MEN'S SENIOR
K-1
1000m
  Kayak Singles
 
Harry 'Pop' Knight Trophy
 
Recordi1000m
2016
3:30.66
CANADA
Adam Van Koeverden
 
  Year   Time First Place Second Place Third Place
 
  1953   4:32.4 Robert Smith M. Burrock George Ward
        Lachine R.C.C. Yonkers C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
  1954   4:59.8 Robert Smith Lorne Smith Bert Oldershaw
        Lachine R.C.C. Winnipeg C.C. Island C.C.
        CANADA CANADA CANADA
  1955   3:52.0 Lorne Smith John Pagkos Russell Dermond
        Winnipeg C.C. Yonkers C.C. Yonkers C.C.
        CANADA UNITED STATES UNITED STATES
  1956   4:30.0 P. Donohue R. Clark Lou Lukanovich
        Samoset C.C.
Potomac C.C. Sudbury C.C.
        UNITED STATES UNITED STATES CANADA
  1957   5:07.6 Robert Smith D. Mervin Lou Lukanovich
      Lachine R.C.C.
Turkeyfoot C.C. Cartierville B.C.
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
  1958   4:22.6 George Way J. Steuer Kenneth Wilson
        Rideau C.C. Sudbury C.C.
Inwood C.C.
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1959   4:12 Gabor Joo George Way Lou Lukanovich
        Toronto S. & C.C. Rideau C.C. Cartierville B.C.
        CANADA CANADA CANADA
  1960   3:23.8* Gabor Joo J. Redela Les Csukor
        Toronto S. & C.C.
Potomac C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
  1961   4:40.3 Gabor Joo Lou Lukanovich Russell Dermond
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1962   4:46.5 Michael Brown C. Lundmark Les Csukor
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
  1963   4:16 Gabor Joo Jim Simonyik W. Jewell
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1964   3:58 T. Ralphs Gabor Joo Jim Simonyik
        UNITED STATES CANADA CANADA
  1965   4:50.1 Gabor Joo Jim Simonyik John Glair
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1966   4:26.2 Kenneth Wilson Jim Simonyik John Guigue
        UNITED STATES CANADA CANADA
  1967   4:14.92 Jim Simonyik Michael Brown J. Van Dyke
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1968   4:22.8 John Pickett Ernest Heincke Wolfgang Ruck
        UNITED STATES UNITED STATES CANADA
  1969   No Time  Dean Oldershaw Frank Bartik Pete Weigand
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1970   4:18.0 Dean Oldershaw H. Krawczyk Leif Jorgenson
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
  1971   4:15.1 Dean Oldershaw P. Rogosheske H. Krawczyk
        CANADA UNITED STATES UNITED STATES
  1972   4:11.8 Lajos Tollas Peter Patasi Frank Bartik
        CANADA CANADA CANADA
  1973   4:12.9 Denis Barré Reed Oldershaw P. Rogosheske
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
  1974   4:00.7 Reed Oldershaw Dean Oldershaw S. Kelly
        CANADA CANADA UNITED STATES
                   
  1975   Championships suspended for Canoe Canada 75
  1976   Championships suspended for Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada
                   
  1977   No Time Reed Oldershaw S. Kelly B. Barton
        CANADA UNITED STATES UNITED STATES
                   
  North American Championships dissolved. Pan American Championships begin.
                   
  1978   4:10.8 M. Janic I. Joos J. Marrero
        YUGOSLAVIA HUNGARY CUBA
  1979   4:05.6 Alwyn Morris P. Knoecsni J. Marrero
        CANADA HUNGARY CUBA
  1980   4:08.5 J. Stige Greg Barton M. Maechler
        NORWAY UNITED STATES WEST GERMANY
  1981   4:12.68 D. Schurrenberger Greg Barton Donald Brien
        UNITED STATES UNITED STATES CANADA
  1982   3:53.0 J. L. Garcia A. Hanze M. Marcheco
        CUBA CUBA CUBA
  1983   3:57.99 Donald Brien Bruce Chaisson Allan Thomson
        CANADA CANADA CANADA
  1984   Championships suspended for Olympic Games, Los Angeles, USA
                   
  1985   3:58.87 Greg Barton Terry White Marcello Cravero
        UNITED STATES UNITED STATES ARGENTINA
  1986   3:49.15 Greg Barton Terry White Fernando Chaparro
        UNITED STATES UNITED STATES ARGENTINA
  1987   Pan American Games in Indianapolis, USA
                   
  1988   3:45.582 Carl Beaumier M. Zollitsch Tom Ladanyi
        CANADA UNITED STATES CANADA
                   
  1989-1999 Canada did not attend 1989/1999. Championships not held 1990-1998
                   
  2000   3:45.34     Adrian Richardson
        ARGENTINA BRAZIL CANADA
  2001     Steve Jorens    
        CANADA        
  2002   3:49.397 Javier Correa Lansy Martinez Sebastian Cuattrin
        ARGENTINA CUBA BRAZIL
  2003   Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
                   
  2004   3:46.648 Sebastian Cuattrin Juan Berguero Marcelo D'Ambrosio
        BRAZIL ARGENTINA URUGUAY
  2005   3:38.048 Adam Van Koeverden Sebastian Cuattrin Brandon Woods
        CANADA BRAZIL UNITED STATES
  2006   3:44.56 Angus Mortimer Sebastian Cuattrin Morgan House
        CANADA BRAZIL UNITED STATES
  2007   Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
                   
  2008   3:36.113 Rami Zur Jorge Garcia Miguel Correa
        UNITED STATES CUBA ARGENTINA
  2009   3:48.76 Daniel Dal Bo Gilvan Ribeiro Neil Lang
        ARGENTINA BRAZIL CANADA
  2010   3:39.19 Jorge Garcia Daniel Dal Bo Adam Van Koeverden
        CUBA ARGENTINA CANADA
  2011   Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico
                   
  2012   3:39.047 Celso Dias de Oliveira Gonzalo Carrera Fernando Aguayo
        BRAZIL ARGENTINA CHILE
  2013   3:43.74 Angus Mortimer    
        CANADA        
  2014   3:42.30 Jorge Garcia Celso Dias de Oliveira Daniel Dal Bo
        CUBA BRAZIL ARGENTINA
  2015   Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada
                   
  2016   3:30.66 Adam Van Koeverden Agustin Vernice Vagner Souta
        CANADA ARGENTINA BRAZIL
  2017   3:45.04 Daniel Dal Bo Jordan Silva Edwin Serna
        ARGENTINA MEXICO COLOMBIA
  2018   3:45.839 Agustin Vernice Brian Malfesi Fidel Duany
        ARGENTINA CANADA CUBA
  2019   Pan American Games in Lima, Peru
                   
  2020-2021 No Championships
                   
  2022   3:40.7 Agustin Vernice Simon McTavish Matias Ezcurra
        ARGENTINA CANADA URUGUAY
                Jonas Ecker
                UNITED STATES
  2023   Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile
                   
  2024   3:31.203 Matias Ezcurra Jonas Ecker Vagner Souta
        URUGUAY UNITED STATES BRAZIL