# Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres

These are the results of the men's K-1 500 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Adam van Koeverden (CAN) | Nathan Baggaley (AUS) | Ian Wynne (GBR) |

## 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 | Place | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | 1 | Eirik Verås Larsen | Norway | 1:36.905 | QS |
| 1 | 2 | Nathan Baggaley | Australia | 1:37.997 | QS |
| 1 | 3 | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb | France | 1:39.401 | QS |
| 1 | 4 | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 1:39.745 | QS |
| 1 | 5 | Kimmo Latvamaki | Finland | 1:40.645 | QS |
| 1 | 6 | Anders Gustafsson | Sweden | 1:40.689 | QS |
| 1 | 7 | Andrey Shkiotov | Russia | 1:40.809 | QS |
| 2 | 1 | Ian Wynne | Great Britain | 1:37.341 | QS |
| 2 | 2 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 1:37.589 | QS |
| 2 | 3 | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 1:38.725 | QS |
| 2 | 4 | Andrea Facchin | Italy | 1:40.025 | QS |
| 2 | 5 | Carlos Pérez | Spain | 1:40.149 | QS |
| 2 | 6 | Anton Ryahov | Uzbekistan | 1:42.253 | QS |
| 2 | 7 | Liu Haitao | China | 1:43.337 | QS |
| 3 | 1 | Adam van Koeverden | Canada | 1:37.591 | QS |
| 3 | 2 | Javier Correa | Argentina | 1:38.675 | QS |
| 3 | 3 | Lutz Altepost | Germany | 1:38.859 | QS |
| 3 | 4 | Emanuel Silva | Portugal | 1:40.067 | QS |
| 3 | 5 | Sebastian Cuattrin | Brazil | 1:40.999 | QS |
| 3 | 6 | Martin Chorváth | Slovakia | 1:42.383 | QS |
| 3 | 7 | Simon Faeh | Switzerland | 1:42.415 | QS |
| 4 | 1 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 1:40.089 | QS |
| 4 | 2 | Rami Zur | United States | 1:40.349 | QS |
| 4 | 3 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 1:40.365 | QS |
| 4 | 4 | Paweł Baumann | Poland | 1:42.581 | QS |
| 4 | 5 | Apostolos Papandreou | Greece | 1:44.217 | QS |
| 4 | 6 | Tony Lespoir | Seychelles | 2:02.669 | QS |
| 4 | 7 | Steven Ferguson | New Zealand | 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. | Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) | 1:38.361 | QF |
| 2. | Ákos Vereckei (HUN) | 1:38.737 | QF |
| 3. | Javier Correa (ARG) | 1:39.525 | QF |
| 4. | Alvydas Duonėla (LTU) | 1:40.253 |
| 5. | Anton Ryahov (UZB) | 1:40.737 |
| 6. | Kimmo Latvamaki (FIN) | 1:40.753 |
| 7. | Andrey Shkiotov (RUS) | 1:40.765 |
| 8. | Sebastian Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:42.213 |
| 9. | Paweł Baumann (POL) | 1:43.125 |
| Semifinal 2 ||||
| 1. | Ian Wynne (GBR) | 1:38.911 | QF |
| 2. | Lutz Altepost (GER) | 1:39.643 | QF |
| 3. | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) | 1:40.467 | QF |
| 4. | Rami Zur (USA) | 1:40.727 |
| 5. | Simon Faeh (SUI) | 1:41.039 |
| 6. | Carlos Pérez (ESP) | 1:41.335 |
| 7. | Emanuel Silva (POR) | 1:43.051 |
| 8. | Michael Kolganov (ISR) | 1:43.411 |
| 9. | Tony Lespoir (SEY) | 2:04.975 |
| Semifinal 3 ||||
| 1. | Adam van Koeverden (CAN) | 1:38.907 | QF |
| 2. | Nathan Baggaley (AUS) | 1:39.031 | QF |
| 3. | Andrea Facchin (ITA) | 1:40.387 | QF |
| 4. | Alan van Coller (RSA) | 1:41.131 |
| 5. | Anders Gustafsson (SWE) | 1:41.291 |
| 6. | Petar Merkov (BUL) | 1:42.207 |
| 7. | Martin Chorváth (SVK) | 1:43.095 |
| 8. | Liu Haitao (CHN) | 1:46.179 |
| 9. | Apostolos Papandreou (GRE) | 1:46.627 |

## Final

The final was raced on August 28.
| | Adam van Koeverden (CAN) | 1:37.919 |
| | Nathan Baggaley (AUS) | 1:38.467 |
| | Ian Wynne (GBR) | 1:38.547 |
| 4. | Eirik Verås Larsen (NOR) | 1:38.667 |
| 5. | Ákos Vereckei (HUN) | 1:39.315 |
| 6. | Lutz Altepost (GER) | 1:39.647 |
| 7. | Bâbak Amir-Tahmasseb (FRA) | 1:40.187 |
| 8. | Javier Correa (ARG) | 1:40.639 |
| 9. | Andrea Facchin (ITA) | 1:41.575 |