Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres

Canoeing at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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C-1 men
C-2 men
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C-1 500 m   men  
C-1 1000 m men
C-2 500 m men
C-2 1000 m men
K-1 500 m men women
K-1 1000 m men
K-2 500 m men women
K-2 1000 m men
K-4 500 m women
K-4 1000 m men

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.

Contents

Medalists

Gold: Silver: Bronze:
Knut Holmann, Norway Petar Merkov, Bulgaria Michael Kolganov, Israel

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 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 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 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 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
1 Knut Holmann Norway 1:57.847
2 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 1:58.393
3 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 unevental.

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