Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres
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| 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 | |
The men's K-1 1000 metres was a 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.
Medalists
 Gold
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 Silver
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 Bronze
|
 Gert Fredriksson (SWE)
|
 Igor Pissarov (URS)
|
 Lajos Kiss (HUN)
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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. |  Robert Smith (CAN) |
4:54.2 | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. |  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. |  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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