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

The men's C-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 | 11:08 | Heats |
| Friday 25 August 2017 | 16:30 | Semifinals |
| Sunday 27 August 2017 | 09:43 | Final B |
| Sunday 27 August 2017 | 11:33 | Final A |
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

## Results
### Heats

Heat winners 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 | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:49.947 | QA |
| 2 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 1:50.692 | QS |
| 3 | Ádám Fekete | Hungary | 1:52.475 | QS |
| 4 | David Fernández | Spain | 1:54.919 | QS |
| 5 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:58.208 | QS |
| 6 | Stefanos Dimopoulos | Greece | 1:58.397 | QS |
| 7 | Štefo Lutz | Croatia | 2:14.530 | QS |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:51.001 | QA |
| 2 | Takayuki Kokaji | Japan | 1:55.307 | QS |
| 3 | Oleksandr Maksymchuk | Ukraine | 1:58.018 | QS |
| 4 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 1:59.212 | QS |
| 5 | Jan Vandrey | Germany | 2:00.540 | QS |
| 6 | Ali Dherar Kadhim Al Dain | Iraq | 2:04.907 | QS |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tomasz Kaczor | Poland | 1:48.913 | QA |
| 2 | Maksim Piatrou | Belarus | 1:52.469 | QS |
| 3 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 1:53.130 | QS |
| 4 | Mikhail Yemelyanov | Kazakhstan | 1:59.736 | QS |
| 5 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 2:06.275 | QS |

### Semifinals

Qualification was as follows:
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 B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 1:50.926 | QA |
| 2 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 1:51.293 | QA |
| 3 | Jan Vandrey | Germany | 1:52.321 | QA |
| 4 | Stefanos Dimopoulos | Greece | 1:53.810 | QB |
| 5 | David Fernández | Spain | 1:54.010 | QB |
| 6 | Oleksandr Maksymchuk | Ukraine | 1:55.221 | QB |
| 7 | Mikhail Yemelyanov | Kazakhstan | 2:06.188 | QB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maksim Piatrou | Belarus | 1:52.166 | QA |
| 2 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:53.450 | QA |
| 3 | Ádám Fekete | Hungary | 1:53.722 | QA |
| 4 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 1:54.172 | QB |
| 5 | Štefo Lutz | Croatia | 1:59.272 | QB |
| 6 | Takayuki Kokaji | Japan | 2:00.827 | QB |
| 7 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 2:02.544 | QB |
| 8 | Ali Dherar Kadhim Al Dain | Iraq | 2:04.883 | qB |

### Finals
#### Final B

Competitors in this final raced for positions 10 to 18.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| 1 | David Fernández | Spain | 1:52.430 |
| 2 | Stefanos Dimopoulos | Greece | 1:52.714 |
| 3 | Matej Rusnák | Slovakia | 1:54.580 |
| 4 | Oleksandr Maksymchuk | Ukraine | 1:54.653 |
| 5 | Mikhail Yemelyanov | Kazakhstan | 1:56.219 |
| 6 | Takayuki Kokaji | Japan | 1:56.403 |
| 7 | Štefo Lutz | Croatia | 1:57.397 |
| 8 | Joosep Karlson | Estonia | 1:57.986 |
| 9 | Ali Dherar Kadhim Al Dain | Iraq | 2:03.325 |

#### Final A

Competitors in this final raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three.
| Rank | Canoeist | Country | Time |
| | Martin Fuksa | Czech Republic | 1:49.725 |
| | Carlo Tacchini | Italy | 1:50.309 |
| | Maksim Piatrou | Belarus | 1:50.583 |
| 4 | Tomasz Kaczor | Poland | 1:50.898 |
| 5 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 1:50.940 |
| 6 | Jan Vandrey | Germany | 1:51.593 |
| 7 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 1:51.651 |
| 8 | Angel Kodinov | Bulgaria | 1:53.367 |
| 9 | Ádám Fekete | Hungary | 1:56.693 |