- Medalists
- Final
- References
{{CanoeingAt1956SummerOlympics}}These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres 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|1956 Summer}} | István Hernek|HUN|1956 Summer}} | Gennady Bukharin|URS|1956 Summer}} |
FinalTen competitors entered, but one withdrew prior to the event. With only nine competitors, a final was held. | width=30 bgcolor=gold | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Leon Rotman|ROU|1956 Summer}} | 5:05.3 | | bgcolor=silver | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|István Hernek|HUN|1956 Summer}} | 5:06.2 | | bgcolor=cc9966 | align=left|{{flagIOCathlete|Gennady Bukharin|URS|1956 Summer}} | 5:12.7 | | 4. | {{flagIOCathlete|Karel Hradil|TCH|1956 Summer}} | 5:15.9 | | 5. | {{flagIOCathlete|Franz Johannsen|EUA|1956 Summer}} | 5:18.6 | | 6. | {{flagIOCathlete|Werner Wettersten|SWE|1956 Summer}} | 5:28.0 | | 7. | {{flagIOCathlete|Bryan Harper|AUS|1956 Summer}} | 5:37.6 | | 8. | {{flagIOCathlete|George Bossy|CAN|1956 Summer}} | 5:39.4 | | 9. | {{flagIOCathlete|William Schuette|USA|1956 Summer}} | 5:47.7 |
References- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080912181829/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/OR1956.pdf 1956 Summer Olympics official report.] p. 407.
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1956/CAN/mens-canadian-singles-1000-metres.html Sports-reference.com 1956 C-1 1000 m results]
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