Canadian Singles, 1,000 metres, Men

Unlike the 1980 American-led boycott, which had had a limited impact on the canoeing events, the Soviet boycott of the 1984 Summer Olympics severely depleted the field in the sport. This was especially noticeable in the men’s C-1 1000, as the top four nations from the last edition were absent, as were those who had won eight of the last nine medals at the World Championships, the lone exception being Romania’s Costică Olaru, the reigning World runner-up. By the time of the final, Canadian Larry Cain and Dane Henning Lynge Jakobsen were strong contenders in this event, following their gold and silver performances respectively from the previous day’s C-1 500. Jakobsen won his heat over Olaru in the opening round, but Cain was nearly ten seconds behind West Germany’s Ulli Eicke. The final was somewhat closer, but Eicke still took it by over two seconds, while Cain grabbed silver nearly a second ahead of Jakobsen, who was third. No other competitor, including fifth-placed Olaru, was within six seconds of the podium finishers.