| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics |
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| Sprint |
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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-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
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| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, and Alan Thompson New Zealand (NZL) |
Per-Inge Bengtsson, Tommy Karls, Lars-Erik Moberg, and Thomas Ohlsson Sweden (SWE) |
François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit, and Didier Vavasseur France (FRA) |
15 crews entered in two heats on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.
Schnurrenberger's name is misspelled in the official report. Schmidt's first name was listed as Dieter in the official report.
Nine teams competed in two repechages on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Don Brien, Mark Holmes, Don Irvine, and Colin Shaw (CAN) | 3:16.52 | QS |
| 2. | Peter Ammann, Felix Buser, Marcel Eichenbeger, and Helmut Lehmann (SUI) | 3:17.70 | QS |
| 3. | Finn Borchgrevink, Frank Johannesen, Geir Kvillum, and Arne Slettsjø (NOR) | 3:18.04 | QS |
| 4. | Norman Bellingham, David Gilman, Dan Schnurrenberger, and Chris Spelius (USA) | 3:19.72 | |
| 5. | Cheung Chak Chuen, Ng Hin Wan, Ng Tsuen Man, and Tang Kwok Cheung (HKG) | 3:46.92 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | Grayson Bourne, Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith, and Jeremy West (GBR) | 3:18.67 | QS |
| 2. | Iván González, Luis Gregorio Ramos, Juan José Román, and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:21.87 | QS |
| 3. | Veli-Pekka Harjola, Mikko Kolehmainen, Ilpo Nieminen, and Mika Savilahti (FIN) | 3:08.33 | QS |
| 4. | Gennaro Cirillo, Vincenzo Damista, Marco Ganna, and Francesco Mandragona (ITA) | Did not finish | |
Italy recorded a time of 48.45 at the 250 m mark which was in fourth, but did not finish.
The top three finishers in the each of the semifinals (raced on August 9) advanced to the final.
The final was held on August 11.
| Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, and Alan Thompson (NZL) | 3:02.28 | |
| Per-Inge Bengtsson, Tommy Karls, Lars-Erik Moberg, and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) | 3:02.81 | |
| François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit, and Didier Vavasseur (FRA) | 3:03.94 | |
| 4. | Ionel Constantin, Nicolae Fedosel, Ionel Letcae, and Angelin Velea (ROU) | 3:04.39 |
| 5. | Grayson Bourne, Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith, and Jeremy West (GBR) | 3:04.59 |
| 6. | Iván González, Luis Gregorio Ramos, Juan José Román, and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP) | 3:04.71 |
| 7. | John Doak, Robert Doak, Raymond Martin, and Scott Wooden (AUS) | 3:06.02 |
| 8. | Bernd Hessel, Oliver Kegel, Detlef Schmidt, and Reiner Scholl (FRG) | 3:06.47 |
| 9. | Don Brien, Mark Holmes, Don Irvine, and Colin Shaw (CAN) | 3:06.66 |