Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. The final took place on December 1.

Canoeing at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Sprint
C-1 1000 mmen
C-1 10000 mmen
C-2 1000 mmen
C-2 10000 mmen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-1 10000 mmen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-2 10000 mmen

Medalists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Leon Rotman (ROU)  István Hernek (HUN)  Gennady Bukharin (URS)

Final

Ten competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held.

 Leon Rotman (ROU)5:05.3
 István Hernek (HUN)5:06.2
 Gennady Bukharin (URS)5:12.7
4. Karel Hradil (TCH)5:15.9
5. Franz Johannsen (EUA)5:18.6
6. Werner Wettersten (SWE)5:28.0
7. Bryan Harper (AUS)5:37.6
8. George Bossy (CAN)5:39.4
9. William Schuette (USA)5:47.7

References
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