Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

Canoeing at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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C-1 men
C-2 men
K-1 men women
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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 1000 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 Tim Brabants, Great Britain

Results

Heats

The top six finishers from each of the heats and the three fastest finisher advanced directly to the semifinals.

Heat 1 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 3 Lutz Liwowski Germany 3:36.404 QS
2 10 Roland Kökény Hungary 3:38.066 QS
3 11 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 3:38.234 QS
4 13 Jacopo Majochi Italy 3:39.176 QS
5 16 Anders Svensson Sweden 3:40.190 QS
6 18 Vaidas Mizeras Lithuania 3:40.202 QS
7 24 Anton Ryakhov Uzbekistan 3:43.718 QS
8 30 Roger Caumo Brazil 3:52.082
Heat 2 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 4 Knut Holmann Norway 3:36.565 QS
2 9 Javier Correa Argentina 1:40.275 QS
3 12 Rastislav Kužel Slovakia 3:38.893 QS
4 14 Vladyslav Tereshchenko Ukraine 3:39.517 QS
5 25 Marian Babin Romania 3:45.127 QS
6 27 Gary Mawer Ireland 3:45.787 QS
7 28 Nam Sung-Ho South Korea 3:46.669
8 31 Nader Eivazi Iran 3:59.767
Heat 3 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 2 Torsten Tranum Denmark 3:35.841 QS
2 5 Pierre Lubac France 3:36.573 QS
3 7 Tim Brabants Great Britain 3:36.903 QS
4 17 Clint Robinson Australia 3:40.197 QS
5 20 Vladimir Grushikhin Armenia 3:40.623 QS
6 23 Rafał Głażewski Poland 3:43.227 QS
7 26 Adrian Bachmann Switzerland 3:45.705 QS
8 29 Mihai Apostol Canada 3:47.679
Heat 4 of 4
Date: Tuesday 26 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 1 Michael Kolganov Israel 3:35.487 QS
2 6 Emilio Merchán Spain 3:36.591 QS
3 8 Bob Maesen Belgium 3:37.587 QS
4 15 Alan van Coller South Africa 3:39.573 QS
5 19 Hain Helde Estonia 3:40.407 QS
6 21 Radek Záruba Czech Republic 3:40.731 QS
7 22 Sergey Sergin Kazakhstan 3:42.675 QS

Overall Results Heats

Heats
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Place Time Qual.
1 Michael Kolganov Israel 4 1 3:35.487 QS
2 Torsten Tranum Denmark 3 1 3:35.841 QS
3 Lutz Liwowski Germany 1 1 3:36.404 QS
4 Knut Holmann Norway 2 1 3:36.565 QS
5 Pierre Lubac France 3 2 3:36.573 QS
6 Emilio Merchán Spain 4 2 3:36.591 QS
7 Tim Brabants Great Britain 3 3 3:36.903 QS
8 Bob Maesen Belgium 4 3 3:37.587 QS
9 Javier Correa Argentina 2 2 3:37.849 QS
10 Roland Kökény Hungary 1 2 3:38.066 QS
11 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 1 3 3:38.234 QS
12 Rastislav Kužel Slovakia 2 3 3:38.893 QS
13 Jacopo Majochi Italy 1 4 3:39.176 QS
14 Vladyslav Tereshchenko Ukraine 2 4 3:39.517 QS
15 Alan van Coller South Africa 4 4 3:39.573 QS
16 Johan Eriksson Sweden 1 5 3:40.190 QS
17 Clint Robinson Australia 3 4 3:40.197 QS
18 Vaidas Mizeras Lithuania 1 6 3:40.202 QS
19 Hain Helde Estonia 4 5 3:40.407 QS
20 Vladimir Grushikhin Armenia 3 5 3:40.623 QS
21 Radek Záruba Czech Republic 4 6 3:40.731 QS
22 Sergey Sergin Kazakhstan 4 7 3:42.675 QS
23 Rafał Głażewski Poland 3 6 3:43.227 QS
24 Anton Ryakhov Uzbekistan 1 7 3:43.718 QS
25 Marian Babin Romania 2 5 3:45.127 QS
26 Adrian Bachmann Switzerland 3 7 3:45.705 QS
27 Gary Mawer Ireland 2 6 3:45.787 QS
28 Nam Sung-Ho South Korea 2 7 3:46.669
29 Mihai Apostol Canada 3 8 3:47.679
30 Roger Caumo Brazil 1 8 3:52.082
31 Nader Eivazi Iran 2 8 3:59.767

Semifinals

The top three finishers from each of the semi-finals advanced to the final.

