# Canoeing at the 1960 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 1960 Summer Olympics.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Erik Hansen (DEN) | Imre Szöllősi (HUN) | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) |

## Results
### Heats

24 competitors first raced in three heats on August 26. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals; two were eliminated due to not starting, and the remaining 13 competitors were relegated to the repechage heats.
Heat 1 :
| 1. | Erik Hansen (DEN) | 3:57.04 | QS |
| 2. | Ronald Rhodes (GBR) | 4:01.68 | QS |
| 3. | Wolfgang Lange (EUA) | 4:05.08 | QS |
| 4. | Rolf Olsen (NOR) | 4:08.38 | QR |
| 5. | Robert De Waele (BEL) | 4:08.60 | QR |
| 6. | Roland Huber (SUI) | 4:26.26 | QR |
| 7. | Michel Meyer (FRA) | 4:40.72 | QR |
| - | Lyubomir Oresharov (BUL) | Did not start | |
| Heat 2 ||||
| 1. | Imre Szöllősi (HUN) | 4:04.23 | QS |
| 2. | Phil Coles (AUS) | 4:06.27 | QS |
| 3. | Cesare Zilioli (ITA) | 4:06.58 | QS |
| 4. | Aleksandar Kerčov (YUG) | 4:07.08 | QR |
| 5. | Simo Kuismanen (FIN) | 4:09.78 | QR |
| 6. | Joaquín Larroya (ESP) | 4:12.93 | QR |
| 7. | Paul Beachem (USA) | 4:18.64 | QR |
| - | Igor Lipalit (ROU) | Did not start | |
| Heat 3 ||||
| 1. | Ibragim Khasanov (URS) | 4:06.14 | QS |
| 2. | Guillaume Weijzen (NED) | 4:06.77 | QS |
| 3. | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) | 4:07.35 | QS |
| 4. | Ladislav Čepčianský (TCH) | 4:07.83 | QR |
| 5. | Ryszard Skwarski (POL) | 4:12.70 | QR |
| 6. | Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 4:15.71 | QR |
| 7. | Michael Brown (CAN) | 4:27.28 | QR |
| 8. | André Conrady (LUX) | 4:27.38 | QR |

### Repechages

The repechages took place on August 26. The top three finishers in each repechage advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage 1 :
| 1. | Simo Kuismanen (FIN) | 4:11.50 | QS |
| 2. | Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 4:13.73 | QS |
| 3. | Rolf Olsen (NOR) | 4:13.87 | QS |
| 4. | Michel Meyer (FRA) | 4:24.93 | |
| Repechage 2 ||||
| 1. | Ryszard Skwarski (POL) | 4:06.99 | QS |
| 2. | Aleksandar Kerčov (YUG) | 4:07.33 | QS |
| 3. | Paul Beachem (USA) | 4:18.17 | QS |
| 4. | Roland Huber (SUI) | 4:24.16 | |
| 5. | André Conrady (LUX) | 4:28.40 | |
| Repechage 3 ||||
| 1. | Ladislav Čepčianský (TCH) | 4:11.39 | QS |
| 2. | Joaquín Larroya (ESP) | 4:13.82 | QS |
| 3. | Robert De Waele (BEL) | 4:16.61 | QS |
| 4. | Michael Brown (CAN) | 4:55.73 | |

### Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on August 27) advanced to the final with the rest of the competitors eliminated.
Semifinal 1 :
| 1. | Erik Hansen (DEN) | 3:57.51 | QF |
| 2. | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) | 4:03.32 | QF |
| 3. | Simo Kuismanen (FIN) | 4:03.42 | QF |
| 4. | Phil Coles (AUS) | 4:08.05 | |
| 5. | Aleksandar Kerčov (YUG) | 4:10.27 | |
| 6. | Robert De Waele (BEL) | 4:12.48 | |
| Semifinal 2 ||||
| 1. | Imre Szöllősi (HUN) | 3:57.11 | QF |
| 2. | Wolfgang Lange (EUA) | 4:02.88 | QF |
| 3. | Rolf Olsen (NOR) | 4:04.82 | QF |
| 4. | Guillaume Weijzen (NED) | 4:07.30 | |
| 5. | Ryszard Skwarski (POL) | 4:09.26 | |
| 6. | Joaquín Larroya (ESP) | 4:20.39 | |
| Semifinal 3 ||||
| 1. | Ronald Rhodes (GBR) | 4:05.20 | QF |
| 2. | Ibragim Khasanov (URS) | 4:05.20 | QF |
| 3. | Cesare Zilioli (ITA) | 4:06.36 | QF |
| 4. | Ladislav Čepčianský (TCH) | 4:07.75 | |
| 5. | Paul Beachem (USA) | 4:15.10 | |
| 6. | Herbert Wiedermann (AUT) | 4:17.45 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 29.
| | Erik Hansen (DEN) | 3:53.00 |
| | Imre Szöllősi (HUN) | 3:54.02 |
| | Gert Fredriksson (SWE) | 3:55.89 |
| 4. | Ibragim Khasanov (URS) | 3:56.38 |
| 5. | Ronald Rhodes (GBR) | 4:01.15 |
| 6. | Rolf Olsen (NOR) | 4:02.31 |
| 7. | Wolfgang Lange (EUA) | 4:03.05 |
| 8. | Simo Kuismanen (FIN) | 4:03.66 |
| 9. | Cesare Zilioli (ITA) | 4:04.90 |