# 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's C-1 500 metres

The men's C-1 500 metres competition at the 2022 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Dartmouth took place on Lake Banook.

## Schedule

The schedule is as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Wednesday 3 August 2022 | 15:54 | Heats |
| Friday 5 August 2022 | 12:33 | Semifinals |
| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 12:35 | Final A |
| Saturday 6 August 2022 | 15:00 | Final B |

## Results
### Heats

The fastest boat in each heat advanced directly to the A final. The next six fastest boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Catalin Chirila | Romania | 1:50.27 | QA |
| 2 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:50.73 | QS |
| 3 | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:51.96 | QS |
| 4 | Zheng Pengfei | China | 1:53.05 | QS |
| 5 | Manuel Fontan | Spain | 1:56.53 | QS |
| 6 | Moritz Adam | Germany | 1:56.86 | QS |
| 7 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 1:56.93 | QS |
| 8 | Aoto Yabu | Japan | 2:00.00 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Pavlo Altukhov | Ukraine | 1:55.46 | QA |
| 2 | Roberts Lagzdins | Latvia | 1:57.22 | QS |
| 3 | Andrew Billard | Canada | 1:59.20 | QS |
| 4 | Ian Ross | United States | 1:59.75 | QS |
| 5 | Guillermo Quirino | Mexico | 1:59.95 | QS |
| | Sergio Díaz | Colombia | DNS | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:52.70 | QA |
| 2 | Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:55.52 | QS |
| 3 | Aleksander Kitewski | Poland | 1:56.25 | QS |
| 4 | Dániel Fejes | Hungary | 1:57.28 | QS |
| 5 | Lai Kuan-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:57.30 | QS |
| 6 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 1:59.45 | QS |
| 7 | Ghailene Kattali | Tunisia | 2:07.85 | QS |

### Semifinal

The fastest three boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The next four fastest boats in each semi, plus the fastest remaining boat advanced to the final B.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:53.78 | QA |
| 2 | Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:54.98 | QA |
| 3 | Moritz Adam | Germany | 1:55.47 | QA |
| 4 | Manuel Fontan | Spain | 1:55.84 | QB |
| 5 | Dániel Fejes | Hungary | 1:58.22 | QB |
| 6 | Andrew Billard | Canada | 1:59.22 | QB |
| 7 | Ian Ross | United States | 1:59.99 | QB |
| 8 | Ghailene Kattali | Tunisia | 2:05.59 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:53.67 | QA |
| 2 | Zheng Pengfei | China | 1:54.36 | QA |
| 3 | Aleksander Kitewski | Poland | 1:56.69 | QA |
| 4 | Lai Kuan-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 1:56.99 | QB |
| 5 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 1:57.91 | QB |
| 6 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 2:00.19 | QB |
| 7 | Roberts Lagzdins | Latvia | 2:01.41 | QB |
| 8 | Guillermo Quirino | Mexico | 2:02.09 | qB |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| 1 | Manuel Fontan | Spain | 2:01.11 |
| 2 | Lai Kuan-chieh | Chinese Taipei | 2:02.37 |
| 3 | Dániel Fejes | Hungary | 2:02.79 |
| 4 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 2:03.16 |
| 5 | Andrew Billard | Canada | 2:03.88 |
| 6 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 2:04.73 |
| 7 | Roberts Lagzdins | Latvia | 2:05.13 |
| 8 | Guillermo Quirino | Mexico | 2:05.43 |
| 9 | Ian Ross | United States | 2:09.23 |

#### Final A

Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| | Isaquias Queiroz | Brazil | 1:54.49 |
| | Catalin Chirila | Romania | 1:56.51 |
| | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:56.79 |
| 4 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:57.13 |
| 5 | Zheng Pengfei | China | 1:57.40 |
| 6 | Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:57.86 |
| 7 | Pavlo Altukhov | Ukraine | 1:59.05 |
| 8 | Aleksander Kitewski | Poland | 1:59.65 |
| 9 | Moritz Adam | Germany | 2:03.16 |