K-1, men, 1000 m

What to remember

On 3 August 2021, on the Olympic course in Tokyo, Bálint Kopasz covered 1000 m in a single kayak in 3 min 20.643 s, the world best time for the event. The Hungarian took Olympic gold at those Games.

Born in Szeged, Kopasz had first raced at the Olympics in 2016, already in the K-1 1000 m. In between, at the 2019 European Games, he won over both 1000 m and 5000 m, beating Fernando Pimenta each time. He later added an Olympic bronze in 2024.

The International Canoe Federation only lists world best times, not world records, and only those set in the final of a major competition, the Olympic Games included.