| Event: | Men's canoe slalom K-1 |
| Games: | 2012 Summer |
| Venue: | Lee Valley White Water Centre |
| Date: | 29 July – 1 August |
| Competitors: | 22 |
| Nations: | 22 |
| Gold: | Daniele Molmenti |
| Goldnoc: | ITA |
| Silver: | Vavřinec Hradilek |
| Silvernoc: | CZE |
| Bronze: | Hannes Aigner |
| Bronzenoc: | GER |
| Win Value: | 93.43 |
| Prev: | 2008 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The men's canoe slalom K-1 competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place between 29 July and 1 August at the Lee Valley White Water Centre.[1]
Twenty-two canoeists from 22 countries competed. Daniele Molmenti of Italy won the gold medal.
The competition started with heats. Each athlete ran the course twice and the best of these two scores determined the 15 qualifiers for the semi-finals. In the semi-final each canoeist ran the course once. The 10 best scores qualified for the final, which was also one run down the course. The canoeist with the best score won the gold medal.
All times are British Summer Time
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday 29 July 2012 | 14:24 & 16:36 | Heats | |
| Wednesday 1 August 2012 | 13:30 | Semi-final | |
| Wednesday 1 August 2012 | 15:15 | Final |
| Order | Name | Preliminary Heats | Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Ride | 2nd Ride | Best | Order | Time | Order | Time | Order | |||||||
| 91.40 | 2 | 88.68 | 2 | 88.68 | 9 | 96.37 | 0 | 3 | 93.43 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 87.44 | 0 | 87.66 | 0 | 87.44 | 3 | 99.58 | 2 | 8 | 94.78 | 0 | 2 | |||
| 92.56 | 2 | 83.49 | 0 | 83.49 | 1 | 97.60 | 2 | 5 | 94.92 | 0 | 3 | |||
| 4 | 88.51 | 2 | 88.60 | 2 | 88.51 | 7 | 96.36 | 0 | 2 | 96.14 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 87.07 | 0 | 91.25 | 2 | 87.07 | 2 | 97.18 | 0 | 4 | 96.95 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 90.98 | 2 | 88.10 | 0 | 88.10 | 5 | 96.02 | 2 | 1 | 101.01 | 6 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 90.12 | 0 | 241.73 | 152 | 90.12 | 13 | 100.55 | 0 | 10 | 101.87 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 88.81 | 0 | 92.66 | 2 | 88.81 | 10 | 98.99 | 0 | 7 | 104.28 | 2 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 96.66 | 2 | 92.57 | 0 | 92.57 | 15 | 99.99 | 0 | 9 | 104.44 | 0 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 95.28 | 4 | 90.52 | 0 | 90.52 | 14 | 98.13 | 0 | 6 | 154.23 | 54 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 92.74 | 2 | 87.92 | 0 | 87.92 | 4 | 102.58 | 2 | 11 | did not advance | ||||
| 12 | 94.40 | 4 | 89.12 | 0 | 89.12 | 11 | 104.30 | 2 | 12 | did not advance | ||||
| 13 | 88.14 | 0 | 88.48 | 4 | 88.14 | 6 | 147.35 | 50 | 13 | did not advance | ||||
| 14 | 89.97 | 0 | 90.72 | 0 | 89.97 | 12 | 153.98 | 50 | 14 | did not advance | ||||
| 15 | 90.90 | 4 | 88.58 | 0 | 88.58 | 8 | 207.63 | 100 | 15 | did not advance | ||||
| 16 | 94.16 | 2 | 141.72 | 52 | 94.16 | 16 | did not advance | |||||||
| 17 | 94.40 | 0 | 94.54 | 4 | 94.40 | 17 | did not advance | |||||||
| 18 | 95.20 | 2 | 95.08 | 2 | 95.08 | 18 | did not advance | |||||||
| 19 | 100.67 | 4 | 95.11 | 4 | 95.11 | 19 | did not advance | |||||||
| 20 | 155.89 | 54 | 97.64 | 2 | 97.64 | 20 | did not advance | |||||||
| 21 | 104.70 | 8 | 146.95 | 52 | 104.70 | 21 | did not advance | |||||||
| 22 | 293.58 | 202 | 143.28 | 52 | 143.28 | 22 | did not advance | |||||||