Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom C-1

These are the results of the men's C-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The C-1 (canoe single) event is raced by one-man canoes through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1972 Olympic competition was in Augsburg.

Medalists

Gold Gold	Silver Silver	Bronze Bronze
File:Flag of East Germany.svg Reinhard Eiben (GDR)	File:Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Kauder (FRG)	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jamie McEwan (USA)

Results

The 22 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on August 28. The best time of the two runs counted for the event.

Rank	Name	Run 1			Run 2			Result
		Time	Points	Total	Time	Points	Total	Total
Gold	File:Flag of East Germany.svg Reinhard Eiben (GDR)	277.50	50	327.50	285.84	30	315.84	315.84
Silver	File:Flag of Germany.svg Reinhold Kauder (FRG)	307.89	20	327.89	320.31	30	350.31	327.89
Bronze	File:Flag of the United States.svg Jamie McEwan (USA)	331.52	90	421.52	295.95	40	335.95	335.95
4	File:Flag of East Germany.svg Jochen Förster (GDR)	284.42	70	354.42	295.45	70	365.45	354.42
5	File:Flag of Germany.svg Wolfgang Peters (FRG)	-	-	-	286.25	70	356.25	356.25
6	File:Flag of East Germany.svg Jürgen Köhler (GDR)	312.88	60	372.88	327.70	120	447.70	372.88
7	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Karel Třešňák (TCH)	298.70	120	418.70	315.07	70	385.07	385.07
8	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Petr Sodomka (TCH)	301.11	90	391.11	298.83	100	398.83	391.11
9	File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Zbyněk Puleč (TCH)	351.46	200	551.46	331.38	60	391.38	391.38
10	File:Flag of the United States.svg Angus Morrison (USA)	293.77	100	393.77	332.88	100	432.88	393.77
11	File:Flag of the United States.svg Wickliffe Walker (USA)	354.40	140	494.40	369.76	30	399.76	399.76
12	File:Flag of France.svg Michel Trenchant (FRA)	306.73	140	446.73	325.98	80	405.98	405.98
13	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg John Albert (GBR)	328.40	110	438.40	339.15	210	549.75	438.40
14	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Tone Hočevar (YUG)	403.41	250	653.41	365.40	80	445.40	445.40
15	File:Flag of France.svg Claude Baux (FRA)	348.69	150	498.69	323.16	140	463.16	463.16
16	File:Flag of Germany.svg Bernhard Heinemann (FRG)	328.10	170	498.10	377.41	90	467.41	467.41
17	File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Damjan Prelovšek (YUG)	323.85	160	483.85	346.11	200	546.11	483.85
18	File:Flag of France.svg François Bonnet (FRA)	336.17	190	526.17	351.23	210	561.23	526.17
19	File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg William Griffith (CAN)	341.50	230	571.50	340.64	190	530.64	530.64
20	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Rowan Osborne (GBR)	351.12	210	561.12	393.08	210	603.08	561.12
21	File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Geoffrey Dinsdale (GBR)	326.09	360	686.09	386.72	190	576.72	576.72
22	File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Edy Paul (SUI)	-	-	-	392.50	250	642.50	642.50

References

• 1972 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3. p. 497. (in English, French, and German)
• 1972 men's C-1 results