| | Event type
Kayak Singles, 1,000 metres, Men
| Date | 30 July – 3 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Lake Sidney Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia |
| Participants | 23 from 23 countries |
Knut Holmann of Norway was the defending Olympic runner-up and winner of the K-1 1000 at two of the last three editions of the World Championships, making him a favorite for the event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. His greatest challenger was likely to be Australia’s Clint Robinson, the reigning Olympic and 1994 World Champion. Holmann won his heat in the opening round, but it was Italy’s Beniamino Bonomi who posted the fastest time, defeating Robinson in the process. Finland’s Mikko Kolehmainen, the reigning K-1 500 Olympic champion, took a third heat. Bonomi then bested Holmann in the semi-finals, while Kolehmainen was fourth in Robinson’s heat. In the final, however, the Norwegian got the best of the Italian and finished over a second ahead and in Olympic record time to win the gold medal, while Bonomi settled for silver nearly three seconds ahead of Robinson. The Australian had to fend off a challenge from Germany’s Lutz Liwowski to earn bronze, which he did by a margin of 0.312 seconds. Holmann would go on to take silver in the K-1 500, while Bonomi would be runner-up again in the K-2 500.
| Pos | Number | Competitor | NOC | R1 | Rep | SF | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 220 | Knut Holmann |  NOR | 3:45.192 (1 h2) | – | 3:41.635 (2 h1) | 3:25.785 (1) | Gold | ||
| 2 | 176 | Beniamino Bonomi |  ITA | 3:43.520 (1 h3) | – | 3:40.831 (1 h1) | 3:27.073 (2) | Silver | ||
| 3 | 018 | Clint Robinson |  AUS | 3:44.768 (2 h3) | – | 3:43.657 (1 h2) | 3:29.713 (3) | Bronze | ||
| 4 | 136 | Lutz Liwowski |  GER | 3:44.776 (3 h3) | – | 3:42.567 (3 h1) | 3:30.025 (4) | |||
| 5 | 101 | Agustín Calderón |  ESP | 3:45.484 (2 h2) | – | 3:44.777 (3 h2) | 3:31.397 (5) | |||
| 6 | 231 | Andrzej Gajewski |  POL | 3:49.507 (2 h1) | – | 3:43.399 (4 h1) | 3:32.521 (6) | |||
| 7 | 253 | Marin Popescu |  ROU | 3:47.968 (3 h2) | – | 3:44.249 (2 h2) | 3:34.549 (7) | |||
| 8 | 032 | Sébastian Cuattrín |  BRA | 3:49.308 (5 h2) | 4:02.527 (1 h1) | 3:44.443 (5 h1) | 3:34.669 (8) | |||
| 9 | 115 | Mikko Kolehmainen |  FIN | 3:48.075 (1 h1) | – | 3:45.613 (4 h2) | 3:35.841 (9) | |||
| 5 h2 r3/4 | 278 | Róbert Erban |  SVK | 3:48.956 (4 h2) | 4:01.917 (1 h2) | 3:46.633 (5 h2) | – | |||
| 6 h1 r3/4 | 004 | Abelardo Sztrum |  ARG | 3:50.547 (3 h1) | – | 3:44.587 (6 h1) | – | |||
| 6 h2 r3/4 | 114 | Hain Helde |  EST | 3:59.136 (7 h2) | 4:08.375 (5 h1) | 3:47.237 (6 h2) | – | |||
| 7 h1 r3/4 | 319 | Michael Harbold |  USA | 3:58.760 (6 h2) | 4:05.225 (2 h2) | 3:44.663 (7 h1) | – | |||
| 7 h2 r3/4 | 167 | Zoltán Kammerer |  HUN | 4:02.724 (6 h3) | 4:05.859 (3 h1) | 3:49.589 (7 h2) | – | |||
| 8 h1 r3/4 | 242 | José Garcia |  POR | 3:56.059 (4 h1) | 4:05.677 (3 h2) | 3:48.859 (8 h1) | – | |||
| 8 h2 r3/4 | 122 | Vincent Olla |  FRA | 3:58.075 (5 h1) | 4:04.147 (2 h1) | 3:51.537 (8 h2) | – | |||
| 9 h1 r3/4 | 128 | Ivan Lawler |  GBR | 3:51.580 (4 h3) | 4:06.555 (4 h1) | 3:55.583 (9 h1) | – | |||
| 9 h2 r3/4 | 308 | Vladyslav Tereshchenko |  UKR | 3:51.772 (5 h3) | 4:08.681 (4 h2) | 3:56.649 (9 h2) | – | |||
| 5 h2 r2/4 | 294 | Tom Krantz |  SWE | 4:03.324 (7 h3) | 4:10.057 (5 h2) | – | – | |||
| 6 h1 r2/4 | 061 | Erik Gervais |  CAN | 4:01.707 (7 h1) | 4:08.743 (6 h1) | – | – | |||
| 6 h2 r2/4 | 198 | Andrey Safaryan |  KAZ | 4:00.599 (6 h1) | 4:10.633 (6 h2) | – | – | |||
| 7 h1 r2/4 | 073 | Miezan Edoukou |  CIV | 4:31.680 (8 h3) | 4:44.155 (7 h1) | – | – | |||
| 7 h2 r2/4 | 327 | Ivan Kireyev |  UZB | 4:05.299 (8 h1) | 4:12.105 (7 h2) | – | – |
Round One
| Date | 30 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top three in each heat advanced to the semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 10:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Mikko Kolehmainen | FIN | 3:48.075 | 56.16 (4) | 1:50.53 (1) | 2:50.85 (2) | 54.37 (2) | 1:00.32 (5) | 57.225 (2) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Andrzej Gajewski | POL | 3:49.507 | 57.06 (8) | 1:51.07 (2) | 2:50.39 (1) | 54.01 (1) | 59.32 (2) | 59.117 (3) | ||
| 3 | 7 | Abelardo Sztrum | ARG | 3:50.547 | 56.74 (6) | 1:56.01 (7) | 2:54.53 (3) | 59.27 (4) | 58.52 (1) | 56.017 (1) | ||
| 4 | 1 | José Garcia | POR | 3:56.059 | 55.09 (2) | 1:55.03 (4) | 2:55.81 (6) | 59.94 (6) | 1:00.78 (6) | 1:00.249 (4) | ||
| 5 | 5 | Vincent Olla | FRA | 3:58.075 | 55.60 (3) | 1:55.73 (6) | 2:55.07 (4) | 1:00.13 (7) | 59.34 (3) | 1:03.005 (5) | ||
| 6 | 2 | Andrey Safaryan | KAZ | 4:00.599 | 53.72 (1) | 1:55.36 (5) | 2:57.46 (8) | 1:01.64 (8) | 1:02.10 (8) | 1:03.139 (6) | ||
| 7 | 9 | Erik Gervais | CAN | 4:01.707 | 56.99 (7) | 1:56.45 (8) | 2:56.56 (7) | 59.46 (5) | 1:00.11 (4) | 1:05.147 (7) | ||
| 8 | 3 | Ivan Kireyev | UZB | 4:05.299 | 56.44 (5) | 1:54.56 (3) | 2:55.47 (5) | 58.12 (3) | 1:00.91 (7) | 1:09.829 (8) |
Heat #2
| Time | 10:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Knut Holmann | NOR | 3:45.192 | 53.72 (1) | 1:50.80 (1) | 2:49.69 (2) | 57.08 (4) | 58.89 (4) | 55.502 (1) | ||
| 2 | 1 | Agustín Calderón | ESP | 3:45.484 | 55.09 (3) | 1:51.21 (2) | 2:49.07 (1) | 56.12 (1) | 57.86 (1) | 56.414 (3) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Marin Popescu | ROU | 3:47.968 | 56.44 (6) | 1:53.01 (5) | 2:51.74 (4) | 56.57 (2) | 58.73 (3) | 56.228 (2) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Róbert Erban | SVK | 3:48.956 | 55.60 (4) | 1:52.57 (4) | 2:50.63 (3) | 56.97 (3) | 58.06 (2) | 58.326 (5) | ||
| 5 | 6 | Sébastian Cuattrín | BRA | 3:49.308 | 54.48 (2) | 1:52.11 (3) | 2:52.33 (5) | 57.63 (5) | 1:00.22 (5) | 56.978 (4) | ||
| 6 | 4 | Michael Harbold | USA | 3:58.760 | 57.06 (7) | 1:54.93 (7) | 2:56.33 (7) | 57.87 (6) | 1:01.40 (6) | 1:02.430 (6) | ||
| 7 | 8 | Hain Helde | EST | 3:59.136 | 56.16 (5) | 1:54.56 (6) | 2:56.03 (6) | 58.40 (7) | 1:01.47 (7) | 1:03.106 (7) |
Heat #3
| Time | 10:20 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Beniamino Bonomi | ITA | 3:43.520 | 53.55 (2) | 1:47.44 (1) | 2:44.68 (1) | 53.89 (1) | 57.24 (1) | 58.840 (4) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Clint Robinson | AUS | 3:44.768 | 53.23 (1) | 1:48.73 (2) | 2:46.64 (2) | 55.50 (3) | 57.91 (2) | 58.128 (3) | ||
| 3 | 5 | Lutz Liwowski | GER | 3:44.776 | 53.97 (3) | 1:49.12 (3) | 2:47.07 (3) | 55.15 (2) | 57.95 (3) | 57.706 (2) | ||
| 4 | 6 | Ivan Lawler | GBR | 3:51.580 | 54.99 (5) | 1:51.91 (4) | 2:51.91 (4) | 56.92 (4) | 1:00.00 (5) | 59.670 (5) | ||
| 5 | 3 | Vladyslav Tereshchenko | UKR | 3:51.772 | 54.28 (4) | 1:52.11 (5) | 2:56.31 (6) | 57.83 (5) | 1:04.20 (7) | 55.462 (1) | ||
| 6 | 8 | Zoltán Kammerer | HUN | 4:02.724 | 55.92 (7) | 1:56.22 (7) | 2:57.92 (7) | 1:00.30 (7) | 1:01.70 (6) | 1:04.804 (6) | ||
| 7 | 2 | Tom Krantz | SWE | 4:03.324 | 55.62 (6) | 1:54.59 (6) | 2:52.65 (5) | 58.97 (6) | 58.06 (4) | 1:10.674 (8) | ||
| 8 | 7 | Miezan Edoukou | CIV | 4:31.680 | 59.07 (8) | 2:06.79 (8) | 3:24.40 (8) | 1:07.72 (8) | 1:17.61 (8) | 1:07.280 (7) |
Repêchage
| Date | 30 July 1996 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top four in each heat and fastest fifth advanced to the semi-finals. |
Heat #1
| Time | 14:30 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Sébastian Cuattrín | BRA | 4:02.527 | 58.63 (3) | 1:59.31 (1) | 3:01.78 (2) | 1:00.68 (2) | 1:02.47 (3) | 1:00.747 (1) | ||
| 2 | 4 | Vincent Olla | FRA | 4:04.147 | 59.42 (5) | 2:00.44 (4) | 3:02.04 (3) | 1:01.02 (3) | 1:01.60 (2) | 1:02.107 (3) | ||
| 3 | 3 | Zoltán Kammerer | HUN | 4:05.859 | 57.98 (1) | 1:59.99 (3) | 3:01.53 (1) | 1:02.01 (4) | 1:01.54 (1) | 1:04.329 (6) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Ivan Lawler | GBR | 4:06.555 | 59.03 (4) | 1:59.65 (2) | 3:03.29 (4) | 1:00.62 (1) | 1:03.64 (5) | 1:03.265 (4) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Hain Helde | EST | 4:08.375 | 58.31 (2) | 2:00.96 (5) | 3:06.48 (6) | 1:02.65 (6) | 1:05.52 (6) | 1:01.895 (2) | ||
| 6 | 7 | Erik Gervais | CAN | 4:08.743 | 59.84 (6) | 2:02.38 (6) | 3:05.05 (5) | 1:02.54 (5) | 1:02.67 (4) | 1:03.693 (5) | ||
| 7 | 8 | Miezan Edoukou | CIV | 4:44.155 | 1:03.50 (7) | 2:16.28 (7) | 3:31.96 (7) | 1:12.78 (7) | 1:15.68 (7) | 1:12.195 (7) |
Heat #2
| Time | 14:40 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Róbert Erban | SVK | 4:01.917 | 57.24 (1) | 1:56.83 (3) | 2:57.72 (1) | 59.59 (7) | 1:00.89 (1) | 1:04.197 (3) | ||
| 2 | 7 | Michael Harbold | USA | 4:05.225 | 59.14 (4) | 1:56.69 (2) | 3:02.58 (3) | 57.55 (4) | 1:05.89 (3) | 1:02.645 (1) | ||
| 3 | 5 | José Garcia | POR | 4:05.677 | 1:00.40 (7) | 1:56.98 (4) | 3:02.90 (4) | 56.58 (1) | 1:05.92 (4) | 1:02.777 (2) | ||
| 4 | 6 | Vladyslav Tereshchenko | UKR | 4:08.681 | 57.68 (2) | 1:56.62 (1) | 3:02.26 (2) | 58.94 (6) | 1:05.64 (2) | 1:06.421 (6) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Tom Krantz | SWE | 4:10.057 | 58.77 (3) | 1:57.05 (7) | 3:05.25 (6) | 58.28 (5) | 1:08.20 (6) | 1:04.807 (4) | ||
| 6 | 3 | Andrey Safaryan | KAZ | 4:10.633 | 59.48 (5) | 1:57.01 (5) | 3:04.01 (5) | 57.53 (3) | 1:07.00 (5) | 1:06.623 (7) | ||
| 7 | 8 | Ivan Kireyev | UZB | 4:12.105 | 1:00.01 (6) | 1:57.03 (6) | 3:05.82 (7) | 57.02 (2) | 1:08.79 (7) | 1:06.285 (5) |
Semi-Finals
| Date | 1 August 1996 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top four in each heat and fastest fifth advanced to the final. |
Heat #1
| Time | 9:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Beniamino Bonomi | ITA | 3:40.831 | 51.37 (1) | 1:45.66 (1) | 2:42.69 (1) | 54.29 (2) | 57.03 (1) | 58.141 (6) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Knut Holmann | NOR | 3:41.635 | 51.70 (2) | 1:46.12 (2) | 2:43.60 (2) | 54.42 (3) | 57.48 (3) | 58.035 (5) | ||
| 3 | 7 | Lutz Liwowski | GER | 3:42.567 | 53.03 (5) | 1:46.52 (3) | 2:43.93 (3) | 53.49 (1) | 57.41 (2) | 58.637 (8) | ||
| 4 | 6 | Andrzej Gajewski | POL | 3:43.399 | 52.72 (4) | 1:47.18 (4) | 2:44.84 (4) | 54.46 (4) | 57.66 (4) | 58.559 (7) | ||
| 5 | 8 | Sébastian Cuattrín | BRA | 3:44.443 | 54.39 (7) | 1:49.51 (5) | 2:48.22 (6) | 55.12 (5) | 58.71 (8) | 56.223 (2) | ||
| 6 | 3 | Abelardo Sztrum | ARG | 3:44.587 | 54.79 (8) | 1:50.91 (8) | 2:48.86 (7) | 56.12 (7) | 57.95 (5) | 55.727 (1) | ||
| 7 | 2 | Michael Harbold | USA | 3:44.663 | 53.61 (6) | 1:49.82 (6) | 2:47.91 (5) | 56.21 (8) | 58.09 (6) | 56.753 (3) | ||
| 8 | 9 | José Garcia | POR | 3:48.859 | 56.47 (9) | 1:52.54 (9) | 2:51.14 (8) | 56.07 (6) | 58.60 (7) | 57.719 (4) | ||
| 9 | 1 | Ivan Lawler | GBR | 3:55.583 | 52.47 (3) | 1:50.19 (7) | 2:52.16 (9) | 57.72 (9) | 1:01.97 (9) | 1:03.423 (9) |
Heat #2
| Time | 9:10 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Clint Robinson | AUS | 3:43.657 | 52.46 (1) | 1:48.28 (1) | 2:45.79 (1) | 55.82 (3) | 57.51 (=2) | 57.867 (5) | ||
| 2 | 7 | Marin Popescu | ROU | 3:44.249 | 56.31 (8) | 1:50.72 (4) | 2:48.23 (4) | 54.41 (1) | 57.51 (=2) | 56.019 (1) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Agustín Calderón | ESP | 3:44.777 | 55.20 (6) | 1:50.09 (3) | 2:47.70 (3) | 54.89 (2) | 57.61 (4) | 57.077 (3) | ||
| 4 | 5 | Mikko Kolehmainen | FIN | 3:45.613 | 52.96 (2) | 1:49.60 (2) | 2:47.44 (2) | 56.64 (5) | 57.84 (5) | 58.173 (6) | ||
| 5 | 3 | Róbert Erban | SVK | 3:46.633 | 54.80 (5) | 1:52.08 (7) | 2:49.47 (5) | 57.28 (7) | 57.39 (1) | 57.163 (4) | ||
| 6 | 9 | Hain Helde | EST | 3:47.237 | 54.40 (4) | 1:51.22 (5) | 2:50.43 (7) | 56.82 (6) | 59.21 (8) | 56.807 (2) | ||
| 7 | 2 | Zoltán Kammerer | HUN | 3:49.589 | 53.66 (3) | 1:51.66 (6) | 2:49.72 (6) | 58.00 (8) | 58.06 (6) | 59.869 (8) | ||
| 8 | 8 | Vincent Olla | FRA | 3:51.537 | 56.65 (9) | 1:52.86 (8) | 2:52.43 (8) | 56.21 (4) | 59.57 (9) | 59.107 (7) | ||
| 9 | 1 | Vladyslav Tereshchenko | UKR | 3:56.649 | 55.89 (7) | 1:53.91 (9) | 2:52.85 (9) | 58.02 (9) | 58.94 (7) | 1:03.799 (9) |
Final Round
| Date | 3 August 1996 — 9:00 |
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| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | 250 m | 500 m | 750 m | 250-500 m | 500-750 m | 750-1,000 m | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Knut Holmann | NOR | 3:25.785 | 49.57 (2) | 1:40.83 (1) | 2:33.66 (2) | 51.26 (2) | 52.83 (3) | 52.125 (1) | ||
| 2 | 5 | Beniamino Bonomi | ITA | 3:27.073 | 50.13 (3) | 1:41.19 (2) | 2:33.39 (1) | 51.06 (1) | 52.20 (1) | 53.683 (5) | ||
| 3 | 4 | Clint Robinson | AUS | 3:29.713 | 49.31 (1) | 1:41.69 (3) | 2:35.46 (3) | 52.38 (4) | 53.77 (4) | 54.253 (7) | ||
| 4 | 7 | Lutz Liwowski | GER | 3:30.025 | 50.57 (4) | 1:42.68 (4) | 2:37.33 (4) | 52.11 (3) | 54.65 (6) | 52.695 (2) | ||
| 5 | 2 | Agustín Calderón | ESP | 3:31.397 | 52.11 (8) | 1:45.57 (8) | 2:38.00 (5) | 53.46 (8) | 52.43 (2) | 53.397 (4) | ||
| 6 | 8 | Andrzej Gajewski | POL | 3:32.521 | 50.85 (5) | 1:43.83 (5) | 2:38.38 (6) | 52.98 (6) | 54.55 (5) | 54.141 (6) | ||
| 7 | 3 | Marin Popescu | ROU | 3:34.549 | 51.68 (7) | 1:44.16 (6) | 2:40.17 (8) | 52.48 (5) | 56.01 (9) | 54.379 (8) | ||
| 8 | 9 | Sébastian Cuattrín | BRA | 3:34.669 | 52.64 (9) | 1:46.85 (9) | 2:41.63 (9) | 54.21 (9) | 54.78 (7) | 53.039 (3) | ||
| 9 | 1 | Mikko Kolehmainen | FIN | 3:35.841 | 51.29 (6) | 1:44.55 (7) | 2:39.47 (7) | 53.26 (7) | 54.92 (8) | 56.371 (9) |