Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics program. Heats and the first repechage were timed in tenths of a second (0.1) while semifinals and finals were timed in hundredths of a second (0.01) in the official report.

Medalists

emifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.

Final

The final took place on October 25.

Hesz was fifth at the 500 meter mark, then made his move with 200 meters left. He passed both Hansen and Shaparenko in the last 100 meters.

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1968/1968v3pt2.pdf 1968 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3, Part 2.] pp. 615-6. en icon & fr icon
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/CAN/mens-kayak-singles-1000-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1968 K-1 1000 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Singles 1000 Meters". In "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press limited. p. 472.