The men's C-1 10000 metres was a competition in canoeing at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes and took place on November 30. This would the last time this event was held in the Summer Olympics though it would be held at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships from 1950 to 1993.
With only nine competitors in the event, a final was held.
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