Rowing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. 33 rowers from 33 nations competed.[1]

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueStade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France, Vaires-sur-Marne
Dates27 July – 3 August 2024
Competitors from 33 nations
Winning time33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Oliver Zeidler  Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Yauheni Zalaty  Individual Neutral Athletes
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon van Dorp  Netherlands
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Background

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This was the 29th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events) but has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1900.

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.

Competition format

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This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events). The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the five-round format introduced in 2012. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals are given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals are named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[2]

During the first round six heats are held. The first three boats in each heat advance to the quarterfinals, while all others are relegated to the repechages.

The repechage is a round which offers rowers a second chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. Placing in the repechage heats determines which quarterfinal the boat would race in. The top two boats in each repechage heat move on to the quarterfinals, with the remaining boats going to the E/F semifinals.

The four quarterfinals are the second round for rowers still competing for medals. Placing in the quarterfinal heats determines which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each quarterfinal move on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.

Six semifinals are held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats move on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats go to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.

The fifth and final round is the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determines the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers have to finish in the top three of their heat (or top two of their repechage heat), top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

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The competition was held over eight days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session.[3]

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

Date Time Round
Saturday, 27 July 2024 9:00 Heats
Sunday, 28 July 2024 9:36 Repechage
Monday, 29 July 2024 9:30 Semifinals E/F
Tuesday, 30 July 2024 10:10 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 31 July 2024 9:54 Semifinals C/D
Thursday, 1 August 2024 9:50 Semifinals A/B
Friday, 2 August 2024 9:30 Final F
9:54 Final E
10:18 Final D
Saturday, 3 August 2024 9:42 Final C
10:06 Final B
10:30 Final A

Results

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Heats

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The first three of each heat qualify for the quarterfinals, while the remainder go to the repechage.

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 5 Tom Mackintosh   New Zealand 6:55.92 Q
2 1 Stefanos Ntouskos   Greece 7:01.79 Q
3 2 Abdelkhalek El-Banna   Egypt 7:05.06 Q
4 3 Balraj Panwar   India 7:07.11 R
5 6 Vladislav Yakovlev   Kazakhstan 7:21.56 R
6 4 André Matias   Angola 7:52.78 R

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Heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Mihai Chiruta   Romania 6:51.51 Q
2 5 Damir Martin   Croatia 6:54.83 Q
3 1 Giedrius Bieliauskias   Lithuania 7:00.96 Q
4 6 Isak Žvegelj   Slovenia 7:01.23 R
5 2 La Memo   Indonesia 7:19.33 R
6 3 Abdalla Ahmed   Sudan 7:46.45 R

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Heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Simon van Dorp   Netherlands 6:49.93 Q
2 5 Ryuta Arakawa   Japan 6:51.59 Q
3 1 Tim Brys   Belgium 6:52.35 Q
4 2 Sid Ali Boudina   Algeria 7:02.94 R
5 6 Mohamed Taieb   Tunisia 7:10.13 R
6 4 Premanut Wattananusith   Thailand 7:25.76 R

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Heat 4

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Yauheni Zalaty   Individual Neutral Athletes 6:51.45 Q
2 3 James Plihal   United States 6:54.95 Q
3 1 Lucas Verthein   Brazil 6:54.96 Q
4 5 Quentin Antognelli   Monaco 7:02.15 R
5 2 Dara Alizadeh   Bermuda 7:23.70 R

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Heat 5

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Oliver Zeidler   Germany 6:54.72 Q
2 3 Bruno Cetraro   Uruguay 7:04.04 Q
3 1 Reidy Cardona Blanco   Cuba 7:06.45 Q
4 2 Stephen Cox   Zimbabwe 7:11.98 R
5 5 Mohamed Bukrah   Libya 7:37.75 R

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Heat 6

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 2 Sverri Nielsen   Denmark 6:53.50 Q
2 5 Kristian Vasiliev   Bulgaria 6:56.63 Q
3 1 Bendeguz Petervari-Molnar   Hungary 6:58.76 Q
4 3 Chiu Hin Chun   Hong Kong 7:00.29 R
5 4 Javier Insfran   Paraguay 7:14.14 R

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Repechage

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The first two in each heat qualify for the quarterfinals; the rest go to Semifinals E/F (out of medal contention).

Repechage heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Isak Žvegelj   Slovenia 7:06.90 Q
2 5 Javier Insfran   Paraguay 7:08.29 Q
3 2 Mohamed Taieb   Tunisia 7:11.57 E/F
4 4 Stephen Cox   Zimbabwe 7:22.45 E/F
5 1 André Matias   Angola 8:01.98 E/F

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Repechage heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Quentin Antognelli   Monaco 7:10.00 Q
2 2 Balraj Panwar   India 7:12.41 Q
3 3 La Memo   Indonesia 7:19.60 E/F
4 1 Premanut Wattananusith   Thailand 7:29.89 E/F
5 5 Mohamed Bukrah   Libya 7:45.55 E/F

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Repechage heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Sid Ali Boudina   Algeria 7:10.23 Q
2 3 Chiu Hin Chun   Hong Kong 7:12.94 Q
3 5 Dara Alizadeh   Bermuda 7:17.05 E/F
4 2 Vladislav Yakovlev   Kazakhstan 7:21.12 E/F
5 1 Abdalla Ahmed   Sudan 7:55.79 E/F

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Quarterfinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remaining Crews to Semifinal C/D

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Tom Mackintosh   New Zealand 6:48.01 QAB
2 4 Sverri Nielsen   Denmark 6:49.69 QAB
3 2 Bruno Cetraro   Uruguay 6:51.43 QAB
4 5 Lucas Verthein   Brazil 6:55.36 QCD
5 1 Quentin Antognelli   Monaco 6:58.89 QCD
6 6 Chiu Hin Chun   Hong Kong 7:13.70 QCD

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Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Oliver Zeidler   Germany 6:45.32 QAB
2 5 Tim Brys   Belgium 6:46.26 QAB
3 4 Mihai Chiruta   Romania 6:46.32 QAB
4 2 James Plihal   United States 6:47.03 QCD
5 1 Sid Ali Boudina   Algeria 7:06.31 QCD
6 6 Javier Insfran   Paraguay 7:31.50 QCD

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Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Simon van Dorp   Netherlands 6:49.96 QAB
2 4 Damir Martin   Croatia 6:53.55 QAB
3 2 Stefanos Ntouskos   Greece 6:56.68 QAB
4 5 Bendeguz Petervari-Molnar   Hungary 7:05.04 QCD
5 6 Isak Žvegelj   Slovenia 7:06.42 QCD
6 1 Reidy Cardona Blanco   Cuba 7:10.40 QCD

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Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Yauheni Zalaty   Individual Neutral Athletes 6:49.27 QAB
2 5 Giedrius Bieliauskias   Lithuania 6:51.80 QAB
3 4 Ryuta Arakawa   Japan 6:54.17 QAB
4 2 Kristian Vasiliev   Bulgaria 6:58.67 QCD
5 6 Balraj Panwar   India 7:05.10 QCD
6 1 Abdelkhalek El-Banna   Egypt 7:18.59 QCD

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Semifinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to the better final (E, C, A) while the remainder go to the lower final (F, D, B). The exception is that for Semifinal E/F 1 the first two qualify to Final E instead of the first three.

Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Simon van Dorp   Netherlands 6:42.39 FA
2 3 Tom Mackintosh   New Zealand 6:44.49 FA
3 2 Tim Brys   Belgium 6:45.32 FA
4 6 Ryuta Arakawa   Japan 6:51.13 FB
5 1 Bruno Cetraro   Uruguay 7:08.29 FB
6 5 Giedrius Bieliauskias   Lithuania 7:09.29 FB

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Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Oliver Zeidler   Germany 6:35.77 FA, OB
2 3 Yauheni Zalaty   Individual Neutral Athletes 6:39.01 FA
3 1 Stefanos Ntouskos   Greece 6:40.78 FA
4 5 Sverri Nielsen   Denmark 6:43.95 FB
5 6 Mihai Chiruta   Romania 6:52.95 FB
6 2 Damir Martin   Croatia 6:58.23 FB

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Semifinal C/D 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Lucas Verthein   Brazil 6:55.07 FC
2 3 Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár   Hungary 6:56.92 FC
3 5 Sid Ali Boudina   Algeria 6:57.06 FC
4 6 Abdelkhalek Elbanna   Egypt 7:02.76 FD
5 1 Chiu Hin Chun   Hong Kong 7:03.68 FD
6 2 Balraj Panwar   India 7:04.97 FD

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Semifinal C/D 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 James Plihal   United States 6:56.95 FC
2 4 Kristian Vasiliev   Bulgaria 6:57.75 FC
3 6 Javier Insfran   Paraguay 7:00.93 FC
4 5 Isak Žvegelj   Slovenia 7:09.41 FD
5 2 Quentin Antognelli   Monaco 7:14.32 FD
6 1 Reidy Cardona Blanco   Cuba 7:15.63 FD

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Semifinal E/F 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Vladislav Yakovlev   Kazakhstan 7:26.20 FE
2 2 Mohamed Taieb   Tunisia 7:29.64 FE
3 3 La Memo   Indonesia 7:32.18 FE
4 1 André Matias   Angola 8:01.63 FF

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Semifinal E/F 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Dara Alizadeh   Bermuda 7:33.38 FE
2 4 Stephen Cox   Zimbabwe 7:36.59 FE
3 2 Premanut Wattananusith   Thailand 7:48.78 FE
4 5 Mohamed Bukrah   Libya 8:00.42 FF
5 1 Abdalla Ahmed   Sudan 8:10.68 FF

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Finals

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Final F

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
31 2 Mohamed Bukrah   Libya 7:28.90
32 1 André Matias   Angola 7:30.43
33 3 Abdalla Ahmed   Sudan 7:38.51

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Final E

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
25 4 Vladislav Yakovlev   Kazakhstan 6:59.43
26 2 Mohamed Taieb   Tunisia 7:00.31
27 1 La Memo   Indonesia 7:02.23
28 3 Dara Alizadeh   Bermuda 7:03.12
29 5 Stephen Cox   Zimbabwe 7:09.34
30 6 Premanut Wattananusith   Thailand 7:18.58

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Final D

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
19 5 Quentin Antognelli   Monaco 6:54.93
20 2 Chiu Hin Chun   Hong Kong 6:56.65
21 4 Abdelkhalek Elbanna   Egypt 6:58.44
22 3 Isak Žvegelj   Slovenia 6:59.46
23 1 Balraj Panwar   India 7:02.37
24 6 Reidy Cardona Blanco   Cuba 7:03.23

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Final C

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
13 4 James Plihal   United States 6:41.97
14 5 Kristian Vasiliev   Bulgaria 6:44.61
15 3 Lucas Verthein   Brazil 6:47.37
16 2 Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár   Hungary 6:47.81
17 6 Javier Insfran   Paraguay 6:50.48
18 1 Sid Ali Boudina   Algeria 6:51.99

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Final B

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
7 2 Mihai Chiruta   Romania 6:44.83
8 4 Sverri Nielsen   Denmark 6:44.83
9 3 Ryuta Arakawa   Japan 6:47.02
10 6 Giedrius Bieliauskias   Lithuania 6:56.39
11 1 Damir Martin   Croatia 6:57.77
12 5 Bruno Cetraro   Uruguay 7:22.71

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Final A

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
  3 Oliver Zeidler   Germany 6:37.57
  2 Yauheni Zalaty   Individual Neutral Athletes 6:42.96
  4 Simon van Dorp   Netherlands 6:44.72
4 6 Tim Brys   Belgium 6:48.44
5 5 Tom Mackintosh   New Zealand 6:49.62
6 1 Stefanos Ntouskos   Greece 7:02.05

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References

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