Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.
| Men's canoe sprint C-1 1000 metres at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Lake Albano | ||||||||||||
| Date | 26–29 August 1960 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4:33.03 | ||||||||||||
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| Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Sprint | ||
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | women | |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 4×500 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | women | |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
Competition format
The competition was held over four rounds: heats, repechages, semifinals, and a final. Nobody was eliminated in the heats; the top three canoeists in each of the two heats advanced to the semifinals while all others who competed moved to the repechages. With only 13 competitors entering, this put seven canoeists in the repechages. There were two repechage heats, with the top three in each heat advancing to the semifinals—and only one canoeist eliminated. The semifinals consisted of three heats of four boats each, with the top three in each advancing to the final and only the fourth-place finisher eliminated. Thus, the first three rounds of competition narrowed the field only from 13 to nine boats.
Results
Heats
Fifteen competitors were entered, but only 13 competed on August 26. The top three finishers in both heats advanced in the semifinals while the others went to the repechages.
Heat 1
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Aleksandr Silayev | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:41.81 | Q |
| 2 | Bogdan Ivanov | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:47.65 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Christensen |  | 4:50.71 | Q |
| 4 | Olavi Ojanperä |  | 4:54.37 | R |
| 5 | Danilo Tognon |  | 4:56.58 | R |
| 6 | Adrian Powell |  | 5:00.54 | R |
| 7 | Frank Havens |  | 5:19.40 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | János Parti |  | 4:36.80 | Q |
| 2 | Ove Emanuelsson |  | 4:36.92 | Q |
| 3 | Tibor Polakovič |  | 4:38.25 | Q |
| 4 | Leon Rotman | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:39.36 | R |
| 5 | Detlef Lewe | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:43.07 | R |
| 6 | Donald Stringer | .svg.png){kind=small} | 4:44.55 | R |
| – | Kurt Liebhart |  | DNS | |
| – | Michel Picard |  | DNS |
Repechages
Competed on August 26, the top three finishers in each of the two heats move to the semifinals.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Detlef Lewe | | 4:46.99 | Q |
| 2 | Adrian Powell | | 4:55.24 | Q |
| 3 | Olavi Ojanperä | | 5:00.92 | Q |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donald Stringer | | 4:44.36 | Q |
| 2 | Leon Rotman | | 5:03.98 | Q |
| 3 | Danilo Tognon | | 5:06.86 | Q |
| 4 | Frank Havens | | 5:13.34 |
Semifinals
Twelve canoers competed in the semifinals on August 27. The top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Silayev | | 4:36.89 | Q |
| 2 | Tibor Polakovič | | 4:37.94 | Q |
| 3 | Donald Stringer | | 4:41.35 | Q |
| 4 | Olavi Ojanperä | | 5:00.88 |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | János Parti | | 4:40.50 | Q |
| 2 | Leon Rotman | | 4:43.66 | Q |
| 3 | Erik Christensen | | 4:48.18 | Q |
| 4 | Adrian Powell | | 4:59.81 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | Ove Emanuelsson | | 4:44.68 | Q |
| 2 | Bogdan Ivanov | | 4:44.93 | Q |
| 3 | Detlef Lewe | | 4:47.06 | Q |
| 4 | Danilo Tognon | | 5:04.82 |
Final
The final took place on August 29. Parti won using a canoe of his own design.
| Rank | Canoeist | Nation | Time |
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 | János Parti | | 4:33.03 |
 | Aleksandr Silayev | | 4:34.41 |
 | Leon Rotman | | 4:35.87 |
| 4 | Ove Emanuelsson | | 4:36.46 |
| 5 | Tibor Polakovič | | 4:39.72 |
| 6 | Detlef Lewe | | 4:39.72 |
| 7 | Donald Stringer | | 4:40.65 |
| 8 | Bogdan Ivanov | | 4:42.52 |
| 9 | Erik Christensen | | 4:49.63 |
References
- 1960 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 1. pp. 254–6.
- Sports-reference.com 1960 C-1 1000 m results.
- 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.
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