Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
# Canoeing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's canoe sprint C-1 1000 metres at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 6 and 8 August at Eton Dorney.

## Competition format

The competition comprised heats, semifinals, and a final round. The top five boats from each heat, and the fastest loser, advanced to the semifinals. The top four boats in each semifinal advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. A placing "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.

## Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Monday 6 August 2012 | 09:54 11:14 | Heats Semifinals |
| Wednesday 8 August 2012 | 09:48 | Finals |

## Results

### Heats

First five and the best 6th placed rower are qualified for the semifinals.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mathieu Goubel | France | 3:58.122 | Q |
| 2 | Attila Vajda | Hungary | 3:59.853 | Q |
| 3 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 4:04.109 | Q |
| 4 | Jake Donaghey | Australia | 4:21.928 | Q |
| 5 | Ndiatte Gueye | Senegal | 4:33.884 | Q |
| 6 | Rudolph Williams | Samoa | 4:54.211 | |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | David Cal | Spain | 3:54.590 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Oldershaw | Canada | 3:55.211 | Q |
| 3 | Sebastian Brendel | Germany | 3:56.469 | Q |
| 4 | Everardo Cristóbal | Mexico | 3:58.673 | Q |
| 5 | Piotr Kuleta | Poland | 4:04.889 | Q |
| 6 | Fortunato Pacavira | Angola | 4:39.723 | q |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Iosif Chirilă | Romania | 4:05.863 | Q |
| 2 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 4:05.895 | Q |
| 3 | Aliaksandr Zhukouski | Belarus | 4:06.190 | Q |
| 4 | Alexandr Dyadchuk | Kazakhstan | 4:44.175 | Q |
| 5 | Richard Jefferies | Great Britain | 4:48.511 | Q |

### Semifinals

The fastest four canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'A' final. The slowest four canoeists in each semifinal qualify for the 'B' final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sebastian Brendel | Germany | 3:52.122 | Q |
| 2 | Attila Vajda | Hungary | 3:52.365 | Q |
| 3 | David Cal | Spain | 3:52.767 | Q |
| 4 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 3:53.257 | Q |
| 5 | Piotr Kuleta | Poland | 3:53.802 | |
| 6 | Jake Donaghey | Australia | 4:26.202 | |
| 7 | Fortunato Pacavira | Angola | 4:43.027 | |
| 8 | Alexandr Dyadchuk | Kazakhstan | 4:56.724 | |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mathieu Goubel | France | 3:51.811 | Q |
| 2 | Mark Oldershaw | Canada | 3:52.197 | Q |
| 3 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 3:53.305 | Q |
| 4 | Aliaksandr Zhukouski | Belarus | 3:54.002 | Q |
| 5 | Everardo Cristóbal | Mexico | 3:54.590 | |
| 6 | Iosif Chirilă | Romania | 4:07.794 | |
| 7 | Ndiatte Gueye | Senegal | 4:37.171 | |
| 8 | Richard Jefferies | Great Britain | 4:49.874 | |

### Finals

**Final B**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Piotr Kuleta | Poland | 3:54.414 |
| 2 | Everardo Cristóbal | Mexico | 3:56.118 |
| 3 | Iosif Chirilă | Romania | 3:59.730 |
| 4 | Jake Donaghey | Australia | 4:22.005 |
| 5 | Ndiatte Gueye | Senegal | 4:32.251 |
| 6 | Fortunato Pacavira | Angola | 4:35.017 |
| 7 | Richard Jefferies | Great Britain | 4:42.992 |
| 8 | Alexandr Dyadchuk | Kazakhstan | 4:55.737 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Sebastian Brendel | Germany | 3:47.176 |
| | David Cal | Spain | 3:48.053 |
| | Mark Oldershaw | Canada | 3:48.502 |
| 4 | Vadim Menkov | Uzbekistan | 3:49.255 |
| 5 | Mathieu Goubel | France | 3:50.758 |
| 6 | Attila Vajda | Hungary | 3:50.926 |
| 7 | Aliaksandr Zhukouski | Belarus | 3:51.166 |
| 8 | Ilia Shtokalov | Russia | 3:51.535 |
