Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-1 1000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes. Because there were ten competitors in the event, heats were introduced. Both the heats and final took place on July 28.Medalists
Heats
The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1. | | 4:56.1 | QF |
| 2 | | 4:58.5 | QF |
| 3 | | 5:09.3 | QF |
| 4 | | 5:11.9 | QF |
| 5 | | 5:25.8 | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
| 1 | | 5:06.0 | QF |
| 2 | | 5:09.8 | QF |
| 3 | | 5:17.3 | QF |
| 4 | | 5:21.2 | QF |
| 5 | | 5:28.8 | |
Final
