1956 Summer Olympics / Canoe - Single Canadier 1000 m (men)
sport | canoe |
competition | Single canoe 1000 m |
gender | Men |
place | Lake Wendouree , Ballarat |
Attendees | 9 athletes from 9 nations |
date | 1st December 1956 |
Medals |
Leon Rotman ( ROU ) István Hernek ( HUN ) Gennadi Bukharin ( URS )
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At the Olympic Games in 1956 , on December 1, the one-canoe competition over 1000 m for men was held on Lake Wendouree in the Australian city of Ballarat .
The Romanian Leon Rotman won the race ahead of the Hungarian István Hernek and the Soviet Russian Gennadi Bukharin .
final
rank | Surname | nation | time |
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Leon Rotman | Romania | 5: 05.3 min | |
Istvan Hernek | Hungary | 5: 06.2 min | |
Gennady Bukharin | Soviet Union | 5: 12.7 min | |
4th | Karel Hradilk | Czechoslovakia | 5: 15.9 min |
5 | Herbert Kirschner | Germany | 5; 18.6 min |
6th | Verner Wettersten | Sweden | 5: 28.0 min |
7th | Bryan Harper | Australia | 5: 37.6 min |
8th | George Bossy | Canada | 5: 39.4 min |
9 | William Schuette | United States | 5: 47.7 min |
Web links
- Results at www.olympic.org ( English )
- Report and results at www.sports-reference.com (English)