Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueGrünau Regatta Course
DateAugust 11 – August 14
Competitors20 from 20 nations
Medalists
   Germany
   Austria
   United States

The men's single sculls competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place at Grünau Regatta Course, near Berlin, Germany. The event was held from October 15 until October 19.

Heats

First rower in each heat advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Roger Verey  Poland (POL) 7:31.2 SF
2 Celestino de Palma  Brazil (BRA) 7:37.7
3 Elmar Korko  Estonia (EST) 7:40.4
4 Hans ten Houten  Netherlands (NED) 7:42.9
5 Davor Jelaska  Yugoslavia (YUG) 8:05.2

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Gustav Schäfer  Germany (GER) 7:17.1 SF
2 Josef Hasenöhrl  Austria (AUT) 7:24.0
3 Charles Campbell  Canada (CAN) 7:25.7
4 Cecil Pearce  Netherlands (NED) 7:27.0
5 Daniel Barrow  United States (USA) 7:30.5

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Ernst Rufli  Switzerland (SUI) 7:19.0 SF
2 Henri Banos  France (FRA) 7:39.9
3 Carl Christiansen  Norway (NOR) 7:42.9
4 László Kozma  Hungary (HUN) 7:47.0
5 Walter Youell  South Africa (RSA) 7:56.6

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Humphrey Warren  Great Britain (GBR) 7:27.0 SF
2 Riccardo Steinleitner  Italy (ITA) 7:30.6
3 Antonio Giorgio  Argentina (ARG) 7:33.0
4 Arquímedes Juanicó  Uruguay (URU) 7:39.6
5 Jiri Zavrel  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:43.0

Repechage

Winner of each race advanced to the semi-finals, the other rowers were eliminated.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Josef Hasenöhrl  Germany (GER) 7:27.7 SF
2 Carl Christiansen  Norway (NOR) 7:32.8
3 Elmar Korko  Estonia (EST) 7:44.1
4 László Kozma  Hungary (HUN) 7:45.9

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Daniel Barrow  United States (USA) 7:31.3 SF
2 Riccardo Steinleitner  Italy (ITA) 7:31.4
3 Hans ten Houten  Netherlands (NED) 7:48.6
4 Walter Youell  South Africa (RSA) 8:04.7

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Antonio Giorgio  Argentina (ARG) 7:38.7 SF
2 Jiri Zavrel  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:45.4
3 Henri Banos  France (FRA) 7:49.0
4 Davor Jelaska  Yugoslavia (YUG) DNF

Repechage 4

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Charles Campbell  Canada (CAN) 7:31.0 SF
2 Cecil Pearce  Australia (AUS) 7:33.2
3 Celestino de Palma  Brazil (BRA) 7:49.7
4 Arquímedes Juanicó  Uruguay (URU) 7:52.4

Semifinal

First three rowers in each heat advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Gustav Schäfer  Germany (GER) 8:04.0 SF
2 Daniel Barrow  United States (USA) 8:17.9
3 Antonio Giorgio  Argentina (ARG) 8:18.4
4 Roger Verey  Poland (POL) DNF

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Ernst Rufli  Switzerland (SUI) 7:46.9 SF
2 Josef Hasenöhrl  Austria (AUT) 7:54.6
3 Charles Campbell  Canada (CAN) 8:02.2
4 Humphrey Warren  Great Britain (GBR) 8:08.8

Final

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st Gustav Schäfer  Germany (GER) 8:21.5
2nd Josef Hasenöhrl  Austria (AUT) 8:25.8
3rd Daniel Barrow  United States (USA)8:28.0
4 Charles Campbell  Canada (CAN) 8:35.0
5 Ernst Rufli  Switzerland (SUI) 8:38.9
6 Antonio Giorgio  Argentina (ARG) 8:57.5

References

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