# 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 500 metres

The men's K-1 500 metres competition at the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg took place in Sportpark Duisburg.

## Schedule

The schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday 23 August 2023 | 09:45 | Heats |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 11:35 | Semifinals |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 16:34 | Final A |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 18:58 | Final C |
| Friday 25 August 2023 | 19:03 | Final B |

## Results
### Heats

The fastest four boats in each heat, plus the fastest three remaining boats, advanced to the semifinal.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fernando Pimenta | Portugal | 1:38.804 | QS |
| 2 | Íñigo Peña | Spain | 1:39.466 | QS |
| 3 | Ashton Reiser | New Zealand | 1:40.558 | QS |
| 4 | Yusuke Miyata | Japan | 1:41.870 | QS |
| 5 | Ahmed Sameer Jumaah Faris | Iraq | 1:43.711 | qS |
| 6 | Ayoub Haidra | Algeria | 1:49.511 | |
| 7 | Cheung Tsz Chun | Hong Kong | 1:54.916 |
| 8 | Rodrigo González | Puerto Rico | 1:58.611 | |
| | Amosse Daimane | Mozambique | DNS | DNS |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:39.275 | QS |
| 2 | Francis Mouget | France | 1:40.155 | QS |
| 3 | Dennis Kernen | Sweden | 1:40.446 | QS |
| 4 | Rok Šmit | Slovenia | 1:42.474 | QS |
| 5 | Aron Faber | Estonia | 1:45.169 | |
| 6 | Rodion Tuigunov | Kyrgyzstan | 1:46.102 | |
| 7 | Tuva'a Clifton | Samoa | 1:54.627 | |
| 8 | Geovany Bofila | Angola | 1:55.573 | |
| | Naocha Laitonjam | India | DNS | DNS |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Moritz Florstedt | Germany | 1:37.742 | QS |
| 2 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:38.087 | QS |
| 3 | Saeid Fazloula | ICF | 1:41.059 | QS |
| 4 | Vemund Jensen | Norway | 1:41.259 | QS |
| 5 | Stefan Kleanthous | Cyprus | 1:42.373 | qS |
| 6 | Milan Dörner | Slovakia | 1:42.977 | |
| 7 | Achraf Elaidi | Morocco | 1:51.481 | |
| | Ray Acuna | Venezuela | DNS | DNS |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:40.385 | QS |
| 2 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:41.199 | QS |
| 3 | Vladyslav Voloshin | Ukraine | 1:41.486 | QS |
| 4 | Aaron Small | United States | 1:41.803 | QS |
| 5 | Brandon Wei Cheng Ooi | Singapore | 1:42.780 | qS |
| 6 | Nicholas Weeks | South Africa | 1:44.152 | |
| 7 | Slehddine Maknine | Tunisia | 1:51.073 | |
| 8 | Nicholas Robinson | Trinidad and Tobago | 1:55.168 | |
| 9 | Pita Taufatofua | Tonga | 2:21.420 | |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Timon Maurer | Austria | 1:39.153 | QS |
| 2 | Tommaso Freschi | Italy | 1:40.386 | QS |
| 3 | Taha Usta | Turkey | 1:45.665 | QS |
| 4 | Juan Arbeláez | Colombia | 1:47.879 | QS |
| 5 | Park Ju-hyeon | South Korea | 1:48.035 | |
| 6 | Amado Cruz | Belize | 1:50.278 | |
| 7 | Milan Gajdobranski | United Arab Emirates | 1:53.087 | |
| 8 | Andre Tutaka-George | Cook Islands | 1:56.244 | |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jean van der Westhuyzen | Australia | 1:39.876 | QS |
| 2 | Branko Lagundžić | Serbia | 1:40.698 | QS |
| 3 | Matias Otero | Uruguay | 1:42.051 | QS |
| 4 | Lin Yung-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:43.346 | QS |
| 5 | Brian Malfesi | Canada | 1:44.167 | |
| 6 | Rafik Saputra | Indonesia | 1:48.065 | |
| 7 | Nikola Maleski | North Macedonia | 2:04.314 | |
| 8 | Ousmane Mbaye | Senegal | 2:07.149 | |

