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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

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Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueHenley-on-Thames
Date5–9 August
Competitors14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mervyn Wood  Australia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eduardo Risso  Uruguay
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romolo Catasta  Italy
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The men's single sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London, United Kingdom. The event was held from 5–9 August.[1]

Heats

First rower in each heat advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Mervyn Wood  Australia (AUS) 7:25.9 SF
2 Eduardo Risso  Uruguay (URU) 7:36.3
3 Ian Stephen  South Africa (RSA) 7:38.3

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Antony Rowe  Great Britain (GBR) 7:30.5 SF
2 Hans Jakob Keller  Switzerland (SUI) 7:34.2
3 Dragutin Petrovečki  Yugoslavia (YUG) 8:17.3

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 John B. Kelly Jr.  United States (USA) 7:39.7 SF
2 Curt Brunnqvist  Sweden (SWE) 7:47.2
3 Juan Omedes  Spain (ESP) 7:52.1

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Jean Séphériadès  France (FRA) 7:34.3 SF
2 Tranquilo Cappozzo  Argentina (ARG) 7:38.9
3 Mohamed El-Sayed  Egypt (EGY) 8:01.4

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Romolo Catasta  Italy (ITA) - SF
2 Faidon Matthaiou  Greece (GRE) -

*no official time recorded in Heat 5

Repechage

The winner of each race advanced to the semi-finals, the other rowers are eliminated.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Tranquilo Cappozzo  Argentina (ARG) 7:45.0 SF
2 Juan Omedes  Spain (ESP) 7:57.3
3 Faidon Matthaiou  Greece (GRE) 8:13.9

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Eduardo Risso  Uruguay (URU) 7:24.4 SF
2 Hans Jakob Keller  Switzerland (SUI) 7:25.1
3 Curt Brunnqvist  Sweden (SWE) 7:27.0

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Ian Stephen  South Africa (RSA) 7:35.6 SF
2 Mohamed El-Sayed  Egypt (EGY) 7:44.8
3 Dragutin Petrovečki  Yugoslavia (YUG) 8:17.3

Semifinal

The winner of each race advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Romolo Catasta  Italy (ITA) 8:05.4 F
2 Tranquilo Cappozzo  Argentina (ARG) 8:12.6
3 Ian Stephen  South Africa (RSA) DNS

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Eduardo Risso  Uruguay (URU) 8:09.3 F
2 John B. Kelly Jr.  United States (USA) 8:09.7
3 Antony Rowe  Great Britain (GBR) 8:22.8

Semifinal 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Mervyn Wood  Australia (AUS) 8:08.5 F
2 Jean Séphériadès  France (FRA) 8:17.1

Final

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Mervyn Wood  Australia (AUS) 7:24.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Eduardo Risso  Uruguay (URU) 7:38.2
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Romolo Catasta  Italy (ITA) 7:51.4

References

  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

External links

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