Canoeing_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_K-4_1000_metres

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres

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These are the results of the men's K-4 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The K-4 event is raced by four-man canoe sprint kayaks.

Medalists

Gold Gold Silver Silver Bronze Bronze
 Hungary (HUN)
Zoltán Kammerer
Botond Storcz
Ákos Vereckei
Gábor Horváth		  Germany (GER)
Andreas Ihle
Mark Zabel
Björn Bach
Stefan Ulm		  Slovakia (SVK)
Richard Riszdorfer
Michal Riszdorfer
Erik Vlček
Juraj Bača

Heats

The 10 teams first raced in two heats. The top three finishers in each heat advanced directly to the final, and the remaining four teams advanced to the semifinal. No teams were eliminated in the heats. The heats were raced on August 23.

Heat 1
1. Slovakia (SVK) Richard Riszdorfer, Michal Riszdorfer, Erik Vlček, Juraj Bača2:53.256QF
2. Bulgaria (BUL) Milko Kazanov, Ivan Hristov, Petar Merkov, Yordan Yordanov2:54.252QF
3. Poland (POL) Tomasz Mendelski, Rafał Głażewski, Adam Seroczyński, Dariusz Białkowski2:55.240QF
4. Romania (ROU) Marian Baban, Alexandru Bogdan Ceausu, Vasile Curuzan Corneli, Stefan Vasile2:55.324QS
5. Canada (CAN) Steven Jorens, Richard Dober, Ryan Cuthbert, Andrew Willows2:56.336QS
Heat 2
1. Hungary (HUN) Zoltán Kammerer, Botond Storcz, Ákos Vereckei, Gábor Horváth2:51.010QF
2. Belarus (BLR) Raman Piatrushenka, Aliaksei Abalmasau, Dziamyan Turchyn, Vadzim Makhneu2:52.170QF
3. Germany (GER) Andreas Ihle, Mark Zabel, Björn Bach, Stefan Ulm2:52.678QF
4. Norway (NOR) Jacob Norenberg, Alexander Wefald, Andreas Gjersøe, Mattis Næss2:54.894QS
5. Uzbekistan (UZB) Aleksey Babadjanov, Dmitriy Strijkov, Sergey Borzov, Anton Ryahov3:01.446QS

Semifinal

The top three finishers in the semifinal race qualified for the final, joining the six teams that had advanced directly from the heats. The last place team was eliminated. The semifinal was raced on August 25.

1. Romania (ROU)2:53.994QF
2. Norway (NOR)2:54.350QF
3. Canada (CAN)2:55.926QF
4. Uzbekistan (UZB)2:56.594

Final

The final was raced on August 27.

Gold Hungary (HUN)2:56.919
Silver Germany (GER)2:58.659
Bronze Slovakia (SVK)2:59.314
4. Bulgaria (BUL)2:59.622
5. Norway (NOR)3:01.698
6. Belarus (BLR)3:02.419
7. Romania (ROU)3:03.107
8. Poland (POL)3:03.562
9. Canada (CAN)3:07.714

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