### Semifinal

The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the final B. The remaining boats advanced to the C final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:37.268 | QA |
| 2 | Fernando Pimenta | Portugal | 1:38.032 | QA |
| 3 | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:38.086 | QA |
| 4 | Dennis Kernen | Sweden | 1:38.509 | QB |
| 5 | Branko Lagundžić | Serbia | 1:38.568 | QB |
| 6 | Yusuke Miyata | Japan | 1:41.207 | QB |
| 7 | Stefan Kleanthous | Cyprus | 1:42.630 | QC |
| 8 | Aaron Small | United States | 1:44.136 | QC |
| 9 | Taha Usta | Turkey | 1:45.283 | QC |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Timon Maurer | Austria | 1:39.329 | QA |
| 2 | Íñigo Peña | Spain | 1:40.141 | QA |
| 3 | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:40.591 | QA |
| 4 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:42.033 | QB |
| 5 | Saeid Fazloula | ICF | 1:43.519 | QB |
| 6 | Rok Šmit | Slovenia | 1:44.139 | QB |
| 7 | Matias Otero | Uruguay | 1:45.788 | QC |
| 8 | Juan Arbeláez | Colombia | 1:49.902 | QC |
| | Brandon Wei Cheng Ooi | Singapore | DNS | DNS |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Moritz Florstedt | Germany | 1:38.992 | QA |
| 2 | Jean van der Westhuyzen | Australia | 1:39.152 | QA |
| 3 | Tommaso Freschi | Italy | 1:41.141 | QA |
| 4 | Francis Mouget | France | 1:41.991 | QB |
| 5 | Ashton Reiser | New Zealand | 1:42.070 | QB |
| 6 | Vladyslav Voloshin | Ukraine | 1:44.326 | QB |
| 7 | Vemund Jensen | Norway | 1:44.389 | QC |
| 8 | Ahmed Sameer Jumaah Faris | Iraq | 1:46.658 | QC |
| 9 | Lin Yung-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:50.649 | QC |

### Finals
#### Final C

Competitors in this final raced for positions 19 to 27.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| 1 | Matias Otero | Uruguay | 1:40.515 |
| 2 | Vemund Jensen | Norway | 1:42.270 |
| 3 | Aaron Small | United States | 1:42.814 |
| 4 | Ahmed Sameer Jumaah Faris | Iraq | 1:44.333 |
| 5 | Stefan Kleanthous | Cyprus | 1:44.818 |
| 6 | Lin Yung-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:45.592 |
| 7 | Taha Usta | Turkey | 1:47.132 |
| 8 | Juan Arbeláez | Colombia | 1:48.979 |

#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| 1 | Francis Mouget | France | 1:40.044 |
| 2 | Ashton Reiser | New Zealand | 1:41.252 |
| 3 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:41.367 |
| 4 | Branko Lagundžić | Serbia | 1:41.449 |
| 5 | Dennis Kernen | Sweden | 1:41.641 |
| 6 | Yusuke Miyata | Japan | 1:42.017 |
| 7 | Saeid Fazloula | ICF | 1:42.341 |
| 8 | Rok Šmit | Slovenia | 1:42.515 |
| 9 | Vladyslav Voloshin | Ukraine | 1:42.999 |

#### Final A

Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:36.262 |
| | Jean van der Westhuyzen | Australia | 1:36.632 |
| | Fernando Pimenta | Portugal | 1:36.908 |
| 4 | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:37.220 |
| 5 | Moritz Florstedt | Germany | 1:37.493 |
| 6 | Timon Maurer | Austria | 1:37.971 |
| 7 | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:38.321 |
| 8 | Íñigo Peña | Spain | 1:38.642 |
| 9 | Tommaso Freschi | Italy | 1:39.311 |