These are the results of the men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.
Medalists edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Adam van Koeverden (CAN)
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 Nathan Baggaley (AUS)
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 Ian Wynne (GBR)
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Heats edit
The 28 competitors first raced in three heats for position in one of three semifinal races. As there are 9 lanes on the course, 27 of 28 kayakers moved on. The heats were raced on August 24.
Semifinals edit
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the final. Fourth place and higher competitors were eliminated. The semifinals were raced on August 26.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. |  Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) |
1:38.361 | QF |
| 2. |  Ákos Vereckei (HUN) |
1:38.737 | QF |
| 3. |  Javier Correa (ARG) |
1:39.525 | QF |
| 4. |  Alvydas Duonėla (LTU) |
1:40.253 | |
| 5. |  Anton Ryahov (UZB) |
1:40.737 | |
| 6. |  Kimmo Latvamaki (FIN) |
1:40.753 | |
| 7. |  Andrey Shkiotov (RUS) |
1:40.765 | |
| 8. |  Sebastian Cuattrin (BRA) |
1:42.213 | |
| 9. |  Paweł Baumann (POL) |
1:43.125 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Ian Wynne (GBR) |
1:38.911 | QF |
| 2. |  Lutz Altepost (GER) |
1:39.643 | QF |
| 3. |  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) |
1:40.467 | QF |
| 4. |  Rami Zur (USA) |
1:40.727 | |
| 5. |  Simon Faeh (SUI) |
1:41.039 | |
| 6. |  Carlos Pérez (ESP) |
1:41.335 | |
| 7. |  Emanuel Silva (POR) |
1:43.051 | |
| 8. |  Michael Kolganov (ISR) |
1:43.411 | |
| 9. |  Tony Lespoir (SEY) |
2:04.975 | |
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | Adam van Koeverden (CAN) |
1:38.907 | QF |
| 2. | Nathan Baggaley (AUS) |
1:39.031 | QF |
| 3. |  Andrea Facchin (ITA) |
1:40.387 | QF |
| 4. |  Alan van Coller (RSA) |
1:41.131 | |
| 5. |  Anders Gustafsson (SWE) |
1:41.291 | |
| 6. |  Petar Merkov (BUL) |
1:42.207 | |
| 7. |  Martin Chorváth (SVK) |
1:43.095 | |
| 8. |  Liu Haitao (CHN) |
1:46.179 | |
| 9. |  Apostolos Papandreou (GRE) |
1:46.627 | |
Final edit
The final was raced on August 28.
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Adam van Koeverden (CAN) |
1:37.919 |
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Nathan Baggaley (AUS) |
1:38.467 |
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Ian Wynne (GBR) |
1:38.547 |
| 4. | Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) |
1:38.667 |
| 5. | Ákos Vereckei (HUN) |
1:39.315 |
| 6. | Lutz Altepost (GER) |
1:39.647 |
| 7. | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) |
1:40.187 |
| 8. | Javier Correa (ARG) |
1:40.639 |
| 9. | Andrea Facchin (ITA) |
1:41.575 |