Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's K-1 1000 metres

These are the results of the men's K-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The K-1 event is raced by single-man canoe sprint kayaks. Heat and semifinals took place on July 28.

Heats
The 20 competitors first raced in three heats. The top three finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.