Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 500 metres

The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics program. This event debutted at these games.

Medallists

emifinals

Three semifinals were held on July 30 with the top three finishers in each semifinal advancing to the final.

Final

The final took place on July 30.

Wood jumped out to an early lead to the delight of the Canadian crowd of 5000 leading from start to the last few strokes when he was passed by the favorite Rogov.

References

* [http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1976/1976v3.pdf 1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.] p. 177. en icon & fr icon
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1976/CAN/mens-canadian-singles-500-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1976 C-1 500 m results.]
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Singles 500 Meters". In "The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition". London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 478.