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.
Background
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
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912.
Competition format
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.
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
The competition was held over eight days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session."Olympic Schedule – Rowing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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 DSaturday, 3 August 2024 9:42 Final C 10:06 Final B 10:30 Final A
Results Heats The first three of each heat qualify for the quarterfinals, while the remainder go to the repechage. Heat 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes15 Tom Mackintosh 6:55.92 2 1 Stefanos Ntouskos 7:01.79 32 Abdelkhalek El-Banna 7:05.06 43 Balraj Panwar 7:07.11 56 Vladislav Yakovlev 7:21.56 64 André Matias 7:52.78
Heat 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Mihai Chiruta 6:51.51 25 Damir Martin 6:54.83 31 Giedrius Bieliauskias 7:00.96 46 Isak Žvegelj 7:01.23 52 La Memo 7:19.33 63 Abdalla Ahmed 7:46.45
Heat 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Simon van Dorp 6:49.93 25 Ryuta Arakawa 6:51.59 31 Tim Brys 6:52.35 42 Sid Ali Boudina 7:02.94 56 Mohamed Taieb 7:10.13 64 Premanut Wattananusith 7:25.76
Heat 4 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Yauheni Zalaty 6:51.45 23 James Plihal 6:54.95 31 Lucas Verthein 6:54.96 45 Quentin Antognelli 7:02.15 52 Dara Alizadeh 7:23.70
Heat 5 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Oliver Zeidler 6:54.72 23 Bruno Cetraro 7:04.04 31 Reidy Cardona Blanco 7:06.45 42 Stephen Cox 7:11.98 55 Mohamed Bukrah 7:37.75
Heat 6 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Sverri Nielsen 6:53.50 25 Kristian Vasiliev 6:56.63 31 Bendeguz Petervari-Molnar 6:58.76 43 Chiu Hin Chun 7:00.29 54 Javier Insfran 7:14.14
Repechage
The first two in each heat qualify for the quarterfinals; the rest go to Semifinals E/F (out of medal contention).
Repechage heat 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Isak Žvegelj 7:06.90 25 Javier Insfran 7:08.29 32 Mohamed Taieb 7:11.57 44 Stephen Cox 7:22.45 51 André Matias 8:01.98
Repechage heat 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 4 Quentin Antognelli 7:10.00 22 Balraj Panwar 7:12.41 33 La Memo 7:19.60 4 1 Premanut Wattananusith 7:29.89 5 5 Mohamed Bukrah 7:45.55
Repechage heat 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Sid Ali Boudina 7:10.23 23 Chiu Hin Chun 7:12.94 35 Dara Alizadeh 7:17.05 42 Vladislav Yakovlev 7:21.12 51 Abdalla Ahmed 7:55.79
Quarterfinals
The first three of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remaining Crews to Semifinal C/D
Quarterfinal 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Tom Mackintosh 6:48.0124 Sverri Nielsen 6:49.6932 Bruno Cetraro 6:51.4345 Lucas Verthein 6:55.3651 Quentin Antognelli 6:58.8966 Chiu Hin Chun 7:13.70
Quarterfinal 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Oliver Zeidler 6:45.3225 Tim Brys 6:46.2634 Mihai Chiruta 6:46.3242 James Plihal 6:47.0351 Sid Ali Boudina 7:06.3166 Javier Insfran 7:31.50
Quarterfinal 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Simon van Dorp 6:49.9624 Damir Martin 6:53.5532 Stefanos Ntouskos 6:56.6845 Bendeguz Petervari-Molnar 7:05.0456 Isak Žvegelj 7:06.4261 Reidy Cardona Blanco 7:10.40
Quarterfinal 4 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Yauheni Zalaty 6:49.2725 Giedrius Bieliauskias 6:51.8034 Ryuta Arakawa 6:54.1742 Kristian Vasiliev 6:58.6756 Balraj Panwar 7:05.1061 Abdelkhalek El-Banna 7:18.59
Semifinals
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).
Semifinal A/B 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Simon van Dorp 6:42.39 23 Tom Mackintosh 6:44.49 32 Tim Brys 6:45.3246 Ryuta Arakawa 6:51.13 51 Bruno Cetraro 7:08.2965 Giedrius Bieliauskias 7:09.29
Semifinal A/B 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Oliver Zeidler 6:35.77 , OB23 Yauheni Zalaty 6:39.0131 Stefanos Ntouskos 6:40.7845 Sverri Nielsen 6:43.95 56 Mihai Chiruta 6:52.95 62 Damir Martin 6:58.23
Semifinal C/D 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Lucas Verthein 6:55.07 23 Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár 6:56.92 35 Sid Ali Boudina 6:57.06 46 Abdelkhalek Elbanna 7:02.76 51 Chiu Hin Chun 7:03.6862 Balraj Panwar 7:04.97
Semifinal C/D 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 James Plihal 6:56.9524 Kristian Vasiliev 6:57.75 36 Javier Insfran 7:00.93 45 Isak Žvegelj 7:09.41 52 Quentin Antognelli 7:14.3261 Reidy Cardona Blanco 7:15.63
Semifinal E/F 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 4 Vladislav Yakovlev 7:26.20 2 2 Mohamed Taieb 7:29.64 3 3 La Memo 7:32.18 4 1 André Matias 8:01.63
Semifinal E/F 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 3 Dara Alizadeh 7:33.38 2 4 Stephen Cox 7:36.59 3 2 Premanut Wattananusith 7:48.78 45 Mohamed Bukrah 8:00.42 51 Abdalla Ahmed 8:10.68
Finals
Final F RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes312Mohamed Bukrah7:28.90321André Matias7:30.43333Abdalla Ahmed7:38.51
Final E RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes254Vladislav Yakovlev6:59.43262Mohamed Taieb7:00.31271La Memo7:02.23283Dara Alizadeh7:03.12295Stephen Cox7:09.34306Premanut Wattananusith7:18.58
Final D RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes195Quentin Antognelli6:54.93202Chiu Hin Chun6:56.65214Abdelkhalek Elbanna6:58.44223Isak Žvegelj6:59.46231Balraj Panwar7:02.37246Reidy Cardona Blanco7:03.23
Final C RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes134James Plihal6:41.97145Kristian Vasiliev6:44.61 153Lucas Verthein6:47.37 162Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár6:47.81 176Javier Insfran6:50.48181Sid Ali Boudina6:51.99
Final B RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes72Mihai Chiruta6:44.8384Sverri Nielsen6:44.8393Ryuta Arakawa6:47.02106Giedrius Bieliauskias6:56.39111Damir Martin6:57.77125Bruno Cetraro7:22.71
Final A RankLaneRowerNationTimeNotes 3Oliver Zeidler 6:37.57 2Yauheni Zalaty 6:42.96 4Simon van Dorp 6:44.72 4 6Tim Brys 6:48.44 5 5Tom Mackintosh 6:49.62 6 1Stefanos Ntouskos 7:02.05
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