Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Lake Casitas | |||||||||
Dates | 31 July – 5 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 16 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 7:00.24 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics | ||
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Single sculls | men | women |
Double sculls | men | women |
Quadruple sculls | men | women |
Coxless pair | men | women |
Coxed pair | men | |
Coxless four | men | |
Coxed four | men | women |
Eight | men | women |
The men's
Background
This was the 19th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]
Two of the 14 single scullers from the 1980 Games returned: two-time gold medalist
Guatemala and Puerto Rico each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 15th appearance, tying the absent Great Britain for most among nations.
Competition format
This rowing event was a single scull event, meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower used two oars, one on each side of the boat. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]
The tournament used the four-round format (three main rounds and a repechage) that had been used since 1968. The competition continued to use the six-boat heat standardised in 1960 as well as the "B" final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964.
- Quarterfinals: Three heats of 5 or 6 boats each. The top boat in each heat (3 total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining boats (13 total) went to the repechage.
- Repechage: Three heats of 4 or 5 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (9 total) rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals. The other boats (4 total) were eliminated.
- Semifinals: Two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to Final A, the remaining boats (6 total) went to Final B.
- Final: Two finals. Final A consisted of the top 6 boats. Final B placed boats 7 through 12.
Schedule
All times are
Date | Time | Round |
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Tuesday, 31 July 1984 | Quarterfinals | |
Wednesday, 1 August 1984 | Repechage | |
Thursday, 2 August 1984 | Semifinals | |
Friday, 3 August 1984 | Final B | |
Sunday, 5 August 1984 | Final A |
Results
Quarterfinals
The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining rowers competed in the repechage round for the remaining spots in the semifinals.
Quarterfinal 1
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:20.93 | Q |
2 | Peter-Michael Kolbe | West Germany | 7:28.49 | R |
3 | John Biglow | United States | 7:31.30 | R |
4 | José Ramón Oyarzábal | Spain | 7:39.16 | R |
5 | Denis Gate |
France | 7:41.22 | R |
6 | Juan Félix | Puerto Rico | 7:42.96 | R |
Quarterfinal 2
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Robert Mills | Canada | 7:24.10 | Q |
2 | Gary Reid | New Zealand | 7:27.10 | R |
3 | Konstatinos Kontomanolis |
Greece | 7:35.92 | R |
4 | Shunsuke Horiuchi | Japan | 7:58.36 | R |
5 | Edgar Nanne-Villagran |
Guatemala | 8:07.69 | R |
Quarterfinal 3
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ricardo Ibarra | Argentina | 7:27.60 | Q |
2 | Bengt Nilsson | Sweden | 7:31.62 | R |
3 | Raimund Haberl | Austria | 7:33.50 | R |
4 | Lars Bjønness | Norway | 7:39.80 | R |
5 | Herman van den Eerenbeemt | Netherlands | 7:57.90 | R |
Repechage
The three fastest rowers in each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals.
Repechage heat 1
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | John Biglow | United States | 7:21.47 | Q |
2 | Gary Reid | New Zealand | 7:26.12 | Q |
3 | Juan Felix |
Puerto Rico | 7:26.85 | Q |
4 | Lars Bjønness | Norway | 7:29.01 | |
5 | Edgar Nanne-Villagran |
Guatemala | 7:50.60 |
Repechage heat 2
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Peter-Michael Kolbe | West Germany | 7:21.47 | Q |
2 | Raimund Haberl | Austria | 7:26.12 | Q |
3 | Denis Gate |
France | 7:26.85 | Q |
4 | Shunsuke Horiuchi | Japan | 7:32.53 |
Repechage heat 3
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Konstatinos Kontomanolis |
Greece | 7:25.15 | Q |
2 | Bengt Nilsson | Sweden | 7:30.24 | Q |
3 | José Ramón Oyarzábal | Spain | 7:33.68 | Q |
4 | Herman van den Eerenbeemt | Netherlands | 7:34.28 |
Semifinals
The three fastest rowers in each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others went to Final B.
