The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.
Medallists
 Gold |  Silver |  Bronze |
 Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) |  Ivans Klementyev (LAT) |  György Zala (HUN) |
Results
Heats
19 competitors were entered. The top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others relegated to the repechages.
Heat 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matthias Röder |  Germany | 4:02.57 | QS |
| 2. | Pascal Sylvoz |  France | 4:03.39 | QS |
| 3. | Ivans Klementyev | Latvia | 4:03.82 | QS |
| 4. | Victor Partnoi |  Romania | 4:04.64 | QR |
| 5. | Jan Bartůněk |  Czechoslovakia | 4:15.61 | QR |
| 6. | Tomasz Darski |  Poland | 4:23.21 | QR |
| 7. | Park Chang-Gyu |  South Korea | 4:23.93 | QR |
Heat 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Steve Giles |  Canada | 4:03.34 | QS |
| 2. | Nikolay Bukhalov | Bulgaria | 4:03.36 | QS |
| 3. | Aleksandr Kostoglod |  Unified Team | 4:04.99 | QS |
| 4. | Peter Liljedahl |  Sweden | 4:05.08 | QR |
| 5. | Vlado Poslek |  Croatia | 4:09.77 | QR |
| 6. | Fred Spaulding |  United States | 4:10.24 | QR |
Heat 3
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | György Zala | Hungary | 4:06.43 | QS |
| 2. | Andrew Train |  Great Britain | 4:07.44 | QS |
| 3. | José Alfredo Bea |  Spain | 4:09.18 | QS |
| 4. | Armando Silega |  Cuba | 4:10.76 | QR |
| 5. | Tiit Tikerpe |  Estonia | 4:14.73 | QR |
| 6. | José Martínez |  Mexico | 4:18.70 | QR |
Repechages
The top four finishers in each repechage and the fastest fifth-place finisher moved on to the semifinals.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Victor Partnoi | Romania | 4:02.67 | QS |
| 2. | Fred Spaulding | United States | 4:04.39 | QS |
| 3. | Armando Silega | Cuba | 4:04.43 | QS |
| 4. | Vlado Poslek | Croatia | 4:05.86 | QS |
| 5. | Park Chang-Gyu | South Korea | 4:06.53 | QS |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Jan Bartůněk | Czechoslovakia | 4:02.48 | QS |
| 2. | Peter Liljedahl | Sweden | 4:03.44 | QS |
| 3. | Tiit Tikerpe | Estonia | 4:05.05 | QS |
| 4. | José Martínez | Mexico | 4:06.73 | QS |
| 5. | Tomasz Darski | Poland | 4:11.11 |
Semifinals
The top four finishers in each semifinal and the fastest fifth-place finisher advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Matthias Röder | Germany | 4:02.94 | QF |
| 2. | Nikolay Bukhalov | Bulgaria | 4:03.46 | QF |
| 3. | Ivans Klementyev | Latvia | 4:04.12 | QF |
| 4. | György Zala | Hungary | 4:05.29 | QF |
| 5. | Victor Partnoi | Romania | 4:06.58 | QF |
| 6. | José Martínez | Mexico | 4:07.78 | |
| 7. | Armando Silega | Cuba | 4:25.54 | |
| 8. | José Alfredo Bea | Spain | 4:25.63 | |
| - | Peter Liljedahl | Sweden | 4:06.63 | DISQ |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Pascal Sylvoz | France | 4:06.83 | QF |
| 2. | Steve Giles | Canada | 4:08.05 | QF |
| 3. | Jan Bartůněk | Czechoslovakia | 4:08.44 | QF |
| 4. | Andrew Train | Great Britain | 4:09.94 | QF |
| 5. | Aleksandr Kostoglod | Unified Team | 4:10.10 | |
| 6. | Fred Spaulding | United States | 4:13.83 | |
| 7. | Vlado Poslek | Croatia | 4:16.99 | |
| 8. | Park Chang-Gyu | South Korea | 4:29.23 | |
| - | Tiit Tikerpe | Estonia | 4:13.31 | DISQ |
Neither Liljedahl nor Tikerpe's disqualifications were disclosed in the official report.
Final
The final took place on August 8.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Nikolay Bukhalov | Bulgaria | 4:05.92 | |
 | Ivans Klementyev | Latvia | 4:06.60 | |
 | György Zala | Hungary | 4:07.35 | |
| 4. | Matthias Röder | Germany | 4:08.96 | |
| 5. | Pascal Sylvoz | France | 4:09.82 | |
| 6. | Andrew Train | Great Britain | 4:12.58 | |
| 7. | Victor Partnoi | Romania | 4:14.57 | |
| 8. | Jan Bartůněk | Czechoslovakia | 4:15.25 | |
| 9. | Steve Giles | Canada | 4:17.12 |
Bukhalov used the same tactics to defeat Klementjevs like he did Michał Śliwiński in the C-1 500 m event the previous day. Bukhalov led from start to finish while Klemenjevs moved from fifth to second in the last 250 meters.
References
- 1992 Summer Olympics official report Volume 5. pp. 144–5. (in Catalan, English, French, and Spanish)
- Sports-reference.com 1992 C-1 1000 m results.
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Canadian Singles 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press, Limited. pp. 480–1.