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Host City: Beijing, China
Venue(s): Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, Mapo, Shunyi
Date Started: August 13, 2008
Date Finished: August 13, 2008
Format: Top three in each heat to A Final.
| Gold: | Olaf Tufte |
| Silver: | Ondřej Synek |
| Bronze: | Mahé Drysdale |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lassi Karonen | 32 | Sweden | SWE | 6:57.28 | 5 | QA |
| 2 | Olaf Tufte | 32 | Norway | NOR | 6:58.23 | 4 | QA |
| 3 | Tim Maeyens | 26 | Belgium | BEL | 6:59.65 | 2 | QA |
| 4 | Marcel Hacker | 31 | Germany | GER | 7:03.05 | 3 | |
| 5 | André Vonarburg | 30 | Switzerland | SUI | 7:14.64 | 1 | |
| 6 | Peter Hardcastle | 30 | Australia | AUS | 7:32.79 | 6 |
| Rank | Athlete | Age | Team | NOC | T | L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ondřej Synek | 25 | Czech Republic | CZE | 7:03.57 | 4 | QA |
| 2 | Alan Campbell | 25 | Great Britain | GBR | 7:05.24 | 5 | QA |
| 3 | Mahé Drysdale | 29 | New Zealand | NZL | 7:05.57 | 3 | QA |
| 4 | Ioannis Christou | 25 | Greece | GRE | 7:06.02 | 1 | |
| 5 | Ken Jurkowski | 26 | United States | USA | 7:11.52 | 6 | |
| 6 | Mindaugas Griškonis | 22 | Lithuania | LTU | 7:20.32 | 2 |