Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 1000 metres

The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme on Lake Sagami, Japan.

The top three placers in each heat advanced to the final, while the remaining five entrants had to compete in a semifinal held the next day.

The 2 slowest canoeists were eliminated in the semifinal on 21 October, with the top 3 joining the initial 6 finalists.

Top three in each heat move on to final, all others relegated to semifinal.

The top three of these five received another chance, moving on to the final.