C1 500m men ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Szeged 1998

1. Maxim Opalev (RUS) 2:01,00 2. Andreas Dittmer (GER) 2:01,61 3. Mykhaylo Slyvynsky (UKR) 2:02,41 4. Béla Belicza (HUN) 2:04,88 5. Martin Doktor (CZE) 2:05,06 6. Domenico Cannone (ITA) 2:05,76 7. Christian Frederiksen (NOR) 2:06,53 8. Steve Giles (CAN) 2:09,36 9. Konstantin Negodyayev (KAZ) 2:12,03