These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten competitors in the event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.
Medalists edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Josef Holeček (TCH)
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 János Parti (HUN)
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 Olavi Ojanperä (FIN)
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Heats edit
The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Jean Molle (FRA) |
4:56.1 | QF |
| 2 | János Parti (HUN) |
4:58.5 | QF |
| 3 |  Frank Havens (USA) |
5:09.3 | QF |
| 4 |  Ingemar Andersson (SWE) |
5:11.9 | QF |
| 5 |  George Bossy (CAN) |
5:25.8 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Holeček (TCH) |
5:06.0 | QF |
| 2 | Olavi Ojanperä (FIN) |
5:09.8 | QF |
| 3 |  Ralf Berckhan (GER) |
5:17.3 | QF |
| 4 |  Vladimir Kotyrev (URS) |
5:21.2 | QF |
| 5 |  Gerald Marchand (GBR) |
5:28.8 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
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Josef Holeček (TCH) |
4:56.3 |
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János Parti (HUN) |
5:03.6 |
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Olavi Ojanperä (FIN) |
5:08.5 |
| 4 | Frank Havens (USA) |
5:13.7 |
| 5 | Ingemar Andersson (SWE) |
5:15.0 |
| 6 | Ralf Berckhan (GER) |
5:22.8 |
| 7 | Jean Molle (FRA) |
5:24.1 |
| 8 | Vladimir Kotyrev (URS) |
5:24.5 |
References edit
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