The men's C-1 1000 metres event was an open-style, individual canoeing event conducted as part of the Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics program.
The top three finishers in each heat moved on to the semifinals with the others relegated to the repechages.
Neither Liljedahl nor Tikerpe's disqualifications were disclosed in the official report.
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.