Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres

Canoeing at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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C-1 1000 mmen
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These are the results of the men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Adam van Koeverden (CAN)  Nathan Baggaley (AUS)  Ian Wynne (GBR)

Heats

The 28 competitors first raced in three heats for position in one of three semifinal races. As there are 9 lanes on the course, 27 of 28 kayakers moved on. The heats were raced on August 24.

Heat Place Athlete Country Time Notes
1 1 Eirik Verås Larsen  Norway 1:36.905 QS
1 2 Nathan Baggaley  Australia 1:37.997 QS
1 3 Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb  France 1:39.401 QS
1 4 Michael Kolganov  Israel 1:39.745 QS
1 5 Kimmo Latvamaki  Finland 1:40.645 QS
1 6 Anders Gustafsson  Sweden 1:40.689 QS
1 7 Andrey Shkiotov  Russia 1:40.809 QS
2 1 Ian Wynne  Great Britain 1:37.341 QS
2 2 Ákos Vereckei  Hungary 1:37.589 QS
2 3 Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 1:38.725 QS
2 4 Andrea Facchin  Italy 1:40.025 QS
2 5 Carlos Pérez  Spain 1:40.149 QS
2 6 Anton Ryahov  Uzbekistan 1:42.253 QS
2 7 Liu Haitao  China 1:43.337 QS
3 1 Adam van Koeverden  Canada 1:37.591 QS
3 2 Javier Correa  Argentina 1:38.675 QS
3 3 Lutz Altepost  Germany 1:38.859 QS
3 4 Emanuel Silva  Portugal 1:40.067 QS
3 5 Sebastian Cuattrin  Brazil 1:40.999 QS
3 6 Martin Chorváth  Slovakia 1:42.383 QS
3 7 Simon Faeh  Switzerland 1:42.415 QS
4 1 Alan van Coller  South Africa 1:40.089 QS
4 2 Rami Zur  United States 1:40.349 QS
4 3 Alvydas Duonėla  Lithuania 1:40.365 QS
4 4 Paweł Baumann  Poland 1:42.581 QS
4 5 Apostolos Papandreou  Greece 1:44.217 QS
4 6 Tony Lespoir  Seychelles 2:02.669 QS
4 7 Steven Ferguson  New Zealand 2:06.937

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the final. Fourth place and higher competitors were eliminated. The semifinals were raced on August 26.

Semifinal 1
1.  Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) 1:38.361 QF
2.  Ákos Vereckei (HUN) 1:38.737 QF
3.  Javier Correa (ARG) 1:39.525 QF
4.  Alvydas Duonėla (LTU) 1:40.253
5.  Anton Ryahov (UZB) 1:40.737
6.  Kimmo Latvamaki (FIN) 1:40.753
7.  Andrey Shkiotov (RUS) 1:40.765
8.  Sebastian Cuattrin (BRA) 1:42.213
9.  Paweł Baumann (POL) 1:43.125
Semifinal 2
1.  Ian Wynne (GBR) 1:38.911 QF
2.  Lutz Altepost (GER) 1:39.643 QF
3.  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) 1:40.467 QF
4.  Rami Zur (USA) 1:40.727
5.  Simon Faeh (SUI) 1:41.039
6.  Carlos Pérez (ESP) 1:41.335
7.  Emanuel Silva (POR) 1:43.051
8.  Michael Kolganov (ISR) 1:43.411
9.  Tony Lespoir (SEY) 2:04.975
Semifinal 3
1.  Adam van Koeverden (CAN) 1:38.907 QF
2.  Nathan Baggaley (AUS) 1:39.031 QF
3.  Andrea Facchin (ITA) 1:40.387 QF
4.  Alan van Coller (RSA) 1:41.131
5.  Anders Gustafsson (SWE) 1:41.291
6.  Petar Merkov (BUL) 1:42.207
7.  Martin Chorváth (SVK) 1:43.095
8.  Liu Haitao (CHN) 1:46.179
9.  Apostolos Papandreou (GRE) 1:46.627

Final

The final was raced on August 28.

Gold  Adam van Koeverden (CAN) 1:37.919
Silver  Nathan Baggaley (AUS) 1:38.467
Bronze  Ian Wynne (GBR) 1:38.547
4.  Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) 1:38.667
5.  Ákos Vereckei (HUN) 1:39.315
6.  Lutz Altepost (GER) 1:39.647
7.  Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) 1:40.187
8.  Javier Correa (ARG) 1:40.639
9.  Andrea Facchin (ITA) 1:41.575

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