Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the V Olympiad | |||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 17–19 July | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Coxed four, inriggers | men |
| Eight | men |
The men's single sculls was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.[1]
Results
Heats
Kuusic nearly collided with Heinrich in the first heat, leading to a protest that resulted in the heat being re-rowed the next day; Heinrich was disqualified in the second running of the heat. Three of the heats were walkovers.
| Heat 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Mart Kuusik (RUS) |
7:45.2 | |
| 2 |  Alfred Heinrich (AUT) |
DQ | |
| Heat 2 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Martin Stahnke (GER) |
8:28.8 | |
| 2 |  Cecil McVilly (ANZ) |
DQ | |
| Heat 3 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Everard Butler (CAN) |
7:55.6 | |
| 2 |  Axel Haglund (FIN) |
(8:11.8) | |
| Heat 4 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Wally Kinnear (GBR) |
7:44.0 | |
| 2 | Kurt Hoffmann (GER) |
(7:46.9) | |
| Heat 5[2] | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  József Mészáros (HUN) |
8:29.0 | |
| Heat 6 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Mikael Simonsen (DEN) |
8:14.0 | |
| 2 |  Jan Šourek (BOH) |
DNF | |
| Heat 7 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Károly Levitzky (HUN) |
8:04.0 | |
| Heat 8 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 |  Polydore Veirman (BEL) |
7:59.2 | |
Quarterfinals
Mészáros crossed in front of Veirman in the first quarterfinal, resulting in a protest and the contest being held over. The second time, Veirman got an early lead and kept it throughout. Simonsen abandoned the competition, giving Butler a walkover in the second quarterfinal. Kuusic won the final quarterfinal by three lengths, despite having been the only quarterfinalist to have already rowed during the day, in his rematch against Heinrich.
| Quarterfinal 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Polydore Veirman (BEL) |
7:52.0 | QS |
| 2 | József Mészáros (HUN) |
(7:57.9) | |
| Quarterfinal 2 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Everard Butler (CAN) |
7:39.9 | QS |
| – | Mikael Simonsen (DEN) |
DNS | |
| Quarterfinal 3 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Wally Kinnear (GBR) |
7:49.9 | QS |
| 2 | Martin Stahnke (GER) |
7:58.8 | |
| Quarterfinal 4 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Mart Kuusik (RUS) |
7:45.2 | QS |
| 2 | Károly Levitzky (HUN) |
7:49.1 | |
Semifinals
| Semifinal 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Polydore Veirman (BEL) |
7:41.0 | QF |
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Mart Kuusik (RUS) |
(7:43.9) | |
| Semifinal 2 | |||
| Place | Rower | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Wally Kinnear (GBR) |
7:37.0 | QF |
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Everard Butler (CAN) |
7:41.0 | |
Final
| Final | ||
|---|---|---|
| Place | Rower | Time |
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Wally Kinnear (GBR) |
7:47.3 |
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Polydore Veirman (BEL) |
7:56.0 |
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ Ivan Schweiser of Bohemia is listed as starting in this heat in the Official Report; however, it appears he did not actually compete. Mallon, Bill; Ture Widlund (2002). The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1047-7.
Sources
- Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help) - Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2007.
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