# 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships – Men's K-1 500 metres

The men's K-1 500 metres competition at the 2017 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Račice took place at the Sportcentrum Račice.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Friday 25 August 2017 | 11:26 | Heats |
| Friday 25 August 2017 | 16:42 | Semifinals |
| Sunday 27 August 2017 | 09:49 | Final B |
| Sunday 27 August 2017 | 11:27 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

The six fastest boats in each heat, plus the three fastest remaining boats advanced to the semifinals.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:36.967 | QS |
| 2 | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:37.151 | QS |
| 3 | Oleh Kukharyk | Ukraine | 1:38.301 | QS |
| 4 | Dzmitry Natynchyk | Belarus | 1:38.701 | QS |
| 5 | Peter Gelle | Slovakia | 1:39.334 | QS |
| 6 | Aurélien Le Gall | France | 1:40.251 | QS |
| 7 | Marton Apor Urban | United States | 1:51.767 | |
| 8 | Ahmed Sameer Jumaah | Iraq | 1:52.767 | |
| 9 | Abdelmajid Jabbour | Morocco | 2:04.684 | |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:39.024 | QS |
| 2 | Marcus Gross | Germany | 1:39.691 | QS |
| 3 | Antun Novaković | Croatia | 1:40.063 | QS |
| 4 | Sergii Tokarnytskyi | Kazakhstan | 1:40.724 | QS |
| 5 | Jarett Kenke | Canada | 1:42.008 | QS |
| 6 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:43.213 | QS |
| 7 | Andri Summermatter | Switzerland | 1:44.069 | qS |
| 8 | Mohamed Mrabet | Tunisia | 1:45.308 | qS |
| 9 | He Long | China | 1:49.758 | |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Roman Anoshkin | Russia | 1:40.337 | QS |
| 2 | Mirnazim Javadov | Azerbaijan | 1:41.165 | QS |
| 3 | Miroslav Kirchev | Bulgaria | 1:42.237 | QS |
| 4 | Martin Nathell | Sweden | 1:42.670 | QS |
| 5 | Billy Bain | Australia | 1:43.509 | QS |
| 6 | Joona Mäntynen | Finland | 1:44.165 | QS |
| 7 | Tarmo Tootsi | Estonia | 1:44.737 | qS |
| 8 | Muhammad Syaheenul Aiman | Singapore | 1:49.170 | |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lars Magne Ullvang | Norway | 1:41.362 | QS |
| 2 | Roi Rodriguez | Spain | 1:42.273 | QS |
| 3 | Vagner Souta | Brazil | 1:43.757 | QS |
| 4 | Yusuke Miyata | Japan | 1:44.207 | QS |
| 5 | Stuart Bristow | South Africa | 1:45.601 | QS |
| 6 | Patryk Switalski | Poland | 1:45.657 | QS |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Lopez | Puerto Rico | 1:49.979 | |

### Semifinals

Qualification in each semi was as follows:
The fastest three boats advanced to the A final. The next three fastest boats advanced to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:39.519 | QA |
| 2 | Peter Gelle | Slovakia | 1:40.153 | QA |
| 3 | Marcus Gross | Germany | 1:40.175 | QA |
| 4 | Billy Bain | Australia | 1:41.058 | QB |
| 5 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:41.392 | QB |
| 6 | Vagner Souta | Brazil | 1:42.825 | QB |
| 7 | Andri Summermatter | Switzerland | 1:43.808 | |
| 8 | Yusuke Miyata | Japan | 1:43.919 | |
| 9 | Mirnazim Javadov | Azerbaijan | 1:43.947 | |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Oleh Kukharyk | Ukraine | 1:37.184 | QA |
| 2 | Roi Rodriguez | Spain | 1:37.801 | QA |
| 3 | Dzmitry Natynchyk | Belarus | 1:37.856 | QA |
| 4 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:38.123 | QB |
| 5 | Jarett Kenke | Canada | 1:40.545 | QB |
| 6 | Martin Nathell | Sweden | 1:42.234 | QB |
| 7 | Tarmo Tootsi | Estonia | 1:42.501 | |
| 8 | Miroslav Kirchev | Bulgaria | 1:47.251 | |
| 9 | Patryk Switalski | Poland | 1:48.884 | |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:39.374 | QA |
| 2 | Roman Anoshkin | Russia | 1:40.118 | QA |
| 3 | Antun Novaković | Croatia | 1:40.685 | QA |
| 4 | Lars Magne Ullvang | Norway | 1:40.929 | QB |
| 5 | Sergii Tokarnytskyi | Kazakhstan | 1:41.063 | QB |
| 6 | Aurélien Le Gall | France | 1:44.129 | QB |
| 7 | Joona Mäntynen | Finland | 1:44.741 | |
| 8 | Stuart Bristow | South Africa | 1:46.152 | |
| 9 | Mohamed Mrabet | Tunisia | 1:46.402 | |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time |
| 1 | Bálint Kopasz | Hungary | 1:38.335 |
| 2 | Lars Magne Ullvang | Norway | 1:39.785 |
| 3 | Thomas Lusty | Great Britain | 1:41.030 |
| 4 | Billy Bain | Australia | 1:41.058 |
| 5 | Aurélien Le Gall | France | 1:41.463 |
| 6 | Jarett Kenke | Canada | 1:41.647 |
| 7 | Martin Nathell | Sweden | 1:42.235 |
| 8 | Vagner Souta | Brazil | 1:43.780 |
| 9 | Sergii Tokarnytskyi | Kazakhstan | 1:48.669 |

#### Final A

Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Kayaker | Country | Time |
| | Josef Dostál | Czech Republic | 1:36.520 |
| | René Holten Poulsen | Denmark | 1:38.267 |
| | Oleh Kukharyk | Ukraine | 1:38.483 |
| 4 | Roi Rodriguez | Spain | 1:38.515 |
| 5 | Dzmitry Natynchyk | Belarus | 1:38.562 |
| 6 | Roman Anoshkin | Russia | 1:38.752 |
| 7 | Marcus Gross | Germany | 1:39.962 |
| 8 | Peter Gelle | Slovakia | 1:40.125 |
| 9 | Antun Novaković | Croatia | 1:41.025 |