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Medalists

Results

The 30 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on July 27. The best time of the two runs counted for the event.

References

1996 Summer Olympics official report Volume 3.
p. 163.

*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Slalom Singles". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 486. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's slalom C-1 Men's Slalom C-1 Men's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics