Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

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The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.

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Medallists

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)Flag of Germany.svg  Detlef Lewe  (FRG)

Results

Heats

Thirteen competitors were entered. Held on September 5, the top three in each heat move on to final with the others were relegated to the semifinal. Ivan Patzaichin broke his paddle and placed last in his heat. Yet he managed to finish the race, paddling with a peace of wood that he removed from the floor of his canoe, and was included to the repechage. [1] [2]

Heat 1
1.Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)4:29.01QF
2.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Lyubenov  (BUL)4:32.03QF
3.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara  (POL)4:32.39QF
4.Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Altamirano  (MEX)4:34.52QS
5.Flag of the United States.svg  András Törő  (USA)4:39.92QS
6.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka  (TCH)4:54.56QS
7.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)4:56.70QS
Heat 2
1.Flag of Germany.svg  Detlef Lewe  (FRG)4:31.79QF
2.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasiliy Yurchenko  (URS)4:33.34QF
3.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dirk Weise  (GDR)4:41.04QF
4.Flag of France.svg  Jean-François Millot  (FRA)4:52.30QS
5.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tetsumasa Yamaguchi  (JPN)4:53.66QS
6.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)6:34.65QS

Semifinal

Only the seven canoeists who did not advance from the first round competed in the semifinal. Taking place on September 8, the top three finishers advanced to the final. [3]

1.Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)4:11.90QF
2.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka  (TCH)4:14.99QF
3.Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Altamirano  (MEX)4:15.24QF
4.Flag of France.svg  Jean-François Millot  (FRA)4:20.70
5.Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  John Wood  (CAN)4:24.40
6.Flag of the United States.svg  András Törő  (USA)4:25.23
7.Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tetsumasa Yamaguchi  (JPN)4:36.34

Final

The final took place on September 9. [3]

Gold medal with cup.svg Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Ivan Patzaichin  (ROU)4:08.94
Silver medal with cup.svg Flag of Hungary.svg  Tamás Wichmann  (HUN)4:12.42
Bronze medal with cup.svg Flag of Germany.svg  Detlef Lewe  (FRG)4:13.63
4.Flag of East Germany.svg  Dirk Weise  (GDR)4:14.38
5.Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vasiliy Yurchenko  (URS)4:14.43
6.Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Boris Lyubenov  (BUL)4:14.65
7.Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Jiří Čtvrtečka  (TCH)4:14.98
8.Flag of Mexico.svg  Roberto Altamirano  (MEX)4:20.39
9.Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Jerzy Opara  (POL)4:21.05

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