# Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres

The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics program that took place at Lake Lanier.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Antonio Rossi (ITA) | Knut Holmann (NOR) | Piotr Markiewicz (POL) |

## Results
### Heats

26 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.
Heat 1 :
| 1. | Geza Magyar (ROU) | 1:42.391 | QS |
| 2. | Piotr Markiewicz (POL) | 1:42.731 | QS |
| 3. | Sergey Kaleshink (BLR) | 1:43.279 | QS |
| 4. | Zoltán Antal (HUN) | 1:43.343 | QR |
| 5. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 1:43.563 | QR |
| 6. | Yevgeny Yegorov (KAZ) | 1:47.823 | QR |
| 7. | Ivan Lawler (GBR) | 1:48.991 | QR |
| 8. | Tom Krantz (SWE) | 1:49.695 | QR |
| Heat 2 ||||
| 1. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:41.624 | QS |
| 2. | Cameron McFadezan (AUS) | 1:42.160 | QS |
| 3. | Miguel García (ESP) | 1:42.180 | QS |
| 4. | Renn Crichlow (CAN) | 1:42.652 | QR |
| 5. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:44.328 | QR |
| 6. | Sergey Verlin (RUS) | 1:45.328 | QR |
| 7. | Hain Helde (EST) | 1:47.316 | QR |
| 8. | José Garcia (POR) | 1:52.760 | QR |
| 9. | Koutoua Abia (CIV) | 1:55.208 | QR |
| Heat 3 ||||
| 1. | Antonio Rossi (ITA) | 1:40.411 | QS |
| 2. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 1:41.079 | QS |
| 3. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:41.171 | QS |
| 4. | Javier Correa (ARG) | 1:42.691 | QR |
| 5. | Petar Merkov (BUL) | 1:43.810 | QR |
| 6. | Mike Herbert (USA) | 1:44.763 | QR |
| 7. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 1:45.623 | QR |
| 8. | Petar Sibinkić (YUG) | 1:45.799 | QR |
| 9. | Aleksandr Popov (UZB) | 1:56.827 | QR |

### Repechages

The top four finishers from each of the repechages along with the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage 1 :
| 1. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 1:43.184 | QS |
| 2. | Mike Herbert (USA) | 1:43.384 | QS |
| 3. | Javier Correa (ARG) | 1:44.076 | QS |
| 4. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:44.204 | QS |
| 5. | Hain Helde (EST) | 1:44.340 | |
| 6. | Ivan Lawler (GBR) | 1:45.220 | |
| 7. | Petar Sibinkić (YUG) | 1:46.532 | |
| 8. | Koutoua Abia (CIV) | 1:53.432 | |
| Repechage 2 ||||
| 1. | Petar Merkov (BUL) | 1:42.851 | QS |
| 2. | Renn Crichlow (CAN) | 1:43.055 | QS |
| 3. | Zoltán Antal (HUN) | 1:43.343 | QS |
| 4. | Sergey Verlin (RUS) | 1:43.359 | QS |
| 5. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 1:44.143 | QS |
| 6. | Yevgeny Yegorov (KAZ) | 1:47.035 | |
| 7. | Tom Krantz (SWE) | 1:47.815 | |
| 8. | Aleksandr Popov (UZB) | 1:51.623 | |
| 9. | José Garcia (POR) | 1:55.103 | |

### Semifinals

The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals along with the fifth fastest advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1 :
| 1. | Antonio Rossi (ITA) | 1:39.185 | QF |
| 2. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:39.929 | QF |
| 3. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:40.765 | QF |
| 4. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 1:41.425 | QF |
| 5. | Piotr Markiewicz (POL) | 1:41.565 | QF |
| 6. | Renn Crichlow (CAN) | 1:41.749 | |
| 7. | Zoltán Antal (HUN) | 1:41.873 | |
| 8. | Sergey Kaleshink (BLR) | 1:42.505 | |
| 9. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:43.045 | |
| Semifinal 2 ||||
| 1. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 1:40.319 | QF |
| 2. | Geza Magyar (ROU) | 1:40.615 | QF |
| 3. | Miguel García (ESP) | 1:40.687 | QF |
| 4. | Cameron McFadezan (AUS) | 1:41.083 | QF |
| 5. | Sergey Verlin (RUS) | 1:41.791 | |
| 6. | Vladyslav Tereshchenko (UKR) | 1:41.883 | |
| 7. | Javier Correa (ARG) | 1:42.071 | |
| 8. | Mike Herbert (USA) | 1:42.335 | |
| 9. | Petar Merkov (BUL) | 1:42.379 | |

### Final

The final was held on August 4.
| | Antonio Rossi (ITA) | 1:37.423 |
| | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:38.339 |
| | Piotr Markiewicz (POL) | 1:38.615 |
| 4. | Geza Magyar (ROU) | 1:38.975 |
| 5. | Lutz Liwowski (GER) | 1:39.307 |
| 6. | Miguel García (ESP) | 1:40.047 |
| 7. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:40.331 |
| 8. | Róbert Erban (SVK) | 1:40.407 |
| 9. | Cameron McFadezan (AUS) | 1:41.023 |