Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics - Men's K-4 1000 metres
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The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
program.
Norway's reason for not finishing was not disclosed in the official report.
Hungary was seventh at the 500 meter mark before coming back to lead in the third 250 meter part of the race.
Kayak
A kayak is a small, relatively narrow, human-powered boat primarily designed to be manually propelled by means of a double blade paddle.The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each seating one paddler...
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
At the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, twelve events in sprint canoe racing were contested. The program was unchanged from the previous Games in 1984.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:-References:* pp. 336–50. &...
program.
Medalists
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Heats
18 crews entered in three heats on September 27. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 2:58.54 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:01.07 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:01.54 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:04.38 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:16.54 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:23.32 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:06.52 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:07.70 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:10.32 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:16.71 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:23.33 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:31.62 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:02.72 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:03.30 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:04.98 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:06.96 | QR | |
| 5. | 3:10.27 | QR | |
| 6. | 3:15.00 | QR | |
Repechages
Nine teams competed in two repechages on September 27. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:06.90 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:09.30 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:11.27 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:24.16 | ||
| 5. | 3:26.79 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:16.68 | QS | |
| 2. | 3:16.79 | QS | |
| 3. | 3:16.80 | QS | |
| 4. | 3:17.54 | ||
Semifinals
The top three finishers in the each of the semifinals (raced on September 29) advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 3:07.16 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:10.11 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:12.44 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:15.03 | ||
| 5. | 3:15.60 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 3:09.07 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:10.87 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:11.11 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:15.90 | ||
| - | Did not finish | ||
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. | 3:06.80 | QF | |
| 2. | 3:08.52 | QF | |
| 3. | 3:09.67 | QF | |
| 4. | 3:11.56 | ||
| 5. | 3:13.88 | ||
Norway's reason for not finishing was not disclosed in the official report.
Final
The final was held on October 1. |
3:00.20 | |
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3:01.40 | |
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3:02.37 | |
| 4. | 3:03.70 | |
| 5. | 3:04.73 | |
| 6. | 3:05.43 | |
| 7. | 3:05.97 | |
| 8. | 3:06.03 | |
| 9. | 3:08.71 |
Hungary was seventh at the 500 meter mark before coming back to lead in the third 250 meter part of the race.