These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1948 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes and took place on August 12.
Final edit
With only six competitors in the event, a final was held.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Josef Holeček |  Czechoslovakia
|
5:42.0 |
|
Douglas Bennett |  Canada
|
5:53.3 |
|
Robert Boutigny |  France
|
5:55.9 |
| 4 | Ingemar Andersson |  Sweden
|
6:06.0 |
| 5 | William Havens |  United States
|
6:14.3 |
| 6 | Harold Maidment |  Great Britain
|
6:37.0 |