1936 Berlin Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HRADETZKY, Gregor AUT 04:22.9
- Silver: CMMERER, Helmut GER 04:25.6
- Bronze: KRAAIER, Jacobus NED 04:35.1
1948 London Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: FREDRIKSSON, Gert SWE 04:33.2
- Silver: ANDERSEN, Johan Frederik Kobberup DEN 04:39.9
- Bronze: EBERHART, Henri FRA 04:41.4
1952 Helsinki Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: FREDRIKSSON, Gert SWE 04:07.9
- Silver: STRMBERG, Thorvald Lennart FIN 04:09.7
- Bronze: GANTOIS, Louis FRA 04:20.1
1956 Melbourne / Stockholm Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: FREDRIKSSON, Gert SWE 04:12.8
- Silver: PISSAREV, Igor URS 04:15.3
- Bronze: KISS, Lajos HUN 04:16.2
1960 Rome Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HANSEN, Erik Rosendahl DEN 03:53.0
- Silver: SZLLSI, Imre HUN 03:54.0
- Bronze: FREDRIKSSON, Gert SWE 03:55.9
1964 Tokyo Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: PETERSON, Rolf SWE 03:57.1
- Silver: HESZ, Mihaly HUN 03:57.3
- Bronze: VERNESCU, Aurel ROM 04:00.8
1968 Mexico Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HESZ, Mihaly HUN 04:02.6
- Silver: SHAPARENKO, Aleksandr URS 04:03.6
- Bronze: HANSEN, Erik Rosendahl DEN 04:04.4
1972 Munich Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: SHAPARENKO, Aleksandr URS 03:48.1
- Silver: PETERSON, Rolf SWE 03:48.3
- Bronze: CSAPO, Geza HUN 03:49.4
1976 Montreal Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HELM, Rdiger GDR 03:48.2
- Silver: CSAPO, Geza HUN 03:48.8
- Bronze: DIBA, Vasile ROM 03:49.6
1980 Moscow Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HELM, Rdiger GDR 03:48.8
- Silver: LEBAS, Alain FRA 03:50.2
- Bronze: BIRLADEANU, Ion ROM 03:50.5
1984 Los Angeles Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: THOMPSON, Alan Blair NZL 03:45.7
- Silver: JANIC, Milan YUG 03:46.9
- Bronze: BARTON, Gregory Mark USA 03:47.4
1988 Seoul Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: BARTON, Gregory Mark USA 03:55.3
- Silver: DAVIES, Grant AUS 03:55.3
- Bronze: WOHLLEBE, Andre GDR 03:55.6
1992 Barcelona Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: ROBINSON, Clint AUS 03:37.3
- Silver: HOLMANN, Knut NOR 03:37.5
- Bronze: BARTON, Gregory Mark USA 03:37.9
1996 Atlanta Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HOLMANN, Knut NOR 03:25.8
- Silver: BONOMI, Beniamino ITA 03:27.1
- Bronze: ROBINSON, Clint AUS 03:29.7
2000 Sydney Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: HOLMANN, Knut NOR 03:33.3
- Silver: MERKOV, Petar BUL 03:34.6
- Bronze: BRABANTS, Tim GBR 03:35.0
2004 Athens Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: LARSEN, Eirik Veraas NOR 03:25.9
- Silver: FOUHY, Ben NZL 03:27.4
- Bronze: VAN KOEVERDEN, Adam CAN 03:28.2
2008 Beijing Olympics Men's K-1 1000m Medalists
- Gold: BRABANTS, Tim GBR 3:26.323
- Silver: LARSEN, Eirik Veraas NOR 3:27.342
- Bronze: Wallace, Ken AUS 3:27.485
