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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Mapo, Shunyi
Date Started: August 20, 2008
Date Finished: August 20, 2008
Format: Top three in each heat advanced to final.
| Gold: | Attila Vajda |
| Silver: | David Cal |
| Bronze: | Thomas Hall |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Hall | 26 | Canada | CAN | 3:58.820 | 3 | QU |
| 2 | Florin Mironcic | 27 | Romania | ROU | 3:59.664 | 5 | QU |
| 3 | Aldo Pruna | 25 | Cuba | CUB | 4:01.745 | 6 | QU |
| 4 | Viktor Melantev | 22 | Russia | RUS | 4:02.854 | 2 | |
| 5 | Marián Ostrčil | 27 | Slovakia | SVK | 4:03.696 | 4 | |
| 6 | José Cristóbal | 21 | Mexico | MEX | 4:04.267 | 1 | |
| 7 | Yuriy Cheban | 22 | Ukraine | UKR | 4:06.095 | 8 | |
| 8 | Mikhail Yemelyanov | 17 | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 4:16.813 | 9 | |
| 9 | Miķelis Ežmalis | 17 | Latvia | LAT | 4:16.820 | 7 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu Goubel | 28 | France | FRA | 3:57.607 | 5 | QU |
| 2 | Andreas Dittmer | 36 | Germany | GER | 3:58.595 | 4 | QU |
| 3 | Aleksandr Zhukovsky | 28 | Belarus | BLR | 3:58.851 | 3 | QU |
| 4 | Marcin Grzybowski | 29 | Poland | POL | 4:00.226 | 6 | |
| 5 | Andreas Kilingaridis | 32 | Greece | GRE | 4:04.627 | 2 | |
| 6 | Torsten Lachmann | 26 | Australia | AUS | 4:09.792 | 7 | |
| 7 | Nivalter Jesus | 20 | Brazil | BRA | 4:12.556 | 8 | |
| 8 | Calvin Mokoto | 19 | South Africa | RSA | 4:26.650 | 9 | |
| 9 | Fortunato Pacavira | 30 | Angola | ANG | 4:40.697 | 1 |