Final
The final took place on August 8.
1st Gold Nikolay Bukhalov (BUL) 4:05.92
2nd Silver Ivans Klementyev (LAT) 4:06.60
3rd Bronze György Zala (HUN) 4:07.35
4th Matthias Röder (GER) 4:08.96
5th Pascal Sylvoz (FRA) 4:09.82
6th Andrew Train (GBR) 4:12.58
7th Victor Partnoi (ROU) 4:14.57
8th Jan Bartůněk (TCH) 4:15.25
9th Steve Giles (CAN) 4:17.12
Bukhalov used the same tactics to defeat Klementjevs like He did Michał Śliwiński in the C-1 500 m event the previous day. Bukhalov led from start to finish while Klemenjevs moved from fifth to second in the last 250 meters.