C-1 500m Men’s Olympic Flatwater Canoe / Kayak Past Medalists and Times

Your Guide to the Historical Results

This is your guide to the historical results for the Olympic Canoe / Kayak 500m 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.

1976 Montreal Olympics

• Gold: Aleksandr Rogov URS 1:59.2
• Silver: John Wood CAN 1:59.6
• Bronze: Matija Ljubek YUG 1:59.6

1980 Moscow Olympics

• Gold: Sergei Postrekhin URS 1:53.4
• Silver: Liubomir Liubenov BUL 1:53.5
• Bronze: Olaf Heukrodt GDR 1:54.4

1984 Los Angeles Olympics

• Gold: Lawrence Cain CAN 1:57.0
• Silver: Henning Jakobsen DEN 1:58.4
• Bronze: Costica Olaru ROM 1:59.9

1988 Seoul Olympics

• Gold: Olaf Heukrodt GDR 1:56.4
• Silver: Mikhail Slivinskiyy URS 1:57.3
• Bronze: Martin Marinov BUL 1:57.3

1992 Barcelona Olympics

• Gold: Nikolai Bukhalov BUL 1:51.1
• Silver: Mikhail Slivinskiyy EUN 1:51.4
• Bronze: Olaf Heukrodt Ger 1:53.0

1996 Atlanta Olympics

• Gold: Martin Doktor CZE 1:49.9
• Silver: Slavomir Knazovicky SVK 1:50.5
• Bronze: Imr Pulai HUN 1:50.8

2000 Sydney Olympics

• Gold: Gyorgy Kolonics HUN 2:24.8
• Silver: Maxim Opalev RUS 2:25.8
• Bronze: Andreas Dittmer GER 2:27.6

2004 Athens Olympics

• Gold: Andreas Dittmer GER 1:46.4
• Silver: David Cal ESP 1:46.7
• Bronze: Maxim Opalev RUS 1:47.8

2008 Beijing Olympics

• Gold: Maxim Opalev RUS 1:47.140
• Silver: David Cal ESP 1:48.397
• Bronze: Iurii Cheban UKR 1:48.766