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Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

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Men's single sculls
at the Games of the II Olympiad
Gold medalist Hermann Barrelet (1911)
VenueSeine
Dates25–26 August
Competitors12 from 3 nations
Winning time7:35.6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Barrelet
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Gaudin
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saint-George Ashe
 Great Britain
1904 →

The single sculls was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 25 and 26 August 1900. 12 athletes from 3 nations competed. Four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and a final were held.[1] The event was won by Hermann Barrelet of France; the host nation also took silver with André Gaudin. Saint-George Ashe of Great Britain earned bronze, after interfering with another rower in the quarterfinals and advancing out of the semifinals for unknown reasons after placing third in his heat.

Background

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This was the first 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]

Great Britain's best sculler, C. V. Fox, entered but withdrew.[3]

Competition format

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The tournament featured three rounds: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were four quarterfinals, each with three boats; the top two in each advanced to the semifinals. The two semifinals each had four boats, with the top two advancing to the final. The final was a four-boat race.[2]

The distance for each race was 1750 metres, rather than the 2000 metres which was becoming standard even at the time (and has been used in the Olympics since 1912, except in 1948).[4]

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Saturday, 25 August 1900 9:00 Quarterfinals
Sunday, 26 August 1900 10:00
16:30
Semifinals
Final

Results

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Quarterfinals

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The top two rowers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

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Ashe went out of his rowing lane, interfering with Benoit. Despite this, he was not disqualified.

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Saint-George Ashe  Great Britain 6:38.8 Q
2 Raymond-Benoît  France 6:45.4 Q
3 Édouard Dammann  France 7:13.0

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Hermann Barrelet  France 6:38.8 Q
2 André Gaudin  France 6:43.0 Q
3 Lardon  France 6:46.4

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Louis Prével  France 6:29.6 Q
2 Robert d'Heilly  France 6:38.8 Q
Maxime Piaggio  France DNF

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Charles Delaporte  France 6:33.8 Q
2 Pierre Ferlin  France 6:46.8 Q
Antonio Vela  Spain DNF

Semifinals

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The top two rowers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

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For unknown reasons, Ashe protested the result of this semifinal. Barrelet and Gaudin objected and refused to race if Ashe were advanced, but eventually relented. The final therefore included five rowers instead of the planned four.

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Hermann Barrelet  France 8:23.0 Q
2 André Gaudin  France 8:33.4 Q
3 Saint-George Ashe  Great Britain 8:37.2 q
4 Raymond-Benoît  France Unknown

Semifinal 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Louis Prével  France 8:36.4 Q
2 Robert d'Heilly  France 8:45.0 Q
3 Charles Delaporte  France 9:25.2
4 Pierre Ferlin  France Unknown

Final

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Yet another protest marred the single sculls competition in the final, as Prével complained of being interfered with after falling in the water and dropping out of the race; his protest was rejected. Barrelet and Gaudin, who had placed first and second in both the preliminary round and the semifinal, did so once again in the final. Ashe took the bronze medal, with d'Heilly close behind him.

Rank Rower Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Barrelet  France 7:35.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Gaudin  France 7:41.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saint-George Ashe  Great Britain 8:15.6
4 Robert d'Heilly  France 8:16.0
Louis Prével  France DNF

Results summary

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Rank Rower Nation Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hermann Barrelet  France 6:38.8 8:23.0 7:35.6
2nd place, silver medalist(s) André Gaudin  France 6:43.0 8:33.4 7:41.6
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Saint-George Ashe  Great Britain 6:38.8 8:37.2 8:15.6
4 Robert d'Heilly  France 6:38.8 8:45.0 8:16.0
5 Louis Prével  France 6:29.6 8:36.4 DNF
6 Charles Delaporte  France 6:33.8 9:25.2 Did not advance
7 Pierre Ferlin  France 6:46.8 Unknown
Raymond-Benoît  France 6:45.4 Unknown
9 Lardon  France 6:46.4 Did not advance
10 Édouard Dammann  France 7:13.0
Maxime Piaggio  France DNF
Antonio Vela  Spain DNF

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Single Sculls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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