Canoeing at the 1996 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 1996 Summer Olympics program.

18 competitors were entered. The top two finishers in each heat moved on to the final with the others relegated to the semifinals.

The top two finishers in each semifinal and the fastest third-place finisher advanced to the final.

The final took place on August 3.

Doktor led from start to finish.