Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 10000 metres
| Canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| C-1 1000 m | men | |||
| C-1 10000 m | men | |||
| C-2 1000 m | men | |||
| C-2 10000 m | men | |||
| K-1 500 m | women | |||
| K-1 1000 m | men | |||
| K-1 10000 m | men | |||
| K-2 1000 m | men | |||
| K-2 10000 m | men | |||
These are the results of the men's C-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes and took place on November 30. This would the last time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it would be held at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1950 to 1993.
Medalists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
.svg.png){kind=small} Leon Rotman (ROU) |
.svg.png){kind=small} János Parti (HUN) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gennady Bukharin (URS) |
Final
With only nine competitors in the event, a final was held.
| Leon Rotman (ROU) | 56:41.0 |
| János Parti (HUN) | 57:11.0 |
| Gennady Bukharin (URS) | 57:14.5 |
| 4. |  Jiří Vokněr (TCH) | 57:44.5 |
| 5. |  Franz Johannsen (EUA) | 58:50.1 |
| 6. |  Werner Wettersten (SWE) | 59:24.7 |
| 7. |  Donald Stringer (CAN) | 59:57.5 |
| 8. |  Frank Havens (USA) | 1:01:23.6 |
| 9. |  Bryan Harper (AUS) | 1:02:12.1 |
References
- 1956 Summer Olympics official report. p. 404.
- International Canoe Federation historical results to 2006 (Olympic and world for all disciplines).
- Sports-reference.com 1956 C-1 10000 m results.
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