Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on December 1.
| Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-1 10000 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 10000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 10000 m | men | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 10000 m | men | |
Medalists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
 Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |
 Igor Pissarov (URS) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Lajos Kiss (HUN) |
Heats
16 competitors entered, but 13 only took part. Those 13 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) | 4:22.0 | QF |
| 2. | Igor Pissarov (URS) | 4:22.2 | QF |
| 3. |  Ladislav Čepčianský (TCH) | 4:26.0 | QF |
| 4. |  Knut Østby (NOR) | 4:27.1 | |
| 5. |  Thorvald Strömberg (FIN) | 4:51.3 | |
| 6. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Robert Smith (CAN) | 4:54.2 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Stefan Kapłaniak (POL) | 4:35.4 | QF |
| 2. | Lajos Kiss (HUN) | 4:35.8 | QF |
| 3. |  Louis Gantois (FRA) | 4:39.9 | QF |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. |  Ernst Steinhauer (EUA) | 4:24.8 | QF |
| 2. |  Villy Christiansen (DEN) | 4:25.2 | QF |
| 3. |  Barry Stuart (AUS) | 4:30.1 | QF |
| 4. | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} David Merwin (USA) | 4:35.9 | |
Final
| Gert Fredriksson (SWE) | 4:12.8 |
| Igor Pissarov (URS) | 4:15.3 |
| Lajos Kiss (HUN) | 4:16.2 |
| 4. | Stefan Kapłaniak (POL) | 4:19.8 |
| 5. | Louis Gantois (FRA) | 4:22.1 |
| 6. | Ladislav Čepčianský (TCH) | 4:23.2 |
| 7. | Villy Christiansen (DEN) | 4:25.2 |
| 8. | Ernst Steinhauer (EUA) | 4:25.5 |
| 9. | Barry Stuart (AUS) | 4:30.7 |
References
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