These are the results of the men's K-1
slalom competition in
canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-man
kayak
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s through a
Whitewater racing, whitewater course. The venue for the 1996 Olympic competition was along the
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near the
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state line.
Medalists
Results
The 44 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on July 28. The best result of the runs counted for the event.
References
1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.p. 162.
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Slalom Singles". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 485.
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Men's Slalom K-1
Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics