The men's K-1 500 metres competition in
canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place at the
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
The Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park () was built for the rowing, canoeing and 10 km open-water swimming events in the 2008 Summer Olympics. It is located in Mapo Village in the Shunyi District in Beijing.
The first competitions at the venue ...
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. The K-1 event is raced in single-person
kayaks. This would be the last time the event would take place at the
Summer Olympics. On 13 August 2009, it was announced by the
International Canoe Federation
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that the men's 500 m events would be replaced by 200 m events at the
2012 Summer Olympics with one of them being K-1 200 m for the women. The other events for men at 200 m will be C-1, C-2, and K-1.
13 August 2009 International Canoe Federation announcement of canoe sprint format changes for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- accessed 14 August 2009.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top six finishers in each of the four heats advances directly to the semifinal along with the top three times. The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals advance to the final.
Heats took place on August 19, semifinal on August 21, and final on August 23.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
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Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..6->Semifinals
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+ 3 best next by time, Rest Out
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Heat 4
Semifinals
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final
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, Rest Out
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Final
References
Sports-reference.com 2008 men's K-1 500 m results
Yahoo! August 19, 2008 sprint heat results.
- Accessed August 19, 2008.
Yahoo! August 21, 2008 sprint semifinal results.
- accessed August 21, 2008.
Yahoo! August 23, 2008 sprint final results.
- accessed August 23, 2008.
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Men's K-1 500
Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics