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Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

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Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Belarus stamp commemorating rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics
VenueShunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park
Dates9–16 August
Competitors32 from 32 nations
Winning time6:59.83
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olaf Tufte
 Norway
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ondřej Synek
 Czech Republic
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahé Drysdale
 New Zealand
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The men's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between 9 and 16 August, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.[1] There were 32 competitors from 32 nations.[2] The event was won by Olaf Tufte of Norway, the fifth man to successfully defend an Olympic title in the event (and 12th to win multiple medals of any colour). The silver medal went to Ondřej Synek of the Czech Republic, the nation's first medal in the event (though Czech rower Václav Chalupa had earned silver in 1992 for Czechoslovakia). Mahé Drysdale of New Zealand earned bronze. Both Synek and Drysdale would go on to win medals in the event again in 2012 and 2016 (with Drysdale the gold medallist both times).

Background

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This was the 25th 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]

Eight of the 18 A/B/C semifinalists from the 2004 Games returned: gold medallist Olaf Tufte of Norway, fourth-place finisher Santiago Fernández of Argentina, sixth-place finisher Tim Maeyens of Belgium, seventh-place finisher (and 2000 bronze medallist) Marcel Hacker of Germany, eighth-place finisher André Vonarburg of Switzerland, thirteenth-place finisher (who had taken the same place in 2000) Anderson Nocetti of Brazil, fourteenth-place finisher (and 1996 and 2000 competitor) Ali Ibrahim of Egypt, and eighteenth-place finisher Law Hiu Fung of Hong Kong. Tufte, despite being defending champion, was not the favorite; that was Mahé Drysdale of New Zealand, who had won all three World Championships since the 2008 Games (Tufte had a silver and a bronze in that time). Other contenders included Hacker, trying to come back from a disappointing Final B performance in 2004; Ondřej Synek of the Czech Republic, with a silver and two bronze medals in the last three Worlds; Fernández, the reigning Pan American champion, and Alan Campbell of Great Britain, the Diamond Challenge Sculls winner in 2007.[2]

Cameroon, Colombia, Honduras, Iran, Lithuania, Monaco, and Venezuela each made their debut in the event. Great Britain and the United States each made their 20th appearance, tied for most among nations.

Qualification

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Nations had been limited to one boat (one rower) each since 1912. The 33 qualifiers were:

  • 11 boats from the 2007 World Championships
  • 6 boats from the Asian Qualification Regatta
  • 4 boats from the 2007 All-Africa Games
  • 6 boats from the Latin American Qualification Regatta
  • 4 boats from the Final Qualification Regatta
  • 2 invitational boats

Competition format

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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; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events). The competition consists of multiple rounds. The format continued to use four rounds, as in previous Games, but instead of three main rounds and a repechage, all four rounds were main rounds: there was no repechage. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]

During the first round six heats were held. The top four boats in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, while all others were relegated to the E/F semifinals.

The quarterfinals were the second round for rowers still competing for medals. Placing in the quarterfinal heats determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each quarterfinal moved on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.

Six semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.

The fourth and final round was the finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers had to finish in the top four of their heat, top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Saturday, 9 August 2008 14:50 Heats
Monday, 11 August 2008 16:10
17:40
Quarterfinals
Semifinals E/F
Wednesday, 13 August 2008 15:10
15:50
17:10
Semifinals C/D
Semifinals A/B
Final F
Friday, 15 August 2008 14:20
14:40
15:00
17:00
Final E
Final D
Final C
Final B
Saturday, 16 August 2008 15:50 Final A

Results

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Heats

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The top four in each heat advanced to the quarterfinals, remaining in medal contention. Fifth and sixth placed boats went to the E/F semifinals, eligible for ranking between 25 and 32.

