Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

The men's K-1 1000 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists

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Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Knut Holmann (NOR)  Petar Merkov (BUL)  Tim Brabants (GBR)

Results

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Heats

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The top six finishers from each of the heats and the three fastest finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.

Heat 1 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 3 Lutz Liwowski  Germany 3:36.404 QS
2 10 Roland Kökény  Hungary 3:38.066 QS
3 11 Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 3:38.234 QS
4 13 Jacopo Majocchi  Italy 3:39.176 QS
5 16 Johan Eriksson  Sweden 3:40.190 QS
6 18 Vaidas Mizeras  Lithuania 3:40.202 QS
7 24 Anton Ryakhov  Uzbekistan 3:43.718 QS
8 30 Roger Caumo  Brazil 3:52.082
Heat 2 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 4 Knut Holmann  Norway 3:36.565 QS
2 9 Javier Correa  Argentina 3:37.849 QS
3 12 Rastislav Kužel  Slovakia 3:38.893 QS
4 14 Vladyslav Tereshchenko  Ukraine 3:39.517 QS
5 25 Marian Baban  Romania 3:45.127 QS
6 27 Gary Mawer  Ireland 3:45.787 QS
7 28 Nam Sung-Ho  South Korea 3:46.669
8 31 Nader Eivazi  Iran 3:59.767
Heat 3 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 2 Torsten Tranum  Denmark 3:35.841 QS
2 5 Pierre Lubac  France 3:36.573 QS
3 7 Tim Brabants  Great Britain 3:36.903 QS
4 17 Clint Robinson  Australia 3:40.197 QS
5 20 Vladimir Grushikhin  Armenia 3:40.623 QS
6 23 Rafał Głażewski  Poland 3:43.227 QS
7 26 Adrian Bachmann  Switzerland 3:45.705 QS
8 29 Mihai Apostol  Canada 3:47.679
Heat 4 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 1 Michael Kolganov  Israel 3:35.487 QS
2 6 Emilio Merchán  Spain 3:36.591 QS
3 8 Bob Maesen  Belgium 3:37.587 QS
4 15 Alan van Coller  South Africa 3:39.573 QS
5 19 Hain Helde  Estonia 3:40.407 QS
6 21 Radek Záruba  Czech Republic 3:40.731 QS
7 22 Sergey Sergin  Kazakhstan 3:42.675 QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Place Time Qual.
1 Michael Kolganov  Israel 4 1 3:35.487 QS
2 Torsten Tranum  Denmark 3 1 3:35.841 QS
3 Lutz Liwowski  Germany 1 1 3:36.404 QS
4 Knut Holmann  Norway 2 1 3:36.565 QS
5 Pierre Lubac  France 3 2 3:36.573 QS
6 Emilio Merchán  Spain 4 2 3:36.591 QS
7 Tim Brabants  Great Britain 3 3 3:36.903 QS
8 Bob Maesen  Belgium 4 3 3:37.587 QS
9 Javier Correa  Argentina 2 2 3:37.849 QS
10 Roland Kökény  Hungary 1 2 3:38.066 QS
11 Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 1 3 3:38.234 QS
12 Rastislav Kužel  Slovakia 2 3 3:38.893 QS
13 Jacopo Majocchi  Italy 1 4 3:39.176 QS
14 Vladyslav Tereshchenko  Ukraine 2 4 3:39.517 QS
15 Alan van Coller  South Africa 4 4 3:39.573 QS
16 Johan Eriksson  Sweden 1 5 3:40.190 QS
17 Clint Robinson  Australia 3 4 3:40.197 QS
18 Vaidas Mizeras  Lithuania 1 6 3:40.202 QS
19 Hain Helde  Estonia 4 5 3:40.407 QS
20 Vladimir Grushikhin  Armenia 3 5 3:40.623 QS
21 Radek Záruba  Czech Republic 4 6 3:40.731 QS
22 Sergey Sergin  Kazakhstan 4 7 3:42.675 QS
23 Rafał Głażewski  Poland 3 6 3:43.227 QS
24 Anton Ryakhov  Uzbekistan 1 7 3:43.718 QS
25 Marian Baban  Romania 2 5 3:45.127 QS
26 Adrian Bachmann  Switzerland 3 7 3:45.705 QS
27 Gary Mawer  Ireland 2 6 3:45.787 QS
28 Nam Sung-Ho  South Korea 2 7 3:46.669
29 Mihai Apostol  Canada 3 8 3:47.679
30 Roger Caumo  Brazil 1 8 3:52.082
31 Nader Eivazi  Iran 2 8 3:59.767

