Canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's C-1 10000 metres
These are the results of the men's C-1 10000 metres competition in canoeing at the 1952 Summer Olympics. The C-1 event is raced by single-man sprint canoes and took place on July 27.Medalists
Final
With only ten competitors in the event, a final was held.
| Rank | Athlete | Time |
| | 57:41.1 |
| | 57:49.9 |
| | 57:53.1 |
| 4 | | 59:08.2 |
| 5 | | 59:26.4 |
| 6 | | 59:45.9 |
| 7 | | 1:00:26.5 |
| 8 | | 1:01:15.2 |
| 9 | | 1:02:21.7 |
| 10 | | 1:03:03.2 |
After his victory, Havens sent a telegraph to his father Bill, who missed the canoeing events at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris to be with his wife during Frank's childbirth. The telegram ended with "I'm coming home with the gold medal you should've won."
Charles W "Bud" Havens, Frank Havens' uncle and Bill Havens Sr's brother, did participate in the canoeing events in 1924 and won 3 Gold medals.
