Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres
# Canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1936 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. The heats and the final took place on Saturday, August 8.

Fifteen canoeists from 15 nations competed.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) | Helmut Cämmerer (GER) | Jaap Kraaier (NED) |

## Heats

The 15 competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in both heats moved directly to the final.

Heat 1

| Place | Canoeist | Time | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jaap Kraaier (NED) | 4:36.5 | QF |
| 2 | Joel Ramqvist (SWE) | 4:38.8 | QF |
| 3 | Henri Eberhardt (FRA) | 4:41.1 | QF |
| 4 | Ivar Iversen (NOR) | 4:44.3 | QF |
| 5 | Elio Sasso Sant (ITA) | 4:50.2 | |
| 6 | Hans Potthof (SUI) | 4:50.9 | |
| 7 | Emil Šmatlák (TCH) | 4:54.1 | |
| 8 | Péter Szittya (HUN) | 5:08.7 | |

Heat 2

| Place | Canoeist | Time | Qual. |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) | 4:25.2 | QF |
| 2 | Helmut Cämmerer (GER) | 4:27.2 | QF |
| 3 | Ernest Riedel (USA) | 4:40.8 | QF |
| 4 | Birger Johansson (FIN) | 4:47.0 | QF |
| 5 | Henri Honsia (BEL) | 4:51.1 | |
| 6 | Poul Larsen (DEN) | 4:56.0 | |
| 7 | Frank Amyot (CAN) | 5:17.0 | |

## Final

| Place | Canoeist | Time |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Gregor Hradetzky (AUT) | 4:22.9 |
| 2 | Helmut Cämmerer (GER) | 4:25.6 |
| 3 | Jaap Kraaier (NED) | 4:35.1 |
| 4 | Ernest Riedel (USA) | 4:38.1 |
| 5 | Joel Ramqvist (SWE) | 4:39.5 |
| 6 | Henri Eberhardt (FRA) | 4:41.2 |
| 7 | Birger Johansson (FIN) | 4:42.2 |
| 8 | Ivar Iversen (NOR) | 4:44.2 |

The final took place in a heavy downpour that included thunder and lightning.

