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Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

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These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. The final took place on December 1.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Leon Rotman (ROU)  István Hernek (HUN)  Gennady Bukharin (URS)

Final

Ten competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held.

Gold  Leon Rotman (ROU) 5:05.3
Silver  István Hernek (HUN) 5:06.2
Bronze  Gennady Bukharin (URS) 5:12.7
4.  Karel Hradil (TCH) 5:15.9
5.  Franz Johannsen (EUA) 5:15.0
6.  Werner Wettersten (SWE) 5:28.0
7.  Bryan Harper (AUS) 5:37.6
8.  George Bossy (CAN) 5:39.4
9.  William Schuette (USA) 5:47.7

References