Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

The men's canoe sprint K-4 1,000 metres at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro took place between 19 and 20 August at Lagoa Stadium.[1]

Men's canoe sprint K-4 1,000 metres
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
VenueLagoa Stadium
Date19–20 August 2016
Competitors56 from 14 nations
Winning time3:02.143
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Max Rendschmidt
Tom Liebscher
Max Hoff
Marcus Gross
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Denis Myšák
Erik Vlček
Juraj Tarr
Tibor Linka
 Slovakia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Daniel Havel
Lukáš Trefil
Josef Dostál
Jan Štěrba
 Czech Republic
 2012

The medals were presented by Danka Barteková, IOC member, Slovakia and Donald McKenzie, Board Member of the ICF.

It was the last appearance of the men's K-4 1000 metres. A shorter race, the men's K-4 500 metres, was held at Tokyo 2020.

Competition format

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The competition comprises heats, semifinals, and a final round. Heat winners advanced to the "A" final, with all other boats getting a second chance in the semifinals. The top three from each semifinal also advanced to the "A" final, and competed for medals. "B" final was held for the other semifinalists.

Schedule

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All times are Brasilia Time (UTC-03:00)

Date Time Round
Friday, 19 August 20169:51
10:51
Heats
Semifinals
Saturday, 20 August 201610:04Finals

Results

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Heats

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The fastest boat qualified for the final, remainder to a semi-final.

Heat 1

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Heat 2

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Semifinals

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Three fastest boats in each semifinal qualified for the 'A' final, remainder for the 'B' final

Semifinal 1

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Semifinal 2

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Finals

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Final B

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Final A

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References

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  1. "Canoeing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2016.