The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1980 Summer Olympics program.
Medallists edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Lyubomir Lyubenov (BUL)
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 Sergei Postrekhin (URS)
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 Eckhard Leue (GDR)
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Results edit
Heats edit
Thirteen competitors were entered with one withdrawal and one disqualification. Held on July 31, 1980, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the final with the others relegated to the semifinal.
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Lipat Varabiev |  Romania |
4:06.13 | QF |
| 2. | Lyubomir Lyubenov | Bulgaria |
4:06.82 | QF |
| 3. | Sergei Postrekhin | Soviet Union |
4:07.39 | QF |
| 4. | Libor Dvořák |  Czechoslovakia |
4:07.85 | QS |
| 5. | Timo Grönlund |  Finland |
4:11.11 | QS |
| 6. | William Reichenstein |  Great Britain |
4:28.18 | QS |
| - | Hans Christian Lassen | Denmark |
DISQ |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Tamás Wichmann |  Hungary |
4:02.79 | QF |
| 2. | Eckhard Leue | East Germany |
4:04.09 | QF |
| 3. | Thomas Falk |  Sweden |
4:04.97 | QF |
| 4. | Matija Ljubek |  Yugoslavia |
4:05.21 | QS |
| 5. | Marek Łbik |  Poland |
4:13.34 | QS |
| - | Pierre Langlois | France |
Did not start |
Lassen's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.
Semifinal edit
Taking place on August 2, the top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal edit
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Timo Grönlund | Finland |
4:19.82 | QF |
| 2. | Libor Dvořák | Czechoslovakia |
4:20.15 | QF |
| 3. | Matija Ljubek | Yugoslavia |
4:20.51 | QF |
| 4. | Marek Łbik | Poland |
4:20.87 | |
| 5. | William Reichenstein | Great Britain |
4:29.72 |
Final edit
The final took place on August 2.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Lyubomir Lyubenov | Bulgaria |
4:12.38 | |
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Sergei Postrekhin | Soviet Union |
4:13.53 | |
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Eckhard Leue | East Germany |
4:15.02 | |
| 4. | Libor Dvořák | Czechoslovakia |
4:15.25 | |
| 5. | Lipat Varabiev | Romania |
4:16.68 | |
| 6. | Timo Grönlund | Finland |
4:17.37 | |
| 7. | Thomas Falk | Sweden |
4:20.66 | |
| 8. | Matija Ljubek | Yugoslavia |
4:22.40 | |
| 9. | Tamás Wichmann | Hungary |
4:45.30 |
References edit
- 1980 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 191. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1980 C-1 1000 m results.