The men's K-4 1000 metres event was a fours kayaking event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1988 Summer Olympics program.
Medalists Gold Silver BronzeZsolt GyulayFerenc CsipesSándor HódosiAttila ÁbrahámAleksandr MotuzenkoSergey KirsanovIgor NagaevViktor DenisovKay BluhmAndré WohllebeAndreas StähleHans-Jörg Bliesener
Results
Heats 18 crews entered in three heats on September 27. The top three finishers from each of the heats advanced directly to the semifinals while the remaining nine teams were relegated to the repechages.
Heat 11. 2:58.54 QS2. 3:01.07 QS3. 3:01.54 QS4. 3:04.38 QR5. 3:16.54 QR6. 3:23.32 QRHeat 21. 3:06.52 QS2. 3:07.70 QS3. 3:10.32 QS4. 3:16.71 QR5. 3:23.33 QR6. 3:31.62 QRHeat 31. 3:02.72 QS2. 3:03.30 QS3. 3:04.98 QS4. 3:06.96 QR5. 3:10.27 QR6. 3:15.00 QR
Repechages Nine teams competed in two repechages on September 27. The top three finishers from each of the repechages advanced directly to the semifinals.
Repechage 11. 3:06.90 QS2. 3:09.30 QS3. 3:11.27 QS4. 3:24.16 5. 3:26.79 Repechage 21. 3:16.68 QS2. 3:16.79 QS3. 3:16.80 QS4. 3:17.54
Semifinals The top three finishers in each of the semifinals (raced on September 29) advanced to the final.
Semifinal 11. 3:07.16 QF2. 3:10.11 QF3. 3:12.44 QF4. 3:15.03 5. 3:15.60 Semifinal 21. 3:09.07 QF2. 3:10.87 QF3. 3:11.11 QF4. 3:15.90 - Did not finish Semifinal 31. 3:06.80 QF2. 3:08.52 QF3. 3:09.67 QF4. 3:11.56 5. 3:13.88
Norway's reason for not finishing was not disclosed in the official report.
Final The final was held on October 1.
3:00.20 3:01.40 3:02.374. 3:03.705. 3:04.736. 3:05.437. 3:05.978. 3:06.039. 3:08.71
Hungary was seventh at the 500 meter mark before coming back to lead in the third 250-meter part of the race.
References 1988 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2, Part 2. pp. 341–3. Sports-reference.com 1988 K-4 1000 m results. Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Fours 1000 Meters". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. p. 477.