Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medalists
 Olaf Tufte  Norway
 Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic
 Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand
Rowing at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Single sculls   men   women
Coxless pair men women
Double sculls men women
Lwt double sculls men women
Coxless four men
Quadruple sculls men women
Eight men women
Lwt coxless four men

Men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

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. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.

During the first round six heats were held. The top four boats in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, while all others were relegated to the E/F semifinals.

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

Six semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went 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 fourth and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers had to finish in the top four of their heat, top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Saturday, August 9, 2008 14:50-15:50 Heats
Monday, August 11, 2008 16:10-16:50 Quarterfinals
Monday, August 11, 2008 17:40-18:00 Semifinals E/F
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 15:10-15:30 Semifinals C/D
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 15:50-16:10 Semifinals A/B
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 17:10-17:20 Final F
Friday, August 15, 2008 14:20-14:30 Final E
Friday, August 15, 2008 14:40-14:50 Final D
Friday, August 15, 2008 15:00-15:10 Final C
Friday, August 15, 2008 17:00-17:10 Final B
Saturday, August 16, 2008 15:50-16:00 Final A

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Tim Maeyens Belgium 7:16.60 Q
2 Andre Vonarburg Switzerland 7:26.21 Q
3 Ioannis Christou Greece 7:29.86 Q
4 Santiago Fernández Argentina 7:38.87 Q
5 Mohsen Shadi Iran 7:48.24 SE/F
6 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange Kenya 8:16.09 SE/F

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mahé Drysdale New Zealand 7:28.80 Q
2 Anderson Nocetti Brazil 7:35.52 Q
3 Oscar Vasquez Chile 7:39.58 Q
4 Andrei Jämsä Estonia 7:48.24 Q
5 Dhison Alexander Hernandez Venezuela 7:54.52 SE/F
- Zhang Liang China DNS

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lassi Karonen Sweden 7:14.64 Q
2 Marcel Hacker Germany 7:26.71 Q
3 Law Hiu Fung Hong Kong 7:45.96 Q
4 Leandro Salvagno Uruguay 7:52.53 Q
5 Paul Etia Ndoumbe Cameroon 7:59.26 SE/F
6 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila Honduras 9:01.27 SE/F

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek Czech Republic 7:23.94 Q
2 Mindaugas Griskonis Lithuania 7:28.05 Q
3 Bajrang Lal Takhar India 7:39.91 Q
4 Mathias Raymond Monaco 7:51.69 Q
5 Chaouki Dries Algeria 7:57.65 SE/F

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Alan Campbell Great Britain 7:14.98 Q
2 Peter Hardcastle Australia 7:17.74 Q
3 Patrick Loliger Mexico 7:22.55 Q
4 Ken Jurkowski United States 7:25.13 Q
5 Ruslan Naurzaliev Uzbekistan 7:58.43 SE/F

Heat 6

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Olaf Tufte Norway 7:20.20 Q
2 Sjoerd Hamburger Netherlands 7:27.05 Q
3 Aly Ibrahim Egypt 7:43.70 Q
4 Wang Ming-Hui Chinese Taipei 7:46.83 Q
5 Rodrigo Ideus Colombia 7:56.85 SE/F

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marcel Hacker Germany 6:48.85 SA/B
2 Alan Campbell Great Britain 6:52.74 SA/B
3 Andre Vonarburg Switzerland 7:02.29 SA/B
4 Oscar Vasquez Chile 7:06.61 SC/D
5 Mathias Raymond Monaco 7:11.66 SC/D
6 Aly Ibrahim Egypt 7:24.77 SC/D

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Olaf Tufte Norway 6:53.59 SA/B
2 Mindaugas Griskonis Lithuania 6:54.47 SA/B
3 Ioannis Christou Greece 6:58.28 SA/B
4 Patrick Loliger Mexico 7:04.30 SC/D
5 Anderson Nocetti Brazil 7:23.68 SC/D
6 Leandro Salvagno Uruguay 7:26.85 SC/D

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek Czech Republic 6:50.23 SA/B
2 Tim Maeyens Belgium 6:52.70 SA/B
3 Peter Hardcastle Australia 7:00.09 SA/B
4 Andrei Jämsä Estonia 7:05.48 SC/D
5 Wang Ming-Hui Chinese Taipei 7:17.08 SC/D
6 Law Hiu Fung Hong Kong 7:29.21 SC/D

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mahé Drysdale New Zealand 6:50.18 SA/B
2 Lassi Karonen Sweden 6:50.40 SA/B
3 Ken Jurkowski United States 6:53.26 SA/B
4 Sjoerd Hamburger Netherlands 6:57.24 SC/D
5 Bajrang Lal Takhar India 7:19.01 SC/D
6 Santiago Fernández Argentina 7:27.60 SC/D

Semifinals E/F

Semifinal E/F 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mohsen Shadi Iran 7:20.34 FE
2 Rodrigo Ideus Colombia 7:29.71 FE
3 Ruslan Naurzaliev Uzbekistan 7:35.12 FE
4 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila Honduras 8:29.65 FF

Semifinal E/F 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dhison Alexander Hernandez Venezuela 7:18.85 FE
2 Paul Etia Ndoumbe Cameroon 7:29.68 FE
3 Chaouki Dries Algeria 7:34.84 FE
4 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange Kenya 7:49.17 FF

Semifinals C/D

Semifinal C/D 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Patrick Loliger Mexico 7:15.53 FC
2 Oscar Vasquez Chile 7:17.17 FC
3 Aly Ibrahim Egypt 7:20.73 FC
4 Bajrang Lal Takhar India 7:23.00 FD
5 Wang Ming-Hui Chinese Taipei 7:23.75 FD
6 Law Hiu Fung Hong Kong 7:32.61 FD

Semifinals C/D 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sjoerd Hamburger Netherlands 7:10.06 FC
2 Andrei Jämsä Estonia 7:16.38 FC
3 Anderson Nocetti Brazil 7:18.78 FC
4 Leandro Salvagno Uruguay 7:32.83 FD
5 Mathias Raymond Monaco 7:33.06 FD
Santiago Fernández Argentina DNS

Semifinals A/B

Semifinal A/B 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lassi Karonen Sweden 6:57.28 FA
2 Olaf Tufte Norway 6:58.23 FA
3 Tim Maeyens Belgium 6:59.65 FA
4 Marcel Hacker Germany 7:03.05 FB
5 Andre Vonarburg Switzerland 7:14.64 FB
6 Peter Hardcastle Australia 7:32.79 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek Czech Republic 7:03.57 FA
2 Alan Campbell Great Britain 7:05.24 FA
3 Mahé Drysdale New Zealand 7:05.57 FA
4 Ioannis Christou Greece 7:06.02 FB
5 Ken Jurkowski United States 7:11.52 FB
6 Mindaugas Griskonis Lithuania 7:20.32 FB

Finals

Final F

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange Kenya 7:52.59
2 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila Honduras 8:32.22

Final E

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Dhison Alexander Hernandez Venezuela 7:05.12
2 Mohsen Shadi Iran 7:06.54
3 Ruslan Naurzaliyev Uzbekistan 7:09.98
4 Rodrgio Ideus Colombia 7:18.61
5 Paul Etia Ndoumbe Cameroon 7:21.34
6 Chaouki Dries Algeria 7:32.82

Final D

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Leandro Salvagno Uruguay 7:04.13
2 Law Hiu Fung Hong Kong 7:06.17
3 Bajrang Lal Takhar India 7:09.73
4 Mathias Raymond Monaco 7:14.27
5 Wang Ming-Hui Chinese Taipei 7:16.28

Final C

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Sjoerd Hamburger Netherlands 6:58.71
2 Anderson Nocetti Brazil 7:01.54
3 Patrick Loliger Mexico 7:03.97
4 Oscar Vasquez Chile 7:07.02
5 Andrei Jämsä Estonia 7:19.60
6 Aly Ibrahim Egypt 7:26.06

Final B

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Marcel Hacker Germany 7:07.82
2 Mindaugas Griskonis Lithuania 7:09.23
3 Andre Vonarburg Switzerland 7:13.07
4 Ioannis Christou Greece 7:17.74
5 Ken Jurkowski United States 7:22.75
6 Peter Hardcastle Australia 7:27.34

Final A

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
Olaf Tufte Norway 6:59.83
Ondřej Synek Czech Republic 7:00.63
Mahé Drysdale New Zealand 7:01.56
4 Tim Maeyens Belgium 7:03.40
5 Alan Campbell Great Britain 7:04.47
6 Lassi Karonen Sweden 7:07.64

References

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