Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
# Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. The final took place on December 1.

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - |
| Leon Rotman (ROU) | István Hernek (HUN) | Gennady Bukharin (URS) |

## Final

Ten competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held.

| | Leon Rotman (ROU) | 5:05.3 |
| - | - | - |
| | István Hernek (HUN) | 5:06.2 |
| | Gennady Bukharin (URS) | 5:12.7 |
| 4. | Karel Hradil (TCH) | 5:15.9 |
| 5. | Franz Johannsen (EUA) | 5:18.6 |
| 6. | Werner Wettersten (SWE) | 5:28.0 |
| 7. | Bryan Harper (AUS) | 5:37.6 |
| 8. | George Bossy (CAN) | 5:39.4 |
| 9. | William Schuette (USA) | 5:47.7 |
