Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
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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
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Matija Ljubek (YUG) |
 Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) |
 Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
Results
Heats
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 | |||
| 1. |  Ivan Patzaichin (ROU) |
4:13.09 | QS |
| 2. | Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
4:14.87 | QS |
| 3. | Matija Ljubek (YUG) |
4:15.14 | QS |
| 4. |  Roland Iche (FRA) |
4:20.13 | QR |
| 5. |  Ulrich Eicke (FRG) |
4:28.66 | QR |
| 6. |  Pietro Bruschi (ITA) |
4:33.38 | QR |
| 7. |  William Reichenstein (GBR) |
4:49.20 | QR |
| 8. |  Mitsuo Nakanishi (JPN) |
4:52.59 | QR |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) |
4:20.44 | QS |
| 2. |  Wilfried Stephan (GDR) |
4:25.23 | QS |
| 3. |  Borislav Ananiev (BUL) |
4:28.18 | QS |
| 4. |  Göran Backlund (SWE) |
4:29.36 | QR |
| 5. |  Timo Grönlund (FIN) |
4:30.93 | QR |
| 6. |  John Edwards (CAN) |
4:32.67 | QR |
| 7. |  Angus Morrison (USA) |
4:35.77 | QR |
Repechages
Held on July 29, the top three finisher in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Roland Iche (FRA) |
4:15.51 | QS |
| 2. | Angus Morrison (USA) |
4:18.11 | QS |
| 3. | Pietro Bruschi (ITA) |
4:19.11 | QS |
| 4. | Timo Grönlund (FIN) |
4:19.71 | |
| 5. | Mitsuo Nakanishi (JPN) |
4:40.96 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | Ulrich Eicke (FRG) |
4:12.00 | QS |
| 2. | John Edwards (CAN) |
4:14.47 | QS |
| 3. | Göran Backlund (SWE) |
4:28.18 | QS |
| 4. | William Reichenstein (GBR) |
4:37.47 | |
Semifinals
Taking place on July 31, the top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Borislav Ananiev (BUL) |
4:13.39 | QF |
| 2. | Ivan Patzaichin (ROU) |
4:15.21 | QF |
| 3. | Ulrich Eicke (FRG) |
4:16.69 | QF |
| 4. | Pietro Bruschi (ITA) |
4:21.88 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) |
4:12.00 | QF |
| 2. | Matija Ljubek (YUG) |
4:19.99 | QF |
| 3. | John Edwards (CAN) |
4:21.89 | QF |
| 4. | Angus Morrison (USA) |
4:25.83 | |
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
4:17.32 | QF |
| 2. | Roland Iche (FRA) |
4:18.30 | QF |
| 3. | Wilfried Stephan (GDR) |
4:18.99 | QF |
| 4. | Göran Backlund (SWE) |
4:20.93 | |
Final
The final took place on July 31.
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Matija Ljubek (YUG) |
4:09.51 |
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Vasyl Yurchenko (URS) |
4:12.57 |
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Tamás Wichmann (HUN) |
4:14.11 |
| 4. | Borislav Ananiev (BUL) |
4:14.41 |
| 5. | Ivan Patzaichin (ROU) |
4:15.08 |
| 6. | Roland Iche (FRA) |
4:18.23 |
| 7. | Wilfried Stephan (GDR) |
4:22.43 |
| 8. | Ulrich Eicke (FRG) |
4:22.77 |
| 9. | John Edwards (CAN) |
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
- 1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 184. (English) & (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.