Semifinal 1
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:19.52 | QA |
2 | Robert Mills | Canada | 7:20.88 | QA |
3 | Konstatinos Kontomanolis |
Greece | 7:23.99 | QA |
4 | José Ramón Oyarzábal | Spain | 7:32.72 | QB |
5 | Gary Reid | New Zealand | 7:34.15 | QB |
6 | Raimund Haberl | Austria | 7:38.48 | QB |
Semifinal 2
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Peter-Michael Kolbe | West Germany | 7:22.24 | QA |
2 | Ricardo Ibarra | Argentina | 7:22.42 | QA |
3 | John Biglow | United States | 7:24.98 | QA |
4 | Bengt Nilsson | Sweden | 7:33.28 | QB |
5 | Juan Felix |
Puerto Rico | 7:34.70 | QB |
6 | Denis Gate |
France | 8:00.33 | QB |
Finals
Final B
Final B was used to determine 7th – 12th places.
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
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7 | Gary Reid | New Zealand | 7:22.63 |
8 | Raimund Haberl | Austria | 7:25.38 |
9 | Bengt Nilsson | Sweden | 7:26.82 |
10 | Juan Felix |
Puerto Rico | 7:36.38 |
11 | José Ramón Oyarzábal | Spain | 7:36.78 |
12 | Denis Gate |
France | 7:37.82 |
Final A
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
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Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:00.24 | |
Peter-Michael Kolbe | West Germany | 7:02.19 | |
Robert Mills | Canada | 7:10.38 | |
4 | John Biglow | United States | 7:12.00 |
5 | Ricardo Ibarra | Argentina | 7:14.59 |
6 | Konstatinos Kontomanolis |
Greece | 7:17.03 |
Results summary
Rank | Rower | Nation | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Finals |
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Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:20.93 | Bye | 7:19.52 | 7:00.24 Final A | |
Peter-Michael Kolbe | West Germany | 7:28.49 | 7:21.47 | 7:22.24 | 7:02.19 Final A | |
Robert Mills | Canada | 7:24.10 | Bye | 7:20.88 | 7:10.38 Final A | |
4 | John Biglow | United States | 7:31.30 | 7:21.47 | 7:24.98 | 7:12.00 Final A |
5 | Ricardo Ibarra | Argentina | 7:27.60 | Bye | 7:22.42 | 7:14.59 Final A |
6 | Konstatinos Kontomanolis |
Greece | 7:35.92 | 7:25.15 | 7:23.99 | 7:17.03 Final A |
7 | Gary Reid | New Zealand | 7:27.10 | 7:26.12 | 7:34.15 | 7:22.63 Final B |
8 | Raimund Haberl | Austria | 7:33.50 | 7:26.12 | 7:38.48 | 7:25.38 Final B |
9 | Bengt Nilsson | Sweden | 7:31.62 | 7:30.24 | 7:33.28 | 7:26.82 Final B |
10 | Juan Felix |
Puerto Rico | 7:42.96 | 7:26.85 | 7:34.70 | 7:36.38 Final B |
11 | José Ramón Oyarzábal | Spain | 7:39.16 | 7:33.68 | 7:32.72 | 7:36.78 Final B |
12 | Denis Gate |
France | 7:41.22 | 7:26.85 | 8:00.33 | 7:37.82 Final B |
13 | Lars Bjønness | Norway | 7:39.80 | 7:29.01 | Did not advance | |
14 | Shunsuke Horiuchi | Japan | 7:58.36 | 7:32.53 | ||
15 | Herman van den Eerenbeemt | Netherlands | 7:57.90 | 7:34.28 | ||
16 | Edgar Nanne-Villagran |
Guatemala | 8:07.69 | 7:50.60 |
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ a b c "Single Sculls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Sources
- The Official Report of the Games of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984 Volume Two (PDF) (PDF). pp. 523–524.