
3 6 3:40.25
4 3 3:46.17
5 7 3:53.31

Quarterfinals

Progression System: 1st-2nd to SF, rest out.

Quarterfinal 1
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1 4 3:29.66
2 7 3:30.81
3 8 3:33.78
4 6 3:37.75
5 5 3:41.77
6 3 3:50.72
7 2 3:55.20
Quarterfinal 2
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1 3 3:35.48
2 5 3:36.64
3 7 3:38.11
4 4 3:40.94
5 2 3:45.77
6 6 3:51.20 [9]
Quarterfinal 3
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1 7 3:30.39
2 4 3:33.74
3 5 3:35.43
4 6 3:36.72
5 2 3:42.05
6 3 4:02.27

Semifinals

Progression: 1st-4th to Final A, rest to Final B.

Semifinal 1
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1 4 3:28.76 FA
2 5 3:29.14 FA
3 2 3:29.34 FA
4 6 3:30.14 FA
5 8 3:30.52 FB
6 0 3:32.81 FB
7 3 3:33.52 FB
8 7 3:35.50 FB
9 1 3:48.91 FB
Semifinal 2
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1 5 3:27.92 FA
2 6 3:28.18 FA
3 2 3:29.05 FA
4 3 3:29.64 FA
5 7 3:30.99 FB
6 8 3:31.07 FB
7 4 3:31.51 FB
8 1 3:33.89 FB

Finals

Final A (For medals)
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1 3:24.07
2 3:24.76
3 3:25.68
4 4 3:28.10
4 5 3:28.10
6 6 3:29.59
7 7 3:31.06
8 8 3:36.82
Final B (non-medal)
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9 1 3:27.94
10 2 3:28.04
11 3 3:28.10
12 4 3:29.42
13 5 3:30.29
14 6 3:30.48
15 7 3:31.42
16 8 3:31.62
17 8 3:32.72

Notes and References

  1. "Olympic Schedule - Canoe sprint", Olympics.com. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
  2. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Heat 1 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Heat 2 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Heat 3 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Heat 4 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Heat 5 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Quarterfinal 1 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Quarterfinal 2 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Men's Kayak Single 1000m Semifinals – Official Communication. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  10. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Quarterfinal 3 – Results. olympics.com. 7 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  11. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Semifinal 1 – Results. olympics.com. 10 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
  12. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Semifinal 2 – Results. olympics.com. 10 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
  13. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Final A – Results. olympics.com. 10 August 2024. 16 August 2024.
  14. Web site: Kayak Sprint – Men's Kayak Single 1000m – Final B – Results. olympics.com. 10 August 2024. 16 August 2024.