The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics program on Lake Albano.
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Heats
Fifteen competitors were entered, but only 13 competed on August 26. The top three finishers in both heats advanced in the semifinals while the others went to the repechages.
Repechages
Competed on August 26, the top three finisher in each of the two heats move to the semifinals.
Semifinal
Twelve canoers competed in the semifinals on August 27. The top three finishers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
Final
The final took place on August 29.
Parti won using a canoe of his own design.
References
Canoeing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA