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.
The ten competitors first raced in two heats. The top four finishers in each heat moved directly to the final.
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4:56.1 | QF | |||
| 2 | 4:58.5 | QF | |||
| 3 | Frank Havens | 5:09.3 | QF | ||
| 4 | Ingemar Andersson | 5:11.9 | QF | ||
| 5 | George Bossy | 5:25.8 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josef Holeček | 5:06.0 | QF | ||
| 2 | Olavi Ojanperä | 5:09.8 | QF | ||
| 3 | Ralf Berckhan | 5:17.3 | QF | ||
| 4 | Vladimir Kotyrev | 5:21.2 | QF | ||
| 5 | Gerald Marchand | 5:28.8 |
| Rank | Canoer | Country | Time | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| athlete | Josef Holeček | width=60 | 4:56.3 | |||
| athlete | János Parti | 5:03.6 | ||||
| athlete | Olavi Ojanperä | 5:08.5 | ||||
| 4 | athlete | Frank Havens | 5:13.7 | |||
| 5 | athlete | Ingemar Andersson | 5:15.0 | |||
| 6 | athlete | Ralf Berckhan | 5:22.8 | |||
| 7 | athlete | Jean Molle | 5:24.1 | |||
| 8 | athlete | Vladimir Kotyrev | 5:24.5 |