# Canoeing at the 2000 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 2000 Summer Olympics program.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Knut Holmann (NOR) | Petar Merkov (BUL) | Michael Kolganov (ISR) |

## Results
### Heats

31 competitors first raced in four heats. The top six finishers from each of the heats and the three fastest finishers advanced directly to the semifinals.
Heat 1 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 10 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 1:42.089 | QS |
| 2 | 16 | Ian Wynne | Great Britain | 1:42.779 | QS |
| 3 | 18 | Ognjen Filipović | FR Yugoslavia | 1:43.097 | QS |
| 4 | 19 | Róbert Erban | Slovakia | 1:43.109 | QS |
| 5 | 20 | Antonio Scaduto | Italy | 1:43.289 | QS |
| 6 | 21 | Anders Svensson | Sweden | 1:43.349 | QS |
| 7 | 22 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 1:43.877 | QS |
| 8 | 31 | Roger Caumo | Brazil | 1:49.955 | |
Heat 2 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 2 | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 1:40.227 | QS |
| 2 | 3 | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 1:40.275 | QS |
| 3 | 4 | Jovino González | Spain | 1:40.761 | QS |
| 4 | 6 | Lutz Liwowski | Germany | 1:41.091 | QS |
| 5 | 8 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 1:41.805 | QS |
| 6 | 24 | Pavel Hottmar | Czech Republic | 1:44.391 | QS |
| 7 | 28 | Sergey Sergin | Kazakhstan | 1:47.253 | |
Heat 3 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 1 | Grzegorz Kotowicz | Poland | 1:40.204 | QS |
| 2 | 5 | Knut Holmann | Norway | 1:40.990 | QS |
| 3 | 9 | Nathan Baggaley | Australia | 1:41.854 | QS |
| 4 | 11 | Vladimir Grushikhin | Armenia | 1:42.430 | QS |
| 5 | 13 | Mihai Apostol | Canada | 1:42.562 | QS |
| 6 | 14 | Anton Ryakhov | Uzbekistan | 1:42.694 | QS |
| 7 | 17 | Hain Helde | Estonia | 1:42.772 | QS |
| 8 | 29 | Nader Eivazi | Iran | 1:49.306 | |
Heat 4 of 4 Date: Wednesday 27 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 7 | Javier Correa | Argentina | 1:41.557 | QS |
| 2 | 12 | Kimmo Latvamäki | Finland | 1:42.535 | QS |
| 3 | 15 | Geza Magyar | Romania | 1:42.733 | QS |
| 4 | 23 | Stein Jorgensen | United States | 1:44.185 | QS |
| 5 | 25 | Anatoli Tishchenko | Russia | 1:44.707 | QS |
| 6 | 26 | Nam Sung-Ho | South Korea | 1:45.163 | QS |
| 7 | 27 | Adrian Bachmann | Switzerland | 1:45.187 | QS |
| 8 | 30 | Gary Mawer | Ireland | 1:49.705 | |
Overall Results Heats
Heats Overall Results :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Place | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Grzegorz Kotowicz | Poland | 3 | 1 | 1:40.204 | QS |
| 2 | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1:40.227 | QS |
| 3 | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 2 | 2 | 1:40.275 | QS |
| 4 | Jovino González | Spain | 2 | 3 | 1:40.761 | QS |
| 5 | Knut Holmann | Norway | 3 | 2 | 1:40.990 | QS |
| 6 | Lutz Liwowski | Germany | 2 | 4 | 1:41.091 | QS |
| 7 | Javier Correa | Argentina | 4 | 1 | 1:41.557 | QS |
| 8 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 2 | 5 | 1:41.805 | QS |
| 9 | Nathan Baggaley | Australia | 3 | 3 | 1:41.854 | QS |
| 10 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1:42.089 | QS |
| 11 | Vladimir Grushikhin | Armenia | 3 | 4 | 1:42.430 | QS |
| 12 | Kimmo Latvamäki | Finland | 4 | 2 | 1:42.535 | QS |
| 13 | Mihai Apostol | Canada | 3 | 5 | 1:42.562 | QS |
| 14 | Anton Ryakhov | Uzbekistan | 3 | 6 | 1:42.694 | QS |
| 15 | Geza Magyar | Romania | 4 | 3 | 1:42.733 | QS |
| 16 | Ian Wynne | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1:42.779 | QS |
| 17 | Hain Helde | Estonia | 3 | 7 | 1:42.772 | QS |
| 18 | Ognjen Filipović | FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 3 | 1:43.097 | QS |
| 19 | Róbert Erban | Slovakia | 1 | 4 | 1:43.109 | QS |
| 20 | Antonio Scaduto | Italy | 1 | 5 | 1:43.289 | QS |
| 21 | Anders Svensson | Sweden | 1 | 6 | 1:43.349 | QS |
| 22 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 1 | 7 | 1:43.877 | QS |
| 23 | Stein Jorgensen | United States | 4 | 4 | 1:44.185 | QS |
| 24 | Pavel Hottmar | Czech Republic | 2 | 6 | 1:44.391 | QS |
| 25 | Anatoli Tishchenko | Russia | 4 | 5 | 1:44.707 | QS |
| 26 | Nam Sung-Ho | South Korea | 4 | 6 | 1:45.163 | QS |
| 27 | Adrian Bachmann | Switzerland | 4 | 7 | 1:45.187 | QS |
| 28 | Sergey Sergin | Kazakhstan | 2 | 7 | 1:47.253 | |
| 29 | Nader Eivazi | Iran | 3 | 8 | 1:49.306 | |
| 30 | Gary Mawer | Ireland | 4 | 8 | 1:49.705 | |
| 31 | Roger Caumo | Brazil | 1 | 8 | 1:49.955 | |

### Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals advanced to the final.
Heat 1 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 1 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 1:39.574 | QF |
| 2 | 2 | Knut Holmann | Norway | 1:39.964 | QF |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 1:40.426 | QF |
| 4 | 11 | Geza Magyar | Romania | 1:41.482 | |
| 5 | 14 | Pavel Hottmar | Czech Republic | 1:41.920 | |
| 6 | 20 | Antonio Scaduto | Italy | 1:43.432 | |
| 7 | 22 | Mihai Apostol | Canada | 1:43.444 | |
| 8 | 23 | Stein Jorgensen | United States | 1:44.182 | |
| 9 | 25 | Hain Helde | Estonia | 1:45.916 | |
Heat Heat 2 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 3 | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 1:40.008 | QF |
| 2 | 4 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 1:40.368 | QF |
| 3 | 7 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 1:40.656 | QF |
| 4 | 8 | Nathan Baggaley | Australia | 1:40.884 | |
| 5 | 13 | Kimmo Latvamäki | Finland | 1:41.640 | |
| 6 | 15 | Róbert Erban | Slovakia | 1:42.300 | |
| 7 | 21 | Ognjen Filipović | FR Yugoslavia | 1:43.434 | |
| 8 | 26 | Nam Sung-Ho | South Korea | 1:46.008 | |
| | | Vladimir Grushikhin | Armenia | DISQ | |
Gurshikhin's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.
Heat 3 of 3 Date: Friday 29 September 2000 :
| Place | Overall | Athlete | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | 6 | Lutz Liwowski | Germany | 1:40.586 | QF |
| 2 | 9 | Jovino González | Spain | 1:41.168 | QF |
| 3 | 10 | Grzegorz Kotowicz | Poland | 1:41.198 | QF |
| 4 | 12 | Ian Wynne | Great Britain | 1:41.485 | |
| 5 | 16 | Anatoli Tishchenko | Russia | 1:42.548 | |
| 6 | 17 | Javier Correa | Argentina | 1:42.784 | |
| 7 | 18 | Anders Svensson | Sweden | 1:43.070 | |
| 8 | 19 | Anton Ryakhov | Uzbekistan | 1:43.292 | |
| 9 | 24 | Adrian Bachmann | Switzerland | 1:45.866 | |
Overall Results Semi-Finals
Semi-Finals Overall Results :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Heat | Place | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 1 | 1 | 1:39.574 | QF |
| 2 | Knut Holmann | Norway | 1 | 2 | 1:39.964 | QF |
| 3 | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 2 | 1 | 1:40.008 | QF |
| 4 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 1:40.368 | QF |
| 5 | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 1 | 3 | 1:40.426 | QF |
| 6 | Lutz Liwowski | Germany | 3 | 1 | 1:40.586 | QF |
| 7 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 2 | 3 | 1:40.656 | QF |
| 8 | Nathan Baggaley | Australia | 2 | 4 | 1:40.884 | |
| 9 | Jovino González | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1:41.168 | QF |
| 10 | Grzegorz Kotowicz | Poland | 3 | 3 | 1:41.198 | QF |
| 11 | Geza Magyar | Romania | 1 | 4 | 1:41.482 | |
| 12 | Ian Wynne | Great Britain | 3 | 4 | 1:41.485 | |
| 13 | Kimmo Latvamäki | Finland | 2 | 5 | 1:41.640 | |
| 14 | Pavel Hottmar | Czech Republic | 1 | 5 | 1:41.920 | |
| 15 | Róbert Erban | Slovakia | 2 | 6 | 1:42.300 | |
| 16 | Anatoli Tishchenko | Russia | 3 | 5 | 1:42.548 | |
| 17 | Javier Correa | Argentina | 3 | 6 | 1:42.784 | |
| 18 | Anders Svensson | Sweden | 3 | 7 | 1:43.070 | |
| 19 | Anton Ryakhov | Uzbekistan | 3 | 8 | 1:43.292 | |
| 20 | Antonio Scaduto | Italy | 1 | 6 | 1:43.432 | |
| 21 | Ognjen Filipović | FR Yugoslavia | 2 | 7 | 1:43.434 | |
| 22 | Mihai Apostol | Canada | 1 | 7 | 1:43.444 | |
| 23 | Stein Jorgensen | United States | 1 | 8 | 1:44.182 | |
| 24 | Adrian Bachmann | Switzerland | 3 | 9 | 1:45.866 | |
| 25 | Hain Helde | Estonia | 1 | 9 | 1:45.916 | |
| 26 | Nam Sung-Ho | South Korea | 2 | 8 | 1:46.008 | |
| | Vladimir Grushikhin | Armenia | 2 | | DISQ | |

### Final

Final Date: Sunday 1 October 2000 :
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time |
| | Knut Holmann | Norway | 1:57.847 |
| | Petar Merkov | Bulgaria | 1:58.393 |
| | Michael Kolganov | Israel | 1:59.563 |
| 4 | Ákos Vereckei | Hungary | 2:00.145 |
| 5 | Lutz Liwowski | Germany | 2:00.259 |
| 6 | Jovino González | Spain | 2:03.889 |
| 7 | Alvydas Duonėla | Lithuania | 2:04.591 |
| 8 | Alan van Coller | South Africa | 2:04.981 |
| 9 | Grzegorz Kotowicz | Poland | 2:07.711 |
The final was delayed six hours to strong winds of 50 mph (80 km/h), a race official sinking in his aluminum dinghy, start lanes for lanes seven and eight being broken prior to the start, and 30 spectators stripping to their underwear to swim to the medal podium only to be taken into custody by police and security personnel. Except for Kolganov edging pre-Olympic favorite Vereckei at the line, the race itself was generally uneventful.