Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 500 metres

The men's C-1 500 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1984 Summer Olympics program.

Heats
13 competitors were entered. Held on August 6, the top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others were relegated to the repechages.

Repechages
Repechages were held on August 6 with the top three finishers in each repechage advancing to the semifinals.

Semifinals
Three semifinals were held on August 8 with the top three finishers of each semifinal advancing to the final.

Final
The final took place on August 10.