These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on July 28.
Medalists edit
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
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 Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
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 Thorvald Strömberg (FIN)
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 Louis Gantois (FRA)
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Heats edit
The 20 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. |  Hendrik Vebrygghe (BEL) |
4:27.7 | QF |
| 2. |  Lubomir Vambera (TCH) |
4:30.1 | QF |
| 3. |  Bert Oldershaw (CAN) |
4:30.7 | QF |
| 4. |  Giorgio Piccinelli (ITA) |
4:38.5 | |
| 5. |  Michael Budrock (USA) |
4:39.5 | |
| 6. |  Hansruedi Engler (SUI) |
4:39.7 | |
| 7. |  Geoffery Coyler (GBR) |
4:39.9 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. |  Wim van der Kroft (NED) |
4:20.3 | QF |
| 2. |  Meinrad Mittenberger (GER) |
4:21.2 | QF |
| 3. | Louis Gantois (FRA) |
4:22.2 | QF |
| 4. |  Knud Albjerg (DEN) |
4:24.2 | |
| 5. |  Per Johnsen (NOR) |
4:25.2 | |
| 6. |  Josip Lipokatič (YUG) |
4:35.2 | |
| 7. |  Roland Licker (LUX) |
4:48.1 | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | Thorvald Strömberg (FIN) |
4:15.5 | QF |
| 2. |  Lev Nikitin (URS) |
4:17.1 | QF |
| 3. | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |
4:17.6 | QF |
| 4. |  János Urányi (HUN) |
4:20.9 | |
| 5. |  Herbert Schreiner (AUT) |
4:22.9 | |
| 6. |  Mircea Anastasescu (ROU) |
4:32.9 | |
Final edit
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Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |
4:07.9 |
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Thorvald Strömberg (FIN) |
4:09.7 |
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Louis Gantois (FRA) |
4:20.1 |
| 4. | Wim van der Kroft (NED) |
4:20.8 |
| 5. | Meinrad Mittenberger (GER) |
4:21.6 |
| 6. | Lubomir Vambera (TCH) |
4:24.0 |
| 7. | Hendrik Verbrugghe (BEL) |
4:25.0 |
| 8. | Lev Nikitin (URS) |
4:26.2 |
| 9. | Bert Oldershaw (CAN) |
4:26.5 |
References edit
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