Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meilahti | ||||||||||||
| Date | 20–23 July | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8:12.8 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
The men's single sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland. The event was held from 20 July until 23 July.
Competition format
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. Four heats were held in the first round. The first two boats in each heat advanced to the semi-finals, while the rest went to the first repechage on 21 July.
The repechage round also consists of four heats. Only the winner of each heat advanced to the second repechage round. The semi-finals of this event was held on the same day with the first repechage. Winner of the two heats advanced directly to the final and the rest must compete in the second repechage. Three heats were held in the second repechage, where the winner of each heat advanced to final.
Result
First round
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Fox |  Great Britain (GBR) |
7:45.1 | Q |
| 2 | Ian Robert Stephen |  South Africa (RSA) |
7:47.7 | Q |
| 3 | Sevi Homsten |  Finland (FIN) |
7:52.1 | q |
| 4 | Juan Omedes |  Spain (ESP) |
8:03.1 | q |
| 5 | Carlos Andueza Troll |  Chile (CHI) |
8:22.3 | q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood |  Australia (AUS) |
7:44.1 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Meyer |  Switzerland (SUI) |
7:44.5 | Q |
| 3 | Günther Schütt |  Saar (SAA) |
7:58.4 | q |
| 4 | František Reich |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:59.0 | q |
| 5 | Henri Steenacker |  Belgium (BEL) |
8:04.0 | q |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John B. Kelly Jr. |  United States (USA) |
7:58.4 | Q |
| 2 | Teodor Kocerka |  Poland (POL) |
7:59.5 | Q |
| 3 | Ugo Pifferi |  Italy (ITA) |
8:09.0 | q |
| 4 | Hussein Youssef Elalfy |  Egypt (EGY) |
8:33.5 | q |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Tyukalov |  Soviet Union (URS) |
7:47.9 | Q |
| 2 | Eduardo Risso |  Uruguay (URU) |
7:52.0 | Q |
| 3 | Henri Butel |  France (FRA) |
8:00.4 | q |
| 4 | Robbert van Mesdag |  Netherlands (NED) |
8:02.0 | q |
First repechage
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbert van Mesdag | Netherlands (NED) |
7:35.6 | Q |
| 2 | Sevi Homsten | Finland (FIN) |
7:37.2 | |
| 3 | Hussein Youssef Elalfy | Egypt (EGY) |
8:07.1 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Günther Schütt | Saar (SAA) |
7:38.4 | Q |
| 2 | Henri Butel | France (FRA) |
7:41.2 | |
| 3 | Juan Omedes | Spain (ESP) |
7:45.1 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:39.0 | Q |
| 2 | Ugo Pifferi | Italy (ITA) |
7:47.5 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) |
7:43.8 | Q |
| 2 | Carlos Andueza Troll | Chile (CHI) |
8:08.9 |
Semi-final
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Fox | Great Britain (GBR) |
7:54.4 | Q |
| 2 | Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) |
8:02.5 | Q |
| 3 | Eduardo Risso | Uruguay (URU) |
8:05.9 | q |
| 4 | Teodor Kocerka | Poland (POL) |
9:10.6 | q |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yury Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) |
7:52.6 | Q |
| 2 | John B. Kelly Jr. | United States (USA) |
7:57.3 | Q |
| 3 | Ian Robert Stephen | South Africa (RSA) |
8:02.3 | q |
| 4 | Paul Meyer | Switzerland (SUI) |
8:07.1 | q |
Second repechage
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) |
7:45.5 | Q |
| 2 | Paul Meyer | Switzerland (SUI) |
7:48.3 | |
| 3 | Robert van Mesdag | Netherlands (NED) |
7:57.2 | |
| 4 | Henri Steenacker | Belgium (BEL) |
7:59.5 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Teodor Kocerka | Poland (POL) |
7:41.8 | Q |
| 2 | John B. Kelly Jr. | United States (USA) |
7:42.0 | |
| 3 | František Reich | Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
7:55.0 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Robert Stephen | South Africa (RSA) |
7:38.6 | Q |
| 2 | Günther Schütt | Saar (SAA) |
7:42.9 | |
| 3 | Eduardo Risso | Uruguay (URU) |
7:50.5 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Yury Tyukalov | Soviet Union (URS) |
8:12.8 | |
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Mervyn Wood | Australia (AUS) |
8:14.5 | |
 |
Teodor Kocerka | Poland (POL) |
8:19.4 | |
| 4 | Tony Fox | Great Britain (GBR) |
8:22.5 | |
| 5 | Ian Robert Stephen | South Africa (RSA) |
8:31.4 |