Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres
| Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| C-1 500 m | men | |
| C-1 1000 m | men | |
| C-2 500 m | men | |
| C-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-1 500 m | men | women |
| K-1 1000 m | men | |
| K-2 500 m | men | women |
| K-2 1000 m | men | |
| K-4 500 m | women | |
| K-4 1000 m | men | |
The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists
Results
Heats
15 crews entered in two heats on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.
Repechages
Nine teams competed in two repechages on August 7. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. |  Don Brien, Mark Holmes, Don Irvine, and Colin Shaw (CAN) |
3:16.52 | QS |
| 2. |  Marcel Eichenbeger, and Helmut Lehmann (SUI ) |
3:17.70 | QS |
| 3. |  Arne Slettsjø (NOR ) |
3:18.04 | QS |
| 4. |  Norman Bellingham, David Gilman, Dan Schnurrenberger, and Chris Spelius (USA) |
3:19.72 | |
| 5. |  Cheung Chak Chuen, Ng Hin Wan, Ng Tsuen Man, and Tang Kwok Cheung (HKG) |
3:46.92 | |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. |  Grayson Bourne, Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith, and Jeremy West (GBR) |
3:18.67 | QS |
| 2. |  Juan José Román, and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP ) |
3:21.87 | QS |
| 3. |  Veli-Pekka Harjola, Mikko Kolehmainen, Ilpo Nieminen, and Mika Savilahti (FIN) |
3:08.33 | QS |
| 4. |  Gennaro Cirillo, Vincenzo Damista, Marco Ganna, and Francesco Mandragona (ITA) |
Did not finish | |
Italy recorded a time of 48.45 at the 250 m mark which was in fourth, but did not finish.
Semifinals
The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on August 9) advanced to the final.
| Semifinal 1 | |||
| 1. |  Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, and Alan Thompson (NZL) |
3:05.67 | QF |
| 2. |  Per-Inge Bengtsson, Tommy Karls, Lars-Erik Moberg, and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) |
3:06.78 | QF |
| 3. | Grayson Bourne, Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith, and Jeremy West (GBR) |
3:07.52 | QF |
| 4. | Arne Slettsjø (NOR ) |
3:07.97 | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| 1. |  François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit, and Didier Vavasseur (FRA) |
3:06.57 | QF |
| 2. | Juan José Román, and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP ) |
3:09.03 | QF |
| 3. |  Bernd Hessel, Oliver Kegel, Detlef Schmidt, and Reiner Scholl (FRG) |
3:09.65 | QF |
| 4. | Marcel Eichenbeger, and Helmut Lehmann (SUI ) |
3:10.36 | |
| Semifinal 3 | |||
| 1. |  ) |
3:08.44 | QF |
| 2. | Don Brien, Mark Holmes, Don Irvine, and Colin Shaw (CAN) |
3:09.10 | QF |
| 3. |  John Doak, Robert Doak, Raymond Martin, and Scott Wooden (AUS) |
3:09.98 | QF |
| 4. | Veli-Pekka Harjola, Mikko Kolehmainen, Ilpo Nieminen, and Mika Savilahti (FIN) |
3:12.82 | |
Final
The final was held on August 11.
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Grant Bramwell, Ian Ferguson, Paul MacDonald, and Alan Thompson (NZL) |
3:02.28 |
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Per-Inge Bengtsson, Tommy Karls, Lars-Erik Moberg, and Thomas Ohlsson (SWE) |
3:02.81 |
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François Barouh, Philippe Boccara, Pascal Boucherit, and Didier Vavasseur (FRA) |
3:03.94 |
| 4. | ) |
3:04.39 |
| 5. | Grayson Bourne, Andrew Sheriff, Kevin Smith, and Jeremy West (GBR) |
3:04.59 |
| 6. | Juan José Román, and Juan Manuel Sánchez (ESP ) |
3:04.71 |
| 7. | John Doak, Robert Doak, Raymond Martin, and Scott Wooden (AUS) |
3:06.02 |
| 8. | Bernd Hessel, Oliver Kegel, Detlef Schmidt, and Reiner Scholl (FRG) |
3:06.47 |
| 9. | Don Brien, Mark Holmes, Don Irvine, and Colin Shaw (CAN) |
3:06.66 |
References
- 1984 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 369–70. (in English and French)
- Sports-reference.com 1984 K-4 1000 m results.
