ing ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics . ▁ ▁The ▁K - 1 ▁( k ay ak ▁single ) ▁event ▁is ▁rac ed ▁by ▁one - man ▁k ay aks ▁through ▁a ▁white water ▁course . ▁ ▁The ▁ven ue ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Olympic ▁competition ▁was ▁the ▁Olympic ▁C ano e / K ay ak ▁Sl alom ▁Centre ▁at ▁the ▁Hell in iko ▁Olympic ▁Complex . ▁ ▁Medal ists ▁ ▁Results ▁The ▁ 2 5 ▁compet itors ▁each ▁took ▁two ▁pre lim inary ▁runs ▁through ▁the ▁white water ▁sl alom ▁course . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁k ay akers ▁by ▁combined ▁time ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁runs ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁semif inal . ▁ ▁The ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁times ▁from ▁the ▁single ▁semif inal ▁run ▁determined ▁the ▁final ists . ▁ ▁Rank ing ▁and ▁med als ▁are ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁combined ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁semif inal ▁run ▁and ▁the ▁final ▁run . ▁ ▁The ▁pre lim inary ▁runs ▁were ▁rac ed ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁and ▁the ▁semif inal ▁and ▁final ▁runs ▁were ▁on ▁August ▁ 2 0 . ▁ ▁References ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁C ano e ▁sl alom ▁results ▁ ▁Sports - reference . com ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁men ' s ▁K - 1 ▁sl alom ▁results . ▁Y ahoo ! ▁Sports ▁Ath ens ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁C ano e / K ay ak ▁Results ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁Sl alom ▁K