# Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's slalom K-1

These are the results of the men's K-1 slalom competition in canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics. The K-1 (kayak single) event is raced by one-man kayaks through a whitewater course. The venue for the 1996 Olympic competition was along the Toccoa/Ocoee River near the Georgia-Tennessee state line.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Oliver Fix (GER) | Andraž Vehovar (SLO) | Thomas Becker (GER) |

## Results

The 44 competitors each took two runs through the whitewater slalom course on July 28. The best result of the runs counted for the event.
| Rank | Name | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Run 2 | Result |
| Rank | Name | Time | Points | Total | Time | Points | Total | Total |
| | Oliver Fix (GER) | 141.22 | 0 | 141.22 | 154.75 | 55 | 209.75 | 141.22 |
| | Andraž Vehovar (SLO) | 145.38 | 0 | 145.38 | 141.65 | 0 | 141.65 | 141.65 |
| | Thomas Becker (GER) | 144.48 | 0 | 144.48 | 142.79 | 0 | 142.79 | 142.79 |
| 4 | Laurent Burtz (FRA) | 154.18 | 5 | 159.18 | 144.33 | 0 | 144.33 | 144.33 |
| 5 | Ian Wiley (IRL) | 145.21 | 0 | 145.21 | 147.26 | 60 | 207.26 | 145.21 |
| 6 | Richard Weiss (USA) | 144.45 | 5 | 149.45 | 145.78 | 0 | 145.78 | 145.78 |
| 7 | Jernej Abramič (SLO) | 151.59 | 0 | 156.59 | 145.81 | 0 | 145.81 | 145.81 |
| 8 | Jochen Lettmann (GER) | 145.99 | 0 | 145.99 | 140.97 | 10 | 150.97 | 145.99 |
| 9 | Ian Raspin (GBR) | 146.15 | 0 | 146.15 | 149.11 | 60 | 209.11 | 146.15 |
| 10 | Miroslav Stanovský (SVK) | 155.17 | 10 | 165.17 | 146.59 | 0 | 146.59 | 146.59 |
| 11 | Michael Reys (NED) | 146.79 | 0 | 146.79 | 150.49 | 60 | 210.49 | 146.79 |
| 12 | Scott Shipley (USA) | 143.31 | 5 | 148.31 | 144.34 | 5 | 149.34 | 148.31 |
| 13 | Peter Nagy (SVK) | 151.54 | 60 | 211.54 | 148.35 | 0 | 148.35 | 148.35 |
| 14 | Paul Ratcliffe (GBR) | 148.49 | 5 | 153.59 | 143.37 | 5 | 148.37 | 148.37 |
| 15 | David Ford (CAN) | 149.23 | 0 | 149.23 | 145.83 | 50 | 195.83 | 149.23 |
| 16 | Andrej Glucks (CRO) | 155.75 | 0 | 155.75 | 150.12 | 0 | 150.12 | 150.12 |
| 17 | Pierpaolo Ferrazzi (ITA) | 146.10 | 50 | 196.10 | 145.76 | 5 | 150.76 | 150.76 |
| 18 | Luboš Hilgert (CZE) | 146.10 | 5 | 151.10 | 146.99 | 50 | 196.99 | 151.10 |
| 19 | Jiří Prskavec (CZE) | 182.29 | 115 | 297.29 | 151.15 | 0 | 151.15 | 151.15 |
| 20 | Eric Giddens (USA) | 151.15 | 50 | 201.15 | 146.65 | 5 | 151.65 | 151.65 |
| 21 | Aldis Kļaviņš (LAT) | 156.08 | 10 | 166.08 | 152.67 | 0 | 152.67 | 152.67 |
| 22 | Javier Etxaniz (ESP) | 160.81 | 60 | 220.81 | 148.77 | 5 | 153.77 | 153.77 |
| 23 | Jean-Yves Cheutin (FRA) | 160.13 | 60 | 220.13 | 148.95 | 5 | 153.95 | 153.95 |
| 24 | Richard MacQuire (AUS) | 148.97 | 5 | 153.97 | 153.07 | 0 | 153.07 | 153.07 |
| 25 | Shaun Pearce (GBR) | 154.76 | 0 | 154.76 | 152.94 | 15 | 167.94 | 154.76 |
| 26 | Fedja Marušič (SLO) | 145.70 | 10 | 155.70 | 153.24 | 5 | 158.24 | 155.70 |
| 27 | Jerzy Sandera (POL) | 152.78 | 20 | 172.78 | 155.79 | 0 | 155.79 | 155.79 |
| 28 | Helmut Oblinger (AUT) | 154.22 | 5 | 159.22 | 157.06 | 0 | 157.06 | 157.06 |
| 29 | Lazar Popovski (MKD) | 159.53 | 0 | 159.53 | 158.30 | 0 | 158.30 | 158.30 |
| 30 | Aníbal Fernandes (POR) | 158.72 | 0 | 158.72 | 160.00 | 10 | 170.00 | 158.72 |
| 31 | Owen Hughes (NZL) | 154.79 | 10 | 164.79 | 155.25 | 5 | 160.25 | 160.25 |
| 32 | Gustavo Selbach (BRA) | 153.33 | 15 | 168.33 | 162.48 | 0 | 162.48 | 162.48 |
| 33 | Benjamin Kvanli (GUA) | 162.28 | 20 | 182.28 | 159.34 | 5 | 164.34 | 164.34 |
| 34 | Esteban Aracama (ESP) | 149.66 | 15 | 164.66 | 155.17 | 110 | 265.17 | 155.17 |
| 35 | Anton Lazko (RUS) | 161.11 | 5 | 166.11 | 155.56 | 135 | 290.56 | 166.11 |
| 36 | Tsuyoshi Fujino (JPN) | 162.26 | 5 | 167.26 | 157.94 | 10 | 167.94 | 167.26 |
| 37 | Frits Sins (NED) | 154.42 | 55 | 209.42 | 149.33 | 20 | 169.33 | 169.33 |
| 38 | Matthew Pallister (AUS) | 161.88 | 75 | 236.88 | 159.19 | 20 | 179.19 | 179.19 |
| 39 | Roger Madrigal (CRC) | 175.34 | 5 | 180.34 | 164.97 | 55 | 219.97 | 180.34 |
| 40 | Andrew Boland (IRL) | 191.92 | 10 | 201.92 | 174.51 | 10 | 184.51 | 184.51 |
| 41 | Samir Karabašić (BIH) | 213.01 | 35 | 248.01 | 191.85 | 5 | 196.85 | 196.85 |
| 42 | Manuel Köhler (AUT) | 156.01 | 105 | 261.01 | 144.54 | 65 | 209.54 | 209.54 |
| 43 | Sal Ayob (MAS) | 189.15 | 70 | 259.15 | 174.54 | 55 | 229.54 | 229.54 |
| 44 | Scott Muller (PAN) | 232.24 | 10 | 242.24 | 207.89 | 35 | 242.89 | 242.24 |