Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

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Canoeing at the
1972 Summer Olympics
Slalom
C-1men
C-2men
K-1menwomen
Sprint
C-1 1000 mmen
C-2 1000 mmen
K-1 500 mwomen
K-1 1000 mmen
K-2 500 mwomen
K-2 1000 mmen
K-4 1000 mmen

The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1972 Summer Olympics program.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Soviet Union (URS)
Yuri Filatov
Yuri Stetsenko
Vladimir Morozov
Valeri Didenko 		 Romania (ROU)
Aurel Vernescu
Mihai Zafiu
Roman Vartolomeu
Atanase Sciotnic 		 
Jan Johansen

Results

Heats

The 20 crews first raced in three heats on September 5. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining 11 teams were relegated to the repechage heats.

Heat 1
1.  Aurel Vernescu, Mihai Zafiu, Roman Vartolomeu, and Atanase Sciotnic (ROU) 3:16.15 QS
2.  
Hans-Erich Pasch (FRG
)		 3:18.42 QS
3.  Lars Andersson, Gunnar Utterberg, Per Larsson, and Hans Nilsson (SWE) 3:19.69 QS
4.  Alberto Ughi, Pierangelo Congiu, Mario Pedretti, and Oreste Perri (ITA) 3:19.77 QR
5.  Robert Avery, Douglas Parnham, Peter Lawler, and John Oliver (GBR) 3:26.65 QR
6.  
Peter Várhelyi, Zoltán Bakó, and Csongor Vargha (HUN
)		 3:29.65 QR
7.  John van Dyke, Jerry Welborn, Philip Rogosheske, and Stephen Kelly (USA) 3:32.94 QR
Heat 2
1.  Yuri Filatov, Yuri Stetsenko, Vladimir Morozov, and Valeri Didenko (URS) 3:18.35 QS
2.  Volkmar Thiede, Eduard Augustin, Herbert Laabs, and Joachim Mattern (GDR) 3:18.65 QS
3.  Zlatomir Šuvački, Ivan Ohmut, Miloš Kralj, and Dušan Flipović (YUG) 3:22.98 QS
4.  Jos Broekx, Roger T'Joncke, Jean-Marie D'Haese, and Paul Stinckens (BEL) 3:23.31 QR
5.  Dennis Green, Dennis Heussner, Rodney Fox, and Gordon Jeffery (AUS) 3:24.63 QR
6.  
Dennis Barré, Jean Barre, Dean Oldershaw, and Jim Reardon (CAN
)		 3:29.75 QR
7.  
Alejandro Amecua (MEX
)		 3:34.38 QR
Heat 3
1.  
Jan Johansen (NOR
)		 3:19.12 QS
2.  Zbigniew Niewiadomski, Jerzy Dziadkowiec, Zdzisław Tomyślak, and Andrzej Matysiak (POL) 3:24.59 QS
3.  Kari Markkanen, Heikki Mäkelä, Ilkka Nummisto, and Jorma Lehtosalo (FIN) 3:26.90 QS
4.  
Zdenék Bohutínský, Ľubomír Kadnár, and Pavel Kvasil (TCH
)		 3:27.62 QR
5.  
Gerhard Siebold, Kurt Heubusch, Heinz Rodinger, and Alfred Zechmeister (AUT
)		 3:27.77 QR
6.  Herminio Menéndez, Álvaro López, Javier Sanz, and José María Esteban (ESP) 3:34.19 QR

