Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics | ||||
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1 | Matthew Lidaywa Mwange | Kenya | 7:52.59 | |
2 | Norberto Bernárdez Ávila | Honduras | 8:32.22 |
Final E
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |