Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 1000 metres
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These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on December 1.
Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics
At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, nine events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous two Games in 1948 and 1952. The competition was held on Lake Wendouree in Ballarat.-Men's events:...
. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on December 1.
Medalists
| Gold | |
| Silver | |
| Bronze |
Heats
16 competitors entered, but 13 only took part. Those 13 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 4:22.0 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:22.2 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:26.0 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:27.1 | ||
| 5. | 4:51.3 | ||
| 6. | 4:54.2 | ||
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 4:35.4 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:35.8 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:39.9 | QF | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 4:24.8 | QF | |
| 2. | 4:25.2 | QF | |
| 3. | 4:30.1 | QF | |
| 4. | 4:35.9 | ||
Final
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4:12.8 | |
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4:15.3 | |
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4:16.2 | |
| 4. | 4:19.8 | |
| 5. | 4:22.1 | |
| 6. | 4:23.2 | |
| 7. | 4:25.2 | |
| 8. | 4:25.5 | |
| 9. | 4:30.7 |