The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours
kayaking event conducted as part of the
Canoeing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, seven events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1964. Lake Xochimilco was where the events took place.
Medal table
Medal summary Men's events
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program. In the official report, heat results were shown in tenths of a second (0.1) while the remaining events were shown in hundredths of a second (0.01).
Medalists
Results
Heats
The 19 crews first raced in three heats on October 22. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining ten teams were relegated to the repechage heats.
Hansen of Denmark's first name is listed as Jorgen in the official report. In 2008, Spain's Perurena became President of the
International Canoe Federation
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and would become a member of the
International Olympic Committee
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three years later.
Repechages
Taking place on October 23, three of the top five competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on October 24) advanced to the final.
Final
The final was held on October 25.
Norway's surprise victory was credited to their trainer
Stein Johnson, who had coached previously in
athletics
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,
skiing
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, and
speed skating
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before going into
flatwater canoeing
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. Johnson also finished eighth in the
men's discus throw event at the
1948 Summer Olympics
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in London.
References
1968 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3, Part 2.pp. 620–1.
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Fours 1000 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 476–7.
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Men's K-4 1000
Men's events at the 1968 Summer Olympics