Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

Canoeing at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Sprint
C-1 1000 m
C-1 10000 mmen
C-2 1000 mmen
C-2 10000 mmen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-1 10000 mmen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-2 10000 mmen

The men's C-1 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. The final took place on December 1.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Leon Rotman (ROU)  István Hernek (HUN)  Gennady Bukharin (URS)

Results

Final

Ten competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held.

Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leon Rotman  Romania 5:05.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) István Hernek  Hungary 5:06.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gennady Bukharin  Soviet Union 5:12.7
4 Karel Hradil  Czechoslovakia 5:15.9
5 Franz Johannsen  Germany 5:18.6
6 Werner Wettersten  Sweden 5:28.0
7 Bryan Harper  Australia 5:37.6
8 George Bossy  Canada 5:39.4
9. William Schuette  United States 5:47.7

References

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