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Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 500 metres
The men's K-1 500 metres event was an individual kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program that took place at Castelldefels.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | Zsolt Gyulay (HUN) | Knut Holmann (NOR) |
Results
Heats
28 competitors first raced in four heats. The top two finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals with the rest competing in the repechages.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Sergey Kaleshink (EUN) | 1:40.90 | QS |
| 2. | Norman Bellingham (USA) | 1:41.00 | QS |
| 3. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:41.18 | QR |
| 4. | Martin Hunter (AUS) | 1:43.32 | QR |
| 5. | John MacDonald (NZL) | 1:44.37 | QR |
| 6. | Gregorio Vicente (ESP) | 1:46.68 | QR |
| 7. | Simon Parsons (GBR) | 1:47.50 | QR |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. | Roberto Liberato (SUI) | 1:42.02 | QS |
| 2. | Kalle Sundqvist (SWE) | 1:42.40 | QS |
| 3. | José Garcia (POR) | 1:42.96 | QR |
| 4. | Patrick Holmes (IRL) | 1:43.46 | QR |
| 5. | Zvonimir Krzanić (CRO) | 1:46.46 | QR |
| 6. | Angel Pérez (CUB) | 1:48.32 | QR |
| 7. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:48.86 | QR |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:41.13 | QS |
| 2. | Daniele Scarpa (ITA) | 1:41.41 | QS |
| 3. | Zsolt Gyulay (HUN) | 1:41.78 | QR |
| 4. | Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL) | 1:44.58 | QR |
| 5. | Enrique Leite (URU) | 1:49.49 | QR |
| 6. | Roberto Heinze Flamand (MEX) | 1:51.06 | QR |
| Heat 4 | |||
| 1. | Renn Crichlow (CAN) | 1:41.39 | QS |
| 2. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 1:41.69 | QS |
| 3. | Artūras Vieta (LTU) | 1:41.96 | QR |
| 4. | Attila Szabó (TCH) | 1:44.85 | QR |
| 5. | Willem van Riet (RSA) | 1:47.98 | QR |
| 6. | Žarko Vekić (IOP) | 1:51.44 | QR |
| 7. | Anisi (INA) | 1:51.96 | QR |
| 8. | Gang Gi-Jin (KOR) | 1:52.22 | QR |
Repechages
The top three finishers from each of the three repechages along with the fourth fastest advanced to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:40.36 | QS |
| 2. | Artūras Vieta (LTU) | 1:41.04 | QS |
| 3. | Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL) | 1:41.68 | QS |
| 4. | Gregorio Vicente (ESP) | 1:41.72 | QS |
| 5. | Zvonimir Krzanić (CRO) | 1:43.40 | |
| 6. | Žarko Vekić (IOP) | 1:55.32 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | Angel Pérez (CUB) | 1:41.28 | QS |
| 2. | Attila Szabó (TCH) | 1:41.40 | QS |
| 3. | José Garcia (POR) | 1:41.84 | QS |
| 4. | Martin Hunter (AUS) | 1:42.00 | |
| 5. | Simon Parsons (GBR) | 1:46.32 | |
| 6. | Enrique Leite (URU) | 1:49.00 | |
| 7. | Anisi (INA) | 1:51.69 | |
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | Zsolt Gyulay (HUN) | 1:41.44 | QS |
| 2. | John MacDonald (NZL) | 1:43.24 | QS |
| 3. | Patrick Holmes (IRL) | 1:43.96 | QS |
| 4. | Willem van Riet (RSA) | 1:46.33 | |
| 5. | Sebastián Cuattrin (BRA) | 1:46.56 | |
| 6. | Roberto Heinze Flamand (MEX) | 1:47.76 | |
| 7. | Gang Gi-Jin (KOR) | 1:51.64 | |
Semifinals
The top four finishers in each of the two semifinals along with the fifth fastest advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. | Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:41.52 | QF |
| 2. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 1:41.83 | QF |
| 3. | Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:41.96 | QF |
| 4. | Sergey Kaleshink (EUN) | 1:42.20 | QF |
| 5. | Zsolt Gyulay (HUN) | 1:42.70 | QF |
| 6. | Kalle Sundqvist (SWE) | 1:42.90 | |
| 7. | Attila Szabó (TCH) | 1:42.99 | |
| 8. | Grzegorz Kotowicz (POL) | 1:43.70 | |
| 9. | Patrick Holmes (IRL) | 1:45.11 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. | Norman Bellingham (USA) | 1:41.48 | QF |
| 2. | Daniele Scarpa (ITA) | 1:42.07 | QF |
| 3. | Artūras Vieta (LTU) | 1:42.09 | QF |
| 4. | Roberto Liberato (SUI) | 1:42.82 | QF |
| 5. | Renn Crichlow (CAN) | 1:43.06 | |
| 6. | John MacDonald (NZL) | 1:43.41 | |
| 7. | Gregorio Vicente (ESP) | 1:43.53 | |
| 8. | Angel Pérez (CUB) | 1:43.94 | |
| 9. | José Garcia (POR) | 1:45.88 | |
Final
The final was held on August 7.
| Mikko Kolehmainen (FIN) | 1:40.34 | |
| Zsolt Gyulay (HUN) | 1:40.64 | |
| Knut Holmann (NOR) | 1:40.71 | |
| 4. | Norman Bellingham (USA) | 1:40.84 |
| 5. | Sergey Kaleshink (EUN) | 1:40.90 |
| 6. | Roberto Liberato (SUI) | 1:41.98 |
| 7. | Daniele Scarpa (ITA) | 1:42.00 |
| 8. | Marin Popescu (ROU) | 1:42.24 |
| 9. | Artūras Vieta (LTU) | 1:42.34 |
Kolehmainen was only seventh at the halfway mark before coming from behind to beat defending Olympic champion Gyulay.
References
- pp. 134–5. (in Catalan, English, French, and Spanish)
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Singles 500 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 470.