The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoe

Canoe

A canoe or Canadian canoe is a small narrow boat, typically human-powered, though it may also be powered by sails or small electric or gas motors. Canoes are usually pointed at both bow and stern and are normally open on top, but can be decked over A canoe (North American English) or Canadian...

ing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics was held at the Sydney International Regatta Centre for the sprint events and the Whitewater Stadium in Penrith for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines. The repechage rounds that ran from the 1960 to the 1996 Games were eliminated in the sprint events while...

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Medallists

Gold:	Silver:	Bronze:
Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew... ,	Ledis Balceiro Ledis Balceiro Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s.... ,	Stephen Giles Stephen Giles Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.... ,

Heats

18 competitors were entered on September 26. The top three finishers in each heat moved on to the final. Fourth through seventh-place finishers from each heat and the fastest eighth-place finisher advanced to the semifinal

Heat 1 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Ledis Balceiro Ledis Balceiro Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s....		3:55.120	QF
2	Stephen Giles Stephen Giles Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....		3:55.396	QF
3	Peter Páleš		3:58.036	QF
4	Efims Klementjevs Efims Klementjevs Jefimijs Klementjevs is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		3:58.840	QS
5	Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events....		3:59.092	QS
6	Maxim Opalev Maxim Opalev Maxim Alexandrovich Opalev is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event ....		4:00.568	QS
7	György Zala		4:00.754	QS
8	Kaysar Nurmaganbetov		4:01.438	QS
9	Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...		4:10.954

Heat 2 of 2 Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew...		3:53.962	QF
2	Martin Doktor Martin Doktor Martin Doktor is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoer. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...		3:55.216	QF
3	Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen is a Danish-born, Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s...		3:55.378	QF
4	Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....		3:55.726	QS
5	Florin Huidu Florin Huidu Florin Huidu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000...		3:56.770	QS
6	Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis is a Russian-born Greek sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m event while being disqualified in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...		4:01.042	QS
7	José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals both of the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Crespo was eliminated in the semifinals of the...		4:04.628	QS
8	Jordan Malloch Jordan Malloch Jordan Malloch is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years later in Athens, Malloch was eliminated in the semifinals of the both the C-2 500 m...		4:05.440
9	Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....		4:25.726

Overall Results Heats

Heats Overall Results
Place	Athlete	Nation	Heat	Place	Time	Qual.
1	Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew...		2	1	3:53.962	QF
2	Ledis Balceiro Ledis Balceiro Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s....		1	1	3:55.120	QF
3	Martin Doktor Martin Doktor Martin Doktor is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoer. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...		2	2	3:55.216	QF
4	Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen is a Danish-born, Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s...		2	3	3:55.378	QF
5	Stephen Giles Stephen Giles Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....		1	2	3:55.396	QF
6	Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....		2	4	3:55.726	QS
7	Florin Huidu Florin Huidu Florin Huidu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000...		2	5	3:56.770	QS
8	Peter Páleš		1	3	3:58.036	QF
9	Efims Klementjevs Efims Klementjevs Jefimijs Klementjevs is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		1	4	3:58.840	QS
10	Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events....		1	5	3:59.092	QS
11	Maxim Opalev Maxim Opalev Maxim Alexandrovich Opalev is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event ....		1	6	4:00.568	QS
12	György Zala		1	7	4:00.754	QS
13	Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis is a Russian-born Greek sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m event while being disqualified in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...		2	6	4:01.042	QS
14	Kaysar Nurmaganbetov		1	8	4:01.438	QS
15	José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals both of the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Crespo was eliminated in the semifinals of the...		2	7	4:04.628	QS
16	Jordan Malloch Jordan Malloch Jordan Malloch is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years later in Athens, Malloch was eliminated in the semifinals of the both the C-2 500 m...		2	8	4:05.440
17	Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek Nikica Ljubek is a Croatian sprint canoer who competed in the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 1000 m and the C-2 500 m events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .He was second on Canoe marathon championship 2008 in Czech republic in c-1 26 km...		1	9	4:10.954
18	Daniel Jędraszko Daniel Jedraszko Daniel Jędraszko is a Polish sprint canoer who has competed since the late 1990s. He has been world champion four times in the Canadian canoe C-2 event with partner Paweł Baraszkiewicz....		2	9	4:25.726

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Maxim Opalev Maxim Opalev Maxim Alexandrovich Opalev is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event ....		4:01.222	QF
2	Efims Klementjevs Efims Klementjevs Jefimijs Klementjevs is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		4:01.300	QF
3	Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....		4:02.038	QF
4	György Zala		4:03.226
5	Florin Huidu Florin Huidu Florin Huidu is a Romanian sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the C-1 500 m event. Four years later in Sydney, Huidu was eliminated in the semifinals of both the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000...		4:03.910
6	José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo José Manuel Crespo is a Spanish sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, he was eliminated in the semifinals both of the C-1 500 m and the C-1 1000 m events. Four years later in Sydney, Crespo was eliminated in the semifinals of the...		4:04.042
7	Kaysar Nurmagambetov		4:05.206
8	Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Bukhalov Nikolay Petkov Bukhalov is Bulgaria's most successful ever sprint canoer. He competed mostly in the Canadian canoe C-1 event though he did win world championship medals in the C-4 events....		4:05.236
	Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis Andreas Kilingaridis is a Russian-born Greek sprint canoer who has competed since the early 2000s. He was eliminated in the heats of the C-1 500 m event while being disqualified in the C-1 1000 m event at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...		DISQ

Kilingaridis's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.

Final

Final Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer Andreas Dittmer is a German sprint canoer. The dominant sprint canoer of his generation in 1000 m races, he has won three Olympic and eight world championship gold medals.Dittmer won his first world championship medal - a bronze - at Paris in 1991 as a member of Germany's C-4 500 m crew...		3:54.379
2	Ledis Balceiro Ledis Balceiro Ledis Frank Balceiro Pajon is a Cuban sprint canoer who competed from the mid 1990s to the mid 2000s....		3:56.071
3	Stephen Giles Stephen Giles Stephen Giles is a Canadian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the mid 2000s. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won the bronze in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000....		3:56.437
4	Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch Éric le Leuch is a French sprint canoer who competed from 1995 to 2000. He won a bronze medal in the C-4 200 m event at the 1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg....		3:57.217
5	Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen Christian Frederiksen is a Danish-born, Norwegian sprint canoer who competed from the late 1980s to the early 2000s...		3:58.159
6	Maxim Opalev Maxim Opalev Maxim Alexandrovich Opalev is an athlete from Russia, who competes in sprint canoeing. Competing in three Summer Olympics, he has won a complete set of medals in the C-1 500 m event ....		4:04.042
7	Efims Klementjevs Efims Klementjevs Jefimijs Klementjevs is a Latvian sprint canoer who competed from the early 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the C-1 1000 m event at Sydney in 2000.-References:*...		4:00.931
8	Martin Doktor Martin Doktor Martin Doktor is the Czech Republic's best-known sprint canoer. He was double Olympic champion in the Canadian canoe C-1 discipline at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta...		4:02.335
9	Peter Páleš		4:03.091