C-1 1000m Men’s Olympic Flatwater Canoe / Kayak Past Medalists and Times

This is your guide to the historical results for the Olympic Canoe / Kayak 1000m men's C-1 Flatwater race. See how the men did over the years and learn who the gold, silver, and bronze men's medalists were along with their corresponding times and countries.

1936 Berlin Olympics

• Gold: Frank Amyot CAN 5:32.1
• Silver: Bohuslav Karlik TCH 5:36.9
• Bronze: Erich Koschik GER 5:39.0

1948 London Olympics

• Gold: Josef Holecek TCH 5:42.0
• Silver: Douglas Bennett CAN 5:53.3
• Bronze: Robert Boutigny FRA 5:55.9

1952 Helsinki Olympics

• Gold: Josef Holecek TCH 4:56.3
• Silver: Janos Parti HUN 5:03.6
• Bronze: Arvo Ojanpera FIN 5:08.5

1956 Melbourne / Stockholm Olympics

• Gold: Leon Rotman ROM 5:05.3
• Silver: Istvan Hernek HUN 5:06.2
• Bronze: Gennady Bukharin URS 5:12.7

1960 Rome Olympics

• Gold: Janos Parti HUN 4:33.0
• Silver: Aleksandr Silaev URS 4:34.4
• Bronze: Leon Rotman ROM 4:35.9

1964 Tokyo Olympics

• Gold: Jrgen Yoshio JPN 5:00.9
• Silver: Andrei Igorov ROM 4:37.9
• Bronze: Yevgeni Penyaev URS 4:38.3

1968 Mexico Olympics

• Gold: Tibor Tatai Hun 4:36.1
• Silver: Detlef Lewe FRG 4:38.3
• Bronze: Vitali Galkov URS 4:40.4

1972 Munich Olympics

• Gold: Ivan Patzaichin ROM 4:08.9
• Silver: Tamas Wichmann HUN 4:12.4
• Bronze: Detlef Lewe FRG 4:13.6

1976 Montreal Olympics

• Gold: Matija Ljubek YUG 4:09.5
• Silver: Vasili Yurchenko URS 4:12.6
• Bronze: Tamas Wichmann HUN 4:14.1

1980 Moscow Olympics

• Gold: Liubomir Liubenov BUL 4:12.4
• Silver: Sergei Postrekhin URS 4:13.5
• Bronze: Eckhard Leue GDR 4:15.0

1984 Los Angeles Olympics

• Gold: Ulrich Eicke FRG 4:06.3
• Silver: Lawrence Cain CAN 4:08.7
• Bronze: Henning Jakobsen DEN 4:09.5

1988 Seoul Olympics

• Gold: Ivans Klementyev URS 4:12.8
• Silver: Jorg Schmidt GDR 4:15.8
• Bronze: Nikolai Bukhalov BUL 4:18.9

1992 Barcelona Olympics

• Gold: Nikolai Bukhalov BUL 4:05.9
• Silver: Ivans Klementyev LAT 4:06.6
• Bronze: Gyorgy Zala HUN 4:07.3

1996 Atlanta Olympics

• Gold: Martin Doktor CZE 3:54.4
• Silver: Ivans Klementyev LAT 3:55.0
• Bronze: Gyorgy Zala HUN 3:56.4

2000 Sydney Olympics

• Gold: Andreas Dittmer GER 3:54.4
• Silver: Ledys Balceiro CUB 3:56.1
• Bronze: Stephen Giles CAN 3:56.4

2004 Athens Olympics

• Gold: David Cal ESP 3:46.2
• Silver: Andreas Dittmer GER 3:46.7
• Bronze: Attila Vajda HUN 3:49.0

2008 Beijing Olympics

• Gold: Attila Sandor Vajda HUN 3:50.467
• Silver: David Cal ESP 3:52.751
• Bronze: Thomas Hall CAN 3:53.653