The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours

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ing event conducted as part of the

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program.

Medalists

Results

Heats

13 crews entered in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced to the final while the remaining teams competed in the semifinal. Overall Results Heats Yugoslavia is shown as Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) in the sports-reference.com website.

Semifinals

The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Final

Germany won the K-4 1000 m

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while Hungary won in

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. Germany won the European championships in July 2000, but the Hungarians won the Olympic final by about 2.5 meter (8 feet).

References

2000 Summer Olympics Canoe sprint results.

*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. p. 478. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres Men's K-4 1000 Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics