Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

Canoeing at the
1936 Summer Olympics
Sprint
C-1 1000 m
C-2 1000 m
C-2 10000 m
K-1 1000 m
K-1 10000 m
K-1 10000 m folding
K-2 1000 m
K-2 10000 m
K-2 10000 m folding

These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. The heats and the final took place on Saturday, August 8.

Fifteen canoeists from 15 nations competed.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Gregor Hradetzky (AUT)  Helmut Cämmerer (GER)  Jaap Kraaier (NED)

Heats

The 15 competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in both heats moved directly to the final.

Heat 1

Place Canoeist Time Qual.
1  Jaap Kraaier (NED) 4:36.5 QF
2  Joel Ramqvist (SWE) 4:38.8 QF
3  Henri Eberhardt (FRA) 4:41.1 QF
4  Ivar Iversen (NOR) 4:44.3 QF
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

Place Canoeist Time Qual.
1  Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) 4:25.2 QF
2  Helmut Cämmerer (GER) 4:27.2 QF
3  Ernest Riedel (USA) 4:40.8 QF
4  Birger Johansson (FIN) 4:47.0 QF
5  Henri Honsia (BEL) 4:51.1
6  Poul Larsen (DEN) 4:56.0
7  Frank Amyot (CAN) 5:17.0

Final

Place Canoeist Time
1  Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) 4:22.9
2  Helmut Cämmerer (GER) 4:25.6
3  Jaap Kraaier (NED) 4:35.1
4  Ernest Riedel (USA) 4:40.8
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

The final took place in a heavy downpour that included thunder and lightning.

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/14/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.