The men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park in Beijing on 22 August. The K-1 event is raced in single-person kayaks.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top finisher in each of the three heats advances directly to the final, while the next six finishers (places 2 through 7) in each heat move on to the semifinals. The top three finishers in each of the two semifinals join the heats winners in the final.
Schedule edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Monday, August 18, 2008 | 15:30-16:00 | Heats |
| Wednesday, August 20, 2008 | 15:30-15:50 | Semifinals |
| Friday, August 22, 2008 | 15:30-15:45 | Final |
Medalists edit
 Gold
|
 Silver
|
 Bronze
|
 Tim Brabants (GBR)
|
 Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR)
|
 Ken Wallace (AUS)
|
Results edit
Heats edit
Qualification Rules: 1->Final, 2..7->Semifinals, Rest Out
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Brabants | Great Britain
|
3:27.828 | QF |
| 2 | Zoltán Benkő |  Hungary
|
3:29.542 | QS |
| 3 | Markus Oscarsson |  Sweden
|
3:30.044 | QS |
| 4 | Emanuel Silva |  Portugal
|
3:31.843 | QS |
| 5 | Shaun Rubenstein |  South Africa
|
3:36.134 | QS |
| 6 | Dmitriy Torlopov |  Kazakhstan
|
3:39.671 | QS |
| 7 | Manuel Cortina Martínez |  Mexico
|
3:41.433 | QS |
| 8 | Myint Tayzar Phone |  Myanmar
|
3:53.578 | |
| 9 | Assane Dame Fall |  Senegal
|
4:07.061 |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adam van Koeverden |  Canada
|
3:29.622 | QF |
| 2 | Stjepan Janić |  Croatia
|
3:31.369 | QS |
| 3 | Ben Fouhy |  New Zealand
|
3:33.037 | QS |
| 4 | Jernej Zupancic Regent |  Slovenia
|
3:33.289 | QS |
| 5 | Michael Kolganov |  Israel
|
3:38.207 | QS |
| 6 | Rami Zur |  United States
|
3:38.693 | QS |
| 7 | Jorge Garcia |  Cuba
|
3:38.866 | QS |
| 8 | Kotoua Francis Abia |  Ivory Coast
|
4:14.411 | |
| 9 | Alcino Silva |  São Tomé and Príncipe
|
4:28.057 |
Heat 3 edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eirik Verås Larsen | Norway
|
3:29.043 | QF |
| 2 | Ken Wallace | Australia
|
3:30.306 | QS |
| 3 | Max Hoff |  Germany
|
3:30.316 | QS |
| 4 | Anton Ryakhov |  Russia
|
3:38.381 | QS |
| 5 | Pan Yao |  China
|
3:40.774 | QS |
| 6 | Miguel Correa |  Argentina
|
3:45.695 | QS |
| 7 | Rudolph Berking-Williams |  Samoa
|
4:00.784 | QS |
| 8 | Tony Lespoir |  Seychelles
|
4:05.890 |
Semifinals edit
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final, Rest Out
Semifinal 1 edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ken Wallace | Australia
|
3:33.255 | QF |
| 2 | Ben Fouhy | New Zealand
|
3:33.542 | QF |
| 3 | Markus Oscarsson | Sweden
|
3:33.906 | QF |
| 4 | Shaun Rubenstein | South Africa
|
3:36.969 | |
| 5 | Anton Ryakhov | Russia
|
3:37.017 | |
| 6 | Jernej Zupancic Regent | Slovenia
|
3:41.730 | |
| 7 | Rami Zur | United States
|
3:46.204 | |
| 8 | Dmitriy Torlopov | Kazakhstan
|
3:47.212 | |
| 9 | Rudolph Berking-Williams | Samoa
|
4:04.658 |
Semifinal 2 edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Hoff | Germany
|
3:32.847 | QF |
| 2 | Stjepan Janić | Croatia
|
3:33.942 | QF |
| 3 | Zoltán Benkő | Hungary
|
3:34.473 | QF |
| 4 | Emanuel Silva | Portugal
|
3:34.508 | |
| 5 | Jorge Garcia | Cuba
|
3:41.219 | |
| 6 | Pan Yao | China
|
3:41.539 | |
| 7 | Manuel Cortina Martínez | Mexico
|
3:43.017 | |
| 8 | Michael Kolganov | Israel
|
3:43.108 | |
| 9 | Miguel Correa | Argentina
|
3:51.715 |
Final edit
| Rank | Athletes | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Tim Brabants | Great Britain
|
3:26.323 | |
|
Eirik Verås Larsen | Norway
|
3:27.342 | |
|
Ken Wallace | Australia
|
3:27.485 | |
| 4 | Ben Fouhy | New Zealand
|
3:29.193 | |
| 5 | Max Hoff | Germany
|
3:29.391 | |
| 6 | Markus Oscarsson | Sweden
|
3:30.198 | |
| 7 | Stjepan Janić | Croatia
|
3:30.495 | |
| 8 | Adam van Koeverden | Canada
|
3:31.793 | |
| 9 | Zoltán Benkő | Hungary
|
3:32.120 |
References edit
- Sports-reference.com 2008 K-1 1000 m results.
- Yahoo! August 18, 2008 sprint heat results - accessed August 19, 2008.
- Yahoo! August 20, 2008 sprint semifinal results - accessed August 20, 2008.
- Yahoo! August 22, 2008 sprint final results - accessed August 22, 2008.