- Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 10000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-1 10000 metres competition in
canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics . The C-1 event is raced by single-mansprint canoe s and took place onJuly 27 .Medalists
Final
With only ten competitors in the event, a final was held.
After his victory, Havens sent a telegraph to his father Bill, who missed the eights rowing event at the
1924 Summer Olympics inParis to be with his wife during Frank's childbirth. Thetelegram ended with "I'm coming home with the gold medal you should've won."References
* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/OR1952.pdf 1952 Summer Olympics official report.] p. 633.
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/CAN/mens-canadian-singles-10000-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1952 C-1 10000 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jamie Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Discontinued Events". In "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 490.
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