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

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The men's C-1 1000 metres was a 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

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

Results

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Final

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

Rank Canoer Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Leon Rotman  Romania 5:05.3
2nd place, silver medalist(s) István Hernek  Hungary 5:06.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gennady Bukharin  Soviet Union 5:12.7
4 Karel Hradil  Czechoslovakia 5:15.9
5 Franz Johannsen  Germany 5:18.6
6 Werner Wettersten  Sweden 5:28.0
7 Bryan Harper  Australia 5:37.6
8 George Bossy  Canada 5:39.4
9. William Schuette  United States 5:47.7

References

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