The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual

canoe A canoe is a lightweight narrow water vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel and using a single-bladed paddle. In British English, the ter ...

ing event conducted as part of the

Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada consisted of 11 events, all in canoe sprint, held at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island. The canoe slalom events introduced at the previous Games in Munich were not included ...

program.

Medallists

Results

Heats

Fifteen competitors were entered. Held on July 29, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others relegated to the repechages.

Repechages

Held on July 29, the top three finisher in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.

Semifinals

Taking place on July 31, the top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Final

The final took place on July 31. Ljubek, fourth at the halfway mark, was the only finalist to paddle the second half of the race faster than the first.

References

1976 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.
p. 184.

*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing Men's Canadian Singles 1000 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 480. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1976 Summer Olympics - Men's C-1 1000 metres Men's C-1 1000 Men's events at the 1976 Summer Olympics