Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics - Men's K-1 500 metres
Encyclopedia
The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayak
ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
program that took place at Castelldefels
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Kolehmainen was only seventh at the halfway mark before coming from behind to beat defending Olympic champion Gyulay.
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 1992 Summer Olympics
Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics
The canoeing competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was composed of 16 events in two disciplines, slalom and sprint. The slalom events returned to the Olympic program after a 20 year absence, since the 1972 Munich Games...
program that took place at Castelldefels
Castelldefels
Castelldefels is a town in the Baix Llobregat comarca, in the province of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain and part of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona. Its population is 63.151 .-Geography and location:...
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Medalists
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Heats
28 competitors first raced in four heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.90 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.00 | | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.18 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:43.32 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:44.37 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:46.68 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:47.50 | QR | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:42.02 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:42.40 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:42.96 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:43.46 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:46.46 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:48.32 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:48.86 | QR | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.13 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.41 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.78 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:44.58 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:49.49 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:51.06 | QR | |
| Heat 4 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.39 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.69 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.96 | QR | |
| 4. | 1:44.85 | QR | |
| 5. | 1:47.98 | QR | |
| 6. | 1:51.44 | QR | |
| 7. | 1:51.96 | QR | |
| 8. | 1:52.22 | QR | |
Repechages
The top three finishers from each of the three repechages along with the fourth fastest advanced to the semifinals.| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:40.36 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.04 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.68 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:41.72 | QS | |
| 5. | 1:43.40 | ||
| 6. | 1:55.32 | ||
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.28 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:41.40 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:41.84 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:42.00 | ||
| 5. | 1:46.32 | ||
| 6. | 1:49.00 | ||
| 7. | 1:51.69 | ||
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.44 | QS | |
| 2. | 1:43.24 | QS | |
| 3. | 1:43.96 | QS | |
| 4. | 1:46.33 | ||
| 5. | 1:46.56 | ||
| 6. | 1:47.76 | ||
| 7. | 1:51.64 | ||
Semifinals
The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals along with the fifth fastest advanced to the final.| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.52 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:41.83 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:41.96 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:42.20 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:42.70 | QF | |
| 6. | 1:42.90 | ||
| 7. | 1:42.99 | ||
| 8. | 1:43.70 | ||
| 9. | 1:45.11 | ||
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | 1:41.48 | QF | |
| 2. | 1:42.07 | QF | |
| 3. | 1:42.09 | QF | |
| 4. | 1:42.82 | QF | |
| 5. | 1:43.06 | ||
| 6. | 1:43.41 | ||
| 7. | 1:43.53 | ||
| 8. | 1:43.94 | ||
| 9. | 1:45.88 | ||
Final
The final was held on August 7. |
1:40.34 | |
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1:40.64 | |
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1:40.71 | |
| 4. | 1:40.84 | |
| 5. | 1:40.90 | |
| 6. | 1:41.98 | |
| 7. | 1:42.00 | |
| 8. | 1:42.24 | |
| 9. | 1:42.34 |
Kolehmainen was only seventh at the halfway mark before coming from behind to beat defending Olympic champion Gyulay.