2023 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls

Men's lightweight single sculls
at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Men's lightweight single sculls ; at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Venue	Lake Sava
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Dates	3 September – 8 September
Competitors	27 from 27 nations
Winning time	7:42.41
Medalists
	← 2022 2024 →

The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 3 September 2023	11:08	Heats
Monday 4 September 2023	16:47	Repechages
Wednesday 6 September 2023	12:22	Quarterfinals
Wednesday 6 September 2023	16:12	Final E
Thursday 7 September 2023	12:15	Semifinals A/B
Thursday 7 September 2023	15:25	Semifinals C/D
Friday 8 September 2023	13:05	Final D
	13:21	Final C
	13:45	Final B
	14:05	Final A

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.^[2]

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Sid Ali Boudina	Algeria	6:55.00	QAD
2	Artur Mikołajczewski	Poland	6:55.60	QAD
3	Lukas Reim	Austria	6:58.74	QAD
4	Marlon Colpaert	Belgium	7:02.93	QAD
5	Jacob McCarthy	Ireland	7:09.73	R
6	Kasper Hirvilampi	Finland	7:18.13	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Naoki Furuta	Japan	6:58.36	QAD
2	Baptiste Savaete	France	7:00.84	QAD
3	Rasmus Lind	Denmark	7:02.19	QAD
4	Murray Bales-Smith	South Africa	7:03.99	QAD
5	Ricardo de la Rosa	Mexico	7:07.23	R
6	Ghaith Kadri	Tunisia	7:12.78	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Andri Struzina	Switzerland	6:53.47	QAD
2	Samuel Melvin	United States	6:55.17	QAD
3	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	Iraq	7:01.01	QAD
4	Arno Gaus	Germany	7:13.20	QAD
5	Finlay Hamill	New Zealand	7:30.79	R

Heat 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Manel Balastegui	Spain	6:58.98	QAD
2	Andrei Fedarenka	Individual Neutral Athletes	7:01.49	QAD
3	Rajko Hrvat	Slovenia	7:06.63	QAD
4	Giorgi Kanteladze	Georgia	7:24.85	QAD
5	Amel Younis	Palestine	7:30.98	R

Heat 5

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Niels Torre	Italy	6:57.63	QAD
2	Péter Galambos	Hungary	7:10.15	QAD
3	Oskar Soedal	Norway	7:21.99	QAD
4	Ziya Mammadzada	Azerbaijan	7:37.93	QAD
5	Hossam Dakhly	Egypt	7:57.66	R

Repechages

The two fastest boats in repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the final E.^[3]

Repechage 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jacob McCarthy	Ireland	7:45.34	Q
2	Finlay Hamill	New Zealand	7:49.63	Q
3	Ghaith Kadri	Tunisia	7:52.16	FE
4	Hossam Dakhly	Egypt	8:40.91	FE

Repechage 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Ricardo de la Rosa	Mexico	7:35.83	Q
2	Kasper Hirvilampi	Finland	7:55.87	Q
3	Amel Younis	Palestine	8:09.18	FE

Quarterfinals

The three fastest boats in Quarterfinal advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.^[4]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Sid Ali Boudina	Algeria	7:37.92	SA/B
2	Naoki Furuta	Japan	7:41.88	SA/B
3	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	Iraq	7:42.38	SA/B
4	Rajko Hrvat	Slovenia	7:44.57	SC/D
5	Kasper Hirvilampi	Finland	7:55.63	SC/D
6	Ziya Mammadzada	Azerbaijan	8:30.91	SC/D

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Andri Struzina	Switzerland	7:34.42	SA/B
2	Lukas Reim	Austria	7:39.31	SA/B
3	Murray Bales-Smith	South Africa	7:42.33	SA/B
4	Ricardo de la Rosa	Mexico	7:50.98	SC/D
5	Andrei Fedarenka	Individual Neutral Athletes	7:52.07	SC/D
6	Oskar Soedal	Norway	7:54.11	SC/D

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Artur Mikołajczewski	Poland	7:35.09	SA/B
2	Péter Galambos	Hungary	7:37.02	SA/B
3	Manel Balastegui	Spain	7:39.41	SA/B
4	Rasmus Lind	Denmark	7:39.67	SC/D
5	Arno Gaus	Germany	7:48.83	SC/D
6	Finlay Hamill	New Zealand	8:00.53	SC/D

