Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres

The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program that took place at Lake Lanier.

Medalists

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  Gold   Silver   Bronze
  Antonio Rossi (ITA)   Knut Holmann (NOR)   Piotr Markiewicz (POL)

Results

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Heats

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26 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.

Heat 1
1.   Geza Magyar (ROU) 1:42.391 QS
2.   Piotr Markiewicz (POL) 1:42.731 QS
3.   Sergey Kaleshink (BLR) 1:43.279 QS
4.   Zoltán Antal (HUN) 1:43.343 QR
5.   Róbert Erban (SVK) 1:43.563 QR
6.   Yevgeny Yegorov (KAZ) 1:47.823 QR
7.   Ivan Lawler (GBR) 1:48.991 QR
8.   Tom Krantz (SWE) 1:49.695 QR
Heat 2
1.   Knut Holmann (NOR) 1:41.624 QS
2.   Cameron McFadezan (AUS) 1:42.160 QS
3.   Miguel García (ESP) 1:42.180 QS
4.   Renn Crichlow (CAN) 1:42.652 QR
5.   Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) 1:44.328 QR
6.   Sergey Verlin (RUS) 1:45.328 QR
7.   Hain Helde (EST) 1:47.316 QR
8.   José Garcia (POR) 1:52.760 QR
9.   Koutoua Abia (CIV) 1:55.208 QR
Heat 3
1.   Antonio Rossi (ITA) 1:40.411 QS
2.   Lutz Liwowski (GER) 1:41.079 QS
3.   Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) 1:41.171 QS
4.   Javier Correa (ARG) 1:42.691 QR
5.   Petar Merkov (BUL) 1:43.810 QR
6.   Mike Herbert (USA) 1:44.763 QR
7.   Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) 1:45.623 QR
8.   Petar Sibinkić (YUG) 1:45.799 QR
9.   Aleksandr Popov (UZB) 1:56.827 QR

Repechages

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The top four finishers from each of the repechages along with the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.   Róbert Erban (SVK) 1:43.184 QS
2.   Mike Herbert (USA) 1:43.384 QS
3.   Javier Correa (ARG) 1:44.076 QS
4.   Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) 1:44.204 QS
5.   Hain Helde (EST) 1:44.340
6.   Ivan Lawler (GBR) 1:45.220
7.   Petar Sibinkić (YUG) 1:46.532
8.   Koutoua Abia (CIV) 1:53.432
Repechage 2
1.   Petar Merkov (BUL) 1:42.851 QS
2.   Renn Crichlow (CAN) 1:43.055 QS
3.   Zoltán Antal (HUN) 1:43.343 QS
4.   Sergey Verlin (RUS) 1:43.359 QS
5.   Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) 1:44.143 QS
6.   Yevgeny Yegorov (KAZ) 1:47.035
7.   Tom Krantz (SWE) 1:47.815
8.   Aleksandr Popov (UZB) 1:51.623
9.   José Garcia (POR) 1:55.103

Semifinals

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The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals along with the fifth fastest advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.   Antonio Rossi (ITA) 1:39.185 QF
2.   Knut Holmann (NOR) 1:39.929 QF
3.   Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) 1:40.765 QF
4.   Róbert Erban (SVK) 1:41.425 QF
5.   Piotr Markiewicz (POL) 1:41.565 QF
6.   Renn Crichlow (CAN) 1:41.749
7.   Zoltán Antal (HUN) 1:41.873
8.   Sergey Kaleshink (BLR) 1:42.505
9.   Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) 1:43.045
Semifinal 2
1.   Lutz Liwowski (GER) 1:40.319 QF
2.   Geza Magyar (ROU) 1:40.615 QF
3.   Miguel García (ESP) 1:40.687 QF
4.   Cameron McFadezan (AUS) 1:41.083 QF
5.   Sergey Verlin (RUS) 1:41.791
6.   Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) 1:41.883
7.   Javier Correa (ARG) 1:42.071
8.   Mike Herbert (USA) 1:42.335
9.   Petar Merkov (BUL) 1:42.379

Final

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The final was held on August 4.

    Antonio Rossi (ITA) 1:37.423
    Knut Holmann (NOR) 1:38.339
    Piotr Markiewicz (POL) 1:38.615
4.   Geza Magyar (ROU) 1:38.975
5.   Lutz Liwowski (GER) 1:39.307
6.   Miguel García (ESP) 1:40.047
7.   Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) 1:40.331
8.   Róbert Erban (SVK) 1:40.407
9.   Cameron McFadezan (AUS) 1:41.023

References

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