Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. The final took place on December 1.

Medalists Gold Silver Bronze

Results

Final Ten competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held.

RankCanoerCountryTimeNotesLeon Rotman 5:05.3 István Hernek 5:06.2Gennady Bukharin 5:12.7 4Karel Hradil 5:15.9 5Franz Johannsen 5:18.6 6Werner Wettersten 5:28.0 7Bryan Harper 5:37.6 8George Bossy 5:39.49.William Schuette 5:47.7

References

1956 Summer Olympics official report. p. 407. Sports-reference.com 1956 C-1 1000 m results