Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XVI Olympiad
VenueLake Wendouree
Date23–27 November
Competitors12 from 12 nations
Medalists
   Soviet Union
   Australia
   United States

The men's single sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.

Heats

Heats were held on 23 November. First two rowers in each heat advanced to semi-finals, while the others to repechage.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union (URS) 7:26.1 SF
2 Stuart MacKenzie  Australia (AUS) 7:28.8 SF
3 James Hill  New Zealand (NZL) 7:30.1 R
4 Ferdinand Rabeder  Austria (AUT) 7:36.0 R

Heat 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Perica Vlasic  Yugoslavia (YUG) 7:31.3 SF
2 Klaus von Fersen  Germany (GER) 7:34.4 SF
3 Stefano Martinoli  Italy (ITA) 7:36.5 R
4 Nicolas Hatziyakounis  Greece (GRE) 7:51.5 R

Heat 3

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 John B. Kelly, Jr.  United States (USA) 7:24.8 SF
2 Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 7:28.1 SF
3 Anthony Fox  Great Britain (GBR) 7:36.7 R
4 Jorge Roesler Froemberg  Mexico (MEX) 8:24.3 R

Repechage

The repechage round was held on 24 November, with three rower for each repechage. The winner of the repechage is qualified for the semi-finals.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 James Hill  New Zealand (NZL) 8:29.9 SF
2 Nicolas Hatziyakounis  Greece (GRE) 11:00.4
Jorge Roesler Froemberg  Mexico (MEX) - DNF

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Stefano Martinoli  Italy (ITA) 9:11.8 SF
2 Ferdinand Rabeder  Austria (AUT) 9:16.4
3 Anthony Fox  Great Britain (GBR) 9:31.6

Semifinal

The semi-finals were held on 26 November, first two rowers in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union (URS) 9:02.7 F
2 Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 9:05.7 F
3 James Hill  New Zealand (NZL) 9:12.5
4 Klaus von Fersen  Germany (GER) 9:23.2

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 John B. Kelly, Jr.  United States (USA) 9:12.5 F
2 Stuart MacKenzie  Australia (AUS) 9:19.5 F
3 Perica Vlasic  Yugoslavia (YUG) 9:32.2
4 Stefano Martinoli  Italy (ITA) 9:35.7

Final

The final round of men’s single sculls was held on 27 November.

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1st Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union (URS) 8:02.5
2nd Stuart MacKenzie  Australia (AUS) 8:07.7
3rd John B. Kelly, Jr.  United States (USA) 8:11.8
4 Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 8:12.9

References

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