Heat 1 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 1 Knut Holmann Norway 3:36.425 QF
2 2 Tim Brabants Great Britain 3:37.425 QF
3 3 Michael Kolganov Israel 3:37.439 QF
4 9 Roland Kökény Hungary 3:39.455
5 11 Clint Robinson Australia 3:40.745
6 14 Vaidas Mizeras Lithuania 3:41.969
7 18 Hain Helde Estonia 3:43.499
8 25 Sergey Sergin Kazakhstan 3:47.633
9 26 Gary Mawer Ireland 3:50.363
Heat 2 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 6 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 3:38.217 QF
2 7 Torsten Tranum Denmark 3:38.865 QF
3 10 Emilio Merchán Spain 3:40.263 QF
4 13 Alan van Coller South Africa 3:41.727
5 16 Rastislav Kužel Slovakia 3:43.203
6 17 Anders Svensson Sweden 3:43.359
7 19 Anton Ryakhov Uzbekistan 3:44.109
8 21 Rafał Głażewski Poland 3:46.761
9 22 Vladyslav Tereshchenko Ukraine 3:46.833
Heat 3 of 3
Date: Thursday 28 September 2000
Place Overall Athlete Nation Time Qual.
1 4 Javier Correa Argentina 3:37.975 QF
2 5 Pierre Lubac France 3:38.155 QF
3 8 Jacopo Majochi Italy 3:39.157 QF
4 12 Vladimir Grushikhin Armenia 3:41.143
5 15 Bob Maesen Belgium 3:43.147
6 20 Radek Záruba Czech Republic 3:44.347
7 23 Marian Babin Romania 3:47.215
8 24 Adrian Bachmann Switzerland 3:47.479
Lutz Liwowski Germany DISQ

Overall Results Semi-Finals

Semi-Finals
Overall Results
Place Athlete Nation Heat Place Time Qual.
1 Knut Holmann Norway 1 1 3:36.425 QF
2 Tim Brabants Great Britain 1 2 3:37.425 QF
3 Michael Kolganov Israel 1 3 3:37.439 QF
4 Javier Correa Argentina 3 1 3:37.975 QF
5 Pierre Lubac France 3 2 3:38.155 QF
6 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 2 1 3:38.217 QF
7 Torsten Tranum Denmark 2 2 3:38.865 QF
8 Jacopo Majochi Italy 3 3 3:39.157 QF
9 Roland Kökény Hungary 1 4 3:39.455
10 Emilio Merchán Spain 2 3 3:40.263 QF
11 Clint Robinson Australia 1 5 3:40.745
12 Vladimir Grushikhin Armenia 3 4 3:41.143
13 Alan van Coller South Africa 2 4 3:41.727
14 Vaidas Mizeras Lithuania 1 6 3:41.969
15 Bob Maesen Belgium 3 5 3:43.147
16 Rastislav Kužel Slovakia 3 5 3:43.203
17 Johan Eriksson Sweden 2 6 3:43.359
18 Hain Helde Estonia 1 7 3:43.499
19 Anton Ryakhov Uzbekistan 2 7 3:44.109
20 Radek Záruba Czech Republic 3 6 3:44.347
21 Rafał Głażewski Poland 2 8 3:46.761
22 Vladyslav Tereshchenko Ukraine 2 9 3:46.833
23 Marian Babin Romania 3 7 3:47.215
24 Adrian Bachmann Switzerland 1 8 3:47.479
25 Sergey Sergin Kazakhstan 1 8 3:47.633
26 Gary Mawer Ireland 1 9 3:50.363
27 Lutz Liwowski Germany 3 DISQ

Liwowski's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.

Final

Final
Date: Saturday 30 September 2000
Place Athlete Nation Time
1 Knut Holmann Norway 3:33.269
2 Petar Merkov Bulgaria 3:34.649
3 Tim Brabants Great Britain 3:35.057
4 Michael Kolganov Israel 3:35.099
5 Javier Correa Argentina 3:35.687
6 Torsten Tranum Denmark 3:37.811
7 Pierre Lubac France 3:37.931
8 Jacopo Majochi Italy 3:38.105
9 Emilio Merchán Spain 3:39.965

Holmann took the lead at 350 meters, then held off a late challenge from Merkov. The Bulgarian refused to attend the post-race press conference over media allegations he had failed a doping test in his home country.

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