# Canoeing at the 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics program.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Knut Holmann (NOR) | Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | Clint Robinson (AUS) |

## Results
### Heats

The 23 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining competitors competed in the repechages.
Heat 1 :
| 1. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 3:48.075 | QS |
| 2. | Andrzej Gajewski (POL) | 3:49.507 | QS |
| 3. | Abelardo Sztrum (ARG) | 3:50.547 | QS |
| 4. | José Garcia (POR) | 3:56.059 | QR |
| 5. | Vincent Olla (FRA) | 3:58.075 | QR |
| 6. | Andrey Safaryan (KAZ) | 4:00.599 | QR |
| 7. | Erik Gervais (CAN) | 4:01.707 | QR |
| 8. | Ivan Kireyev (UZB) | 4:05.299 | QR |
| Heat 2 ||||
| 1. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 3:45.192 | QS |
| 2. | Agustín Calderon (ESP) | 3:45.484 | QS |
| 3. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 3:47.968 | QS |
| 4. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 3:48.956 | QR |
| 5. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 3:49.308 | QR |
| 6. | Michael Harbold (USA) | 3:58.760 | QR |
| 7. | Hain Helde (EST) | 3:59.136 | QR |
| Heat 3 ||||
| 1. | Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | 3:43.520 | QS |
| 2. | Clint Robinson (AUS) | 3:44.768 | QS |
| 3. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 3:44.776 | QS |
| 4. | Ivan Lawler (GBR) | 3:51.580 | QR |
| 5. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 3:51.772 | QR |
| 6. | Zoltán Kammerer (HUN) | 4:02.724 | QR |
| 7. | Tom Krantz (SWE) | 4:03.324 | QR |
| 8. | Miezan Edoukou (CIV) | 4:31.680 | QR |

### Repechages

Two repechages were held. The top four finishers in each repechage and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage 1 :
| 1. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 4:02.627 | QS |
| 2. | Vincent Olla (FRA) | 4:04.147 | QS |
| 3. | Zoltán Kammerer (HUN) | 4:05.859 | QS |
| 4. | Ivan Lawler (GBR) | 4:06.555 | QS |
| 5. | Hain Helde (EST) | 4:08.375 | QS |
| 6. | Erik Gervais (CAN) | 4:08.743 | |
| 7. | Miezan Edoukou (CIV) | 4:44.155 | |
| Repechage 2 ||||
| 1. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 4:01.917 | QS |
| 2. | Michael Harbold (USA) | 4:05.225 | QS |
| 3. | José Garcia (POR) | 4:05.677 | QS |
| 4. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 4:08.681 | QS |
| 5. | Tom Krantz (SWE) | 4:10.057 | |
| 6. | Andrey Safaryan (KAZ) | 4:10.633 | |
| 7. | Ivan Kireyev (UZB) | 4:12.105 | |

### Semifinals

The top four finishers from each of the two semifinals along with the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 :
| 1. | Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | 3:40.631 | QF |
| 2. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 3:41.635 | QF |
| 3. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 3:42.567 | QF |
| 4. | Andrzej Gajewski (POL) | 3:43.399 | QF |
| 5. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 3:44.443 | QF |
| 6. | Abelardo Sztrum (ARG) | 3:44.587 | |
| 7. | Michael Harbold (USA) | 3:44.663 | |
| 8. | José Garcia (POR) | 3:48.859 | |
| 9. | Ivan Lawler (GBR) | 3:55.583 | |
| Semifinal 2 ||||
| 1. | Clint Robinson (AUS) | 3:43.657 | QF |
| 2. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 3:44.249 | QF |
| 3. | Agustín Calderon (ESP) | 3:44.777 | QF |
| 4. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 3:45.613 | QF |
| 5. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 3:46.633 | |
| 6. | Hain Helde (EST) | 3:47.237 | |
| 7. | Zoltán Kammerer (HUN) | 3:49.589 | |
| 8. | Vincent Olla (FRA) | 3:51.537 | |
| 9. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 3:55.649 | |

### Final

The final took place on August 3.
| | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 3:25.785 |
| | Beniamino Bonomi (ITA) | 3:27.073 |
| | Clint Robinson (AUS) | 3:29.713 |
| 4. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 3:30.025 |
| 5. | Agustín Calderon (ESP) | 3:31.397 |
| 6. | Andrzej Gajewski (POL) | 3:32.521 |
| 7. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 3:34.549 |
| 8. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 3:34.669 |
| 9. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 3:35.841 |
Robinson led for the first 250 meters before Holmann took over to lead at 500 meters. Bonomi took the lead at the 750 meter mark before Holmann, using a wooden boat, pulled away to win by over a boat length.