The men's K-4 1000 metres competition in
canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held from August 11 to 23 at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.
Peter Hochschorner and Pavol Hochschorner from Slovakia became the first Canoe slalom, slalom canoeists to win three Olympic ...
took place at the
Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
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between August 18 and 22. The K-4 event is raced in four-person
kayak
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The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...
s.
Competition consists of three rounds: the heats, the semifinals, and the final. All boats compete in the heats. The top three finishers in each of the two heats advance directly to the final, while the remaining four finishers in each heat move on to the semifinal. The top three finishers in the semifinal join the top heat finishers in the final.
Heats took place on August 18, semifinal on August 20, and the final on August 22.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time
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(UTC+8
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With an estimated population of 1.708 billion living within the time zone, roughly 24% of the world population, it is the most populous time zone in the world, as well as a ...
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Medalists
Results
Heats
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final
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, 4..7->Semifinal
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+ 8th best time, Rest Out
Heat 1
Heat 2
Semifinal
Qualification Rules: 1..3->Final
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*Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event
** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
, Rest Out
Final
References
Sports-reference.com 2008 K-4 1000 m results.Yahoo! August 18, 2008 sprint heat results.
- Accessed August 19, 2008.
Yahoo! August 20, 2008 sprint semifinal results.
- accessed August 20, 2008.
Yahoo! August 22, 2008 sprint final results.
- accessed August 22, 2008.
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Men's K-4 1000
Men's events at the 2008 Summer Olympics