Repechages

Taking place on September 7, The top three competitors in each of the two repechages advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage 1
1.  
Peter Várhelyi, Zoltán Bakó, and Csongor Vargha (HUN
)		 3:14.35 QS
2.  Alberto Ughi, Pierangelo Congiu, Mario Pedretti, and Oreste Perri (ITA) 3:15.68 QS
3.  Dennis Green, Dennis Heussner, Rodney Fox, and Gordon Jeffery (AUS) 3:16.24 QS
4.  Herminio Menéndez, Álvaro López, Javier Sanz, and José María Esteban (ESP) 3:21.07
5.  
Gerhard Siebold, Kurt Heubusch, Heinz Rodinger, and Alfred Zechmeister (AUT
)		 3:21.97
6.  
Alejandro Amecua (MEX
)		 3:31.65
Repechage 2
1.  
Zdenék Bohutínský, Ľubomír Kadnár, and Pavel Kvasil (TCH
)		 3:17.39 QS
2.  Jos Broekx, Roger T'Joncke, Jean-Marie D'Haese, and Paul Stinckens (BEL) 3:18.63 QS
3.  
Dennis Barré, Jean Barre, Dean Oldershaw, and Jim Reardon (CAN
)		 3:19.77 QS
4.  John van Dyke, Jerry Welborn, Philip Rogosheske, and Stepehn Kelly (USA) 3:22.89
5.  Robert Avery, Douglas Parnham, Peter Lawler, and John Oliver (GBR) 3:26.80

Semifinals

The top three finishers in each of the three semifinals (raced on September 8) advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1
1.  Aurel Vernescu, Mihai Zafiu, Roman Vartolomeu, and Atanase Sciotnic (ROU) 3:09.98 QF
2.  Kari Markkanen, Heikki Mäkelä, Ilkka Nummisto, and Jorma Lehtosalo (FIN) 3:11.15 QF
3.  
Peter Várhelyi, Zoltán Bakó, and Csongor Vargha (HUN
)		 3:11.24 QF
4.  Volkmar Thiede, Eduard Augustin, Herbert Laabs, and Joachim Mattern (GDR) 3:11.65
5.  
Dennis Barré, Jean Barre, Dean Oldershaw, and Jim Reardon (CAN
)		 3:20.53
Semifinal 2
1.  Yuri Filatov, Yuri Stetsenko, Vladimir Morozov, and Valeri Didenko (URS) 3:09.68 QF
2.  Lars Andersson, Gunnar Utterberg, Per Larsson, and Hans Nilsson (SWE) 3:10.45 QF
3.  
Zdenék Bohutínský, Ľubomír Kadnár, and Pavel Kvasil (TCH
)		 3:11.57 QF
4.  Zbigniew Niewiadomski, Jerzy Dziadkowiec, Zdzisław Tomyślak, and Andrzej Matysiak (POL) 3:12.46
5.  Dennis Green, Dennis Heussner, Rodney Fox, and Gordon Jeffery (AUS) 3:13.76
Semifinal 3
1.  
Jan Johansen (NOR
)		 3:08.72 QF
2.  
Hans-Erich Pasch (FRG
)		 3:09.71 QF
3.  Alberto Ughi, Pierangelo Congiu, Mario Pedretti, and Oreste Perri (ITA) 3:09.89 QF
4.  Jos Broekx, Roger T'Joncke, Jean-Marie D'Haese, and Paul Stinckens (BEL) 3:10.70
5.  Zlatomir Šuvački, Ivan Ohmut, Miloš Kralj, and Dušan Flipović (YUG) 3:11.21

The Soviet Union's position at 500 meters in the second semifinal is missing in the official report. The third semifinal was so fast that Belgium and Yugoslavia's time would have gotten them into the finals if either nation had competed in the other two semifinals.

Final

The final was held on September 9.

Gold  Yuri Filatov, Yuri Stetsenko, Vladimir Morozov, and Valeri Didenko (URS) 3:14.02
Silver  Aurel Vernescu, Mihai Zafiu, Roman Vartolomeu, and Atanase Sciotnic (ROU) 3:15.07
Bronze  
Jan Johansen (NOR
)		 3:15.27
4.  Alberto Ughi, Pierangelo Congiu, Mario Pedretti, and Oreste Perri (ITA) 3:15.60
5.  
Hans-Erich Pasch (FRG
)		 3:16.63
6.  
Peter Várhelyi, Zoltán Bakó, and Csongor Vargha (HUN
)		 3:16.88
7.  Kari Markkanen, Heikki Mäkelä, Ilkka Nummisto, and Jorma Lehtosalo (FIN) 3:16.92
8.  Lars Andersson, Gunnar Utterberg, Per Larsson, and Hans Nilsson (SWE) 3:17.39
9.  
Zdenék Bohutínský, Ľubomír Kadnár, and Pavel Kvasil (TCH
)		 3:20.22

References

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