The men's VL1 competition at the 2026 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Poznań took place at Lake Malta.

Schedule The schedule is as follows: Date Time Round Wednesday 26 August 2026 17:04 Heats Friday 28 August 2026 09:00 Semifinals 10:40 Final A

Finals Competitors raced for positions 1 to 9, with medals going to the top three. Rank Lane Name Nation Time Gap 6 Benjamin Sainsbury 1:04.65 5 Ilya Taupianets Individual Neutral Athletes-B 1:04.87 +0.22 4 Artur Chuprov Individual Neutral Athletes-A 1:05.74 +1.09 4 8 Thomas Price 1:09.69 +5.04 5 7 Moritz Berthold 1:09.83 +5.18 6 2 David González 1:10.50 +5.85 7 1 Maxim Bogatyrev 1:11.74 +7.09 8 9 Yuta Takagi 1:12.66 +8.01 9 3 Lorenzo Lodola 1:12.96 +8.31

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