Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men
| Date | 8 August 1936 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Regattabahn, Grünau, Berlin |
| Participants | 15 from 15 countries |
At the first two European championships, Helmut Cämmerer and Ewald Tilker had earned Germany the title in this event. Sweden’s Nils Wallin had placed second on both occasions, but like Tilker he was not competing in the kilometre in Berlin. Cämmerer was, as was Austria’s Gregor Hradetzky, who had won two European titles in the folding kayak, and had claimed the Olympic title in that discipline a day earlier.
The preliminaries made clear Cämmerer and Hradetzky were in a league of their own, about ten seconds clear from the rest of the field. In the final, Cämmerer had the best start, being trailed by Hradetzky and Jaap Kraaier. Hradetzky levelled with Cämmerer with about 200 m left, and then pulled away in a final sprint to take his second gold of the Games.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Gregor Hradetzky |  AUT | 4:25.9 (1 h2) | 4:22.9 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Helmut Cämmerer |  GER | 4:27.2 (2 h2) | 4:25.6 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Jaap Kraaier |  NED | 4:36.5 (1 h1) | 4:35.1 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Ernie Riedel |  USA | 4:40.8 (3 h2) | 4:38.1 (4) | |||
| 5 | – | Joel Ramqvist |  SWE | 4:38.8 (2 h1) | 4:39.5 (5) | |||
| 6 | – | Henri Eberhardt |  FRA | 4:41.1 (3 h1) | 4:41.2 (6) | |||
| 7 | – | Birger Johansson |  FIN | 4:47.0 (4 h2) | 4:42.2 (7) | |||
| 8 | – | Ivar Iversen |  NOR | 4:44.3 (4 h1) | 4:44.2 (8) | |||
| 5 h1 r1/2 | – | Elio Sasso-Sant |  ITA | 4:50.2 (5 h1) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r1/2 | – | Henri Honsia |  BEL | 4:51.1 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r1/2 | – | Hans Potthof |  SUI | 4:50.9 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r1/2 | – | Poul Larsen |  DEN | 4:56.0 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r1/2 | – | Emil Šmatlák |  TCH | 4:54.1 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r1/2 | – | Frank Amyot |  CAN | 5:17.0 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r1/2 | – | Péter Szittya |  HUN | 5:08.7 (8 h1) | – |
Round One
| Date | 8 August 1936 — 9:30 |
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| Format | Top four in each heat advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Jaap Kraaier | NED | 4:36.5 | ||
| 2 | – | Joel Ramqvist | SWE | 4:38.8 | ||
| 3 | – | Henri Eberhardt | FRA | 4:41.1 | ||
| 4 | – | Ivar Iversen | NOR | 4:44.3 | ||
| 5 | – | Elio Sasso-Sant | ITA | 4:50.2 | ||
| 6 | – | Hans Potthof | SUI | 4:50.9 | ||
| 7 | – | Emil Šmatlák | TCH | 4:54.1 | ||
| 8 | – | Péter Szittya | HUN | 5:08.7 |
Heat #2
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Gregor Hradetzky | AUT | 4:25.9 | ||
| 2 | – | Helmut Cämmerer | GER | 4:27.2 | ||
| 3 | – | Ernie Riedel | USA | 4:40.8 | ||
| 4 | – | Birger Johansson | FIN | 4:47.0 | ||
| 5 | – | Henri Honsia | BEL | 4:51.1 | ||
| 6 | – | Poul Larsen | DEN | 4:56.0 | ||
| 7 | – | Frank Amyot | CAN | 5:17.0 |
Final Round
| Date | 8 August 1936 — 15:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Gregor Hradetzky | AUT | 4:22.9 | ||
| 2 | – | Helmut Cämmerer | GER | 4:25.6 | ||
| 3 | – | Jaap Kraaier | NED | 4:35.1 | ||
| 4 | – | Ernie Riedel | USA | 4:38.1 | ||
| 5 | – | Joel Ramqvist | SWE | 4:39.5 | ||
| 6 | – | Henri Eberhardt | FRA | 4:41.2 | ||
| 7 | – | Birger Johansson | FIN | 4:42.2 | ||
| 8 | – | Ivar Iversen | NOR | 4:44.2 |