These are the results of the men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre for the sprint events and the Olympic Canoe/Kayak Slalom Centre at the Helliniko Olympic Complex for the canoe and kayak slalom disciplines....

. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.

Medalists

Gold
Silver
Bronze

Heats

The 28 competitors first raced in three heats for position in one of three semifinal races. As there are 9 lanes on the course, 27 of 28 kayakers moved on. The heats were raced on August 24.

Heat 1
1.		1:36.905	QS
2.		1:37.997	QS
3.		1:39.401	QS
4.		1:39.745	QS
5.		1:40.645	QS
6.		1:40.689	QS
7.		1:40.809	QS
Heat 2
1.		1:37.341	QS
2.		1:37.589	QS
3.		1:38.725	QS
4.		1:40.025	QS
5.		1:40.149	QS
6.		1:42.253	QS
7.		1:43.337	QS
Heat 3
1.		1:37.591	QS
2.		1:38.675	QS
3.		1:38.859	QS
4.		1:40.067	QS
5.		1:40.999	QS
6.		1:42.383	QS
7.		1:42.415	QS
Heat 4
1.		1:40.089	QS
2.		1:40.349	QS
3.		1:40.365	QS
4.		1:42.581	QS
5.		1:44.217	QS
6.		2:02.669	QS
7.		2:06.937

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals qualified for the final. Fourth place and higher competitors were eliminated. The semifinals were raced on August 26.

Semifinal 1
1.		1:38.361	QF
2.		1:38.737	QF
3.		1:39.525	QF
4.		1:40.253
5.		1:40.737
6.		1:40.753
7.		1:40.765
8.		1:42.213
9.		1:43.125
Semifinal 2
1.		1:38.911	QF
2.		1:39.643	QF
3.		1:40.467	QF
4.		1:40.727
5.		1:41.039
6.		1:41.335
7.		1:43.051
8.		1:43.411
9.		2:04.975
Semifinal 3
1.		1:38.907	QF
2.		1:39.031	QF
3.		1:40.387	QF
4.		1:41.131
5.		1:41.291
6.		1:42.207
7.		1:43.095
8.		1:46.179
9.		1:46.627

Final

The final was raced on August 28.

		1:37.919
		1:38.467
		1:38.547
4.		1:38.667
5.		1:39.315
6.		1:39.647
7.		1:40.187
8.		1:40.639
9.		1:41.575