Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 2000 Summer Olympics program.

Heats
18 competitors were entered on 26 September. The top three finishers in each heat moved on to the final. Fourth through seventh-place finishers from each heat and the fastest eighth-place finisher advanced to the semifinal

Semifinal
The top three finishers in the semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal
Kilingaridis's disqualification was not disclosed in the official report.