Semifinals

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The top three finishers from each of the semi-finals advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 1 Knut Holmann  Norway 3:36.425 QF
2 2 Tim Brabants  Great Britain 3:37.205 QF
3 3 Michael Kolganov  Israel 3:37.439 QF
4 9 Roland Kökény  Hungary 3:39.455
5 11 Clint Robinson  Australia 3:40.745
6 14 Vaidas Mizeras  Lithuania 3:41.969
7 18 Hain Helde  Estonia 3:43.499
8 25 Sergey Sergin  Kazakhstan 3:47.633
9 26 Gary Mawer  Ireland 3:50.363
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 6 Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 3:38.217 QF
2 7 Torsten Tranum  Denmark 3:38.865 QF
3 10 Emilio Merchán  Spain 3:40.263 QF
4 13 Alan van Coller  South Africa 3:41.727
5 16 Rastislav Kužel  Slovakia 3:43.203
6 17 Johan Eriksson  Sweden 3:43.359
7 19 Anton Ryakhov  Uzbekistan 3:44.109
8 21 Rafał Głażewski  Poland 3:46.761
9 22 Vladyslav Tereshchenko  Ukraine 3:46.833
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 4 Javier Correa  Argentina 3:37.975 QF
2 5 Pierre Lubac  France 3:38.155 QF
3 8 Jacopo Majocchi  Italy 3:39.157 QF
4 12 Vladimir Grushikhin  Armenia 3:41.143
5 15 Bob Maesen  Belgium 3:43.147
6 20 Radek Záruba  Czech Republic 3:44.347
7 23 Marian Baban  Romania 3:47.215
8 24 Adrian Bachmann  Switzerland 3:47.479
Lutz Liwowski  Germany DISQ

Overall Results Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Place Time Qual.
1 Knut Holmann  Norway 1 1 3:36.425 QF
2 Tim Brabants  Great Britain 1 2 3:37.425 QF
3 Michael Kolganov  Israel 1 3 3:37.439 QF
4 Javier Correa  Argentina 3 1 3:37.975 QF
5 Pierre Lubac  France 3 2 3:38.155 QF
6 Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 2 1 3:38.217 QF
7 Torsten Tranum  Denmark 2 2 3:38.865 QF
8 Jacopo Majocchi  Italy 3 3 3:39.157 QF
9 Roland Kökény  Hungary 1 4 3:39.455
10 Emilio Merchán  Spain 2 3 3:40.263 QF
11 Clint Robinson  Australia 1 5 3:40.745
12 Vladimir Grushikhin  Armenia 3 4 3:41.143
13 Alan van Coller  South Africa 2 4 3:41.727
14 Vaidas Mizeras  Lithuania 1 6 3:41.969
15 Bob Maesen  Belgium 3 5 3:43.147
16 Rastislav Kužel  Slovakia 3 5 3:43.203
17 Johan Eriksson  Sweden 2 6 3:43.359
18 Hain Helde  Estonia 1 7 3:43.499
19 Anton Ryakhov  Uzbekistan 2 7 3:44.109
20 Radek Záruba  Czech Republic 3 6 3:44.347
21 Rafał Głażewski  Poland 2 8 3:46.761
22 Vladyslav Tereshchenko  Ukraine 2 9 3:46.833
23 Marian Baban  Romania 3 7 3:47.215
24 Adrian Bachmann  Switzerland 1 8 3:47.479
25 Sergey Sergin  Kazakhstan 1 8 3:47.633
26 Gary Mawer  Ireland 1 9 3:50.363
27 Lutz Liwowski  Germany 3 DISQ

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

Final

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Final
Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Knut Holmann  Norway 3:33.269
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Petar Merkov  Bulgaria 3:34.649
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Tim Brabants  Great Britain 3:35.057
4 Michael Kolganov  Israel 3:35.099
5 Javier Correa  Argentina 3:35.687
6 Torsten Tranum  Denmark 3:37.811
7 Pierre Lubac  France 3:37.931
8 Jacopo Majochi  Italy 3:38.105
9 Emilio Merchán  Spain 3:39.965

Holmann took the lead at 350 meters, then held off a late challenge from Merkov. The Bulgarian refused to attend the post-race press conference over media allegations he had failed a doping test in his home country.

References

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