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Niels Torre	Italy	7:37.74	SA/B
2	Baptiste Savaete	France	7:39.47	SA/B
3	Samuel Melvin	United States	7:41.90	SA/B
4	Marlon Colpaert	Belgium	7:43.43	SC/D
5	Jacob McCarthy	Ireland	7:59.69	SC/D
6	Giorgi Kanteladze	Georgia	8:03.54	SC/D

Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each Semifinal advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.^[5]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Rasmus Lind	Denmark	8:00.74	FC
2	Rajko Hrvat	Slovenia	8:04.19	FC
3	Andrei Fedarenka	Individual Neutral Athletes	8:10.33	FC
4	Ziya Mammadzada	Azerbaijan	8:30.79	FD
5	Giorgi Kanteladze	Georgia	8:34.82	FD
6	Jacob McCarthy	Ireland	8:49.89	FD

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Marlon Colpaert	Belgium	8:00.85	FC
2	Arno Gaus	Germany	8:02.52	FC
3	Ricardo de la Rosa	Mexico	8:07.05	FC
4	Oskar Soedal	Norway	8:13.60	FD
5	Finlay Hamill	New Zealand	8:26.19	FD
6	Kasper Hirvilampi	Finland	8:56.13	FD

Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each Semifinal advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.^[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Artur Mikołajczewski	Poland	7:44.19	FA
2	Baptiste Savaete	France	7:48.40	FA
3	Lukas Reim	Austria	7:53.75	FA
4	Sid Ali Boudina	Algeria	7:58.75	FB
5	Samuel Melvin	United States	8:04.13	FB
6	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	Iraq	8:32.99	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Andri Struzina	Switzerland	7:44.66	FA
2	Niels Torre	Italy	7:50.86	FA
3	Péter Galambos	Hungary	7:57.60	FA
4	Manel Balastegui	Spain	8:04.84	FB
5	Murray Bales-Smith	South Africa	8:08.90	FB
6	Naoki Furuta	Japan	8:15.51	FB

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.^[7]

Final E

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Ghaith Kadri	Tunisia	8:14.66	25
2	Amel Younis	Palestine	8:34.18	26
3	Hossam Dakhly	Egypt	8:49.88	27

Final D

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Oskar Soedal	Norway	7:57.81	19
2	Giorgi Kanteladze	Georgia	8:15.64	20
3	Ziya Mammadzada	Azerbaijan	8:21.32	21
4	Kasper Hirvilampi	Finland	8:26.96	22
5	Jacob McCarthy	Ireland	8:28.30	23
	Finlay Hamill	New Zealand	DNS	24

Final C

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Rasmus Lind	Denmark	7:50.83	13
2	Marlon Colpaert	Belgium	7:52.13	14
3	Rajko Hrvat	Slovenia	7:55.35	15
4	Arno Gaus	Germany	7:56.10	16
5	Ricardo de la Rosa	Mexico	8:07.89	17
6	Andrei Fedarenka	Individual Neutral Athletes	8:11.45	18

Final B

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Samuel Melvin	United States	8:02.59	7
2	Manel Balastegui	Spain	8:04.34	8
3	Sid Ali Boudina	Algeria	8:06.17	9
4	Mohammed Al-Khafaji	Iraq	8:07.57	10
5	Murray Bales-Smith	South Africa	8:08.99	11
6	Naoki Furuta	Japan	8:17.33	12

Final A

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
	Andri Struzina	Switzerland	7:42.41
	Niels Torre	Italy	7:44.90
	Artur Mikołajczewski	Poland	7:47.72
4	Baptiste Savaete	France	7:59.55
5	Péter Galambos	Hungary	8:07.25
6	Lukas Reim	Austria	DNS

References

^ ^a ^b "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. 3 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. 4 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
^ "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Quarterfinals" (PDF). World Rowing. 6 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Semifinals C/D" (PDF). World Rowing. 7 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. 7 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Results Summary by Event Men's Lightweight Single Sculls – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. 8 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

[2023RWC-1] "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[2] "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. 3 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2023. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[3] "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. 4 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.

[4] "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Quarterfinals" (PDF). World Rowing. 6 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[5] "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Semifinals C/D" (PDF). World Rowing. 7 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[6] "Men's lightweight single sculls – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. 7 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[7] "Results Summary by Event Men's Lightweight Single Sculls – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. 8 September 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.

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