Heat 1

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Tim Maeyens  Belgium 7:16.60 Q
2 André Vonarburg  Switzerland 7:26.21 Q
3 Ioannis Christou  Greece 7:29.86 Q
4 Santiago Fernández  Argentina 7:38.87 Q
5 Mohsen Shadi  Iran 7:48.24 QEF
6 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange  Kenya 8:16.09 QEF

Heat 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand 7:28.80 Q
2 Anderson Nocetti  Brazil 7:35.52 Q
3 Oscar Vasquez  Chile 7:39.58 Q
4 Andrei Jämsä  Estonia 7:48.24 Q
5 Dhison Hernández  Venezuela 7:54.52 QEF
Zhang Liang  China DNS

Heat 3

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Lassi Karonen  Sweden 7:14.64 Q
2 Marcel Hacker  Germany 7:26.71 Q
3 Law Hiu Fung  Hong Kong 7:45.96 Q
4 Leandro Salvagno  Uruguay 7:52.53 Q
5 Paul Etia Ndoumbe  Cameroon 7:59.26 QEF
6 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila  Honduras 9:01.27 QEF

Heat 4

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic 7:23.94 Q
2 Mindaugas Griskonis  Lithuania 7:28.05 Q
3 Bajrang Lal Takhar  India 7:39.91 Q
4 Mathias Raymond  Monaco 7:51.69 Q
5 Chaouki Dries  Algeria 7:57.65 QEF

Heat 5

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Alan Campbell  Great Britain 7:14.98 Q
2 Peter Hardcastle  Australia 7:17.74 Q
3 Patrick Loliger  Mexico 7:22.55 Q
4 Ken Jurkowski  United States 7:25.13 Q
5 Ruslan Naurzaliev  Uzbekistan 7:58.43 QEF

Heat 6

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Olaf Tufte  Norway 7:20.20 Q
2 Sjoerd Hamburger  Netherlands 7:27.05 Q
3 Ali Ibrahim  Egypt 7:43.70 Q
4 Wang Ming-Hui  Chinese Taipei 7:46.83 Q
5 Rodrigo Ideus  Colombia 7:56.85 QEF

Quarterfinals

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The top three boats in each quarterfinal went to the A/B semifinals, still in contention for medals and guaranteed to be in the top 12. Fourth through sixth place boats went to the C/D semifinals, ultimately ranked 13th through 24th.

Quarterfinal 1

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Marcel Hacker  Germany 6:48.85 QAB
2 Alan Campbell  Great Britain 6:52.74 QAB
3 André Vonarburg  Switzerland 7:02.29 QAB
4 Oscar Vasquez  Chile 7:06.61 QCD
5 Mathias Raymond  Monaco 7:11.66 QCD
6 Ali Ibrahim  Egypt 7:24.77 QCD

Quarterfinal 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Olaf Tufte  Norway 6:53.59 QAB
2 Mindaugas Griskonis  Lithuania 6:54.47 QAB
3 Ioannis Christou  Greece 6:58.28 QAB
4 Patrick Loliger  Mexico 7:04.30 QCD
5 Anderson Nocetti  Brazil 7:23.68 QCD
6 Leandro Salvagno  Uruguay 7:26.85 QCD

Quarterfinal 3

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic 6:50.23 QAB
2 Tim Maeyens  Belgium 6:52.70 QAB
3 Peter Hardcastle  Australia 7:00.09 QAB
4 Andrei Jämsä  Estonia 7:05.48 QCD
5 Wang Ming-Hui  Chinese Taipei 7:17.08 QCD
6 Law Hiu Fung  Hong Kong 7:29.21 QCD

Quarterfinal 4

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand 6:50.18 QAB
2 Lassi Karonen  Sweden 6:50.40 QAB
3 Ken Jurkowski  United States 6:53.26 QAB
4 Sjoerd Hamburger  Netherlands 6:57.24 QCD
5 Bajrang Lal Takhar  India 7:19.01 QCD
6 Santiago Fernández  Argentina 7:27.60 QCD

Semifinals

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The top three boats in each semifinal went to the better final, while the fourth through sixth placed boats went to the lower final.

Semifinal E/F 1

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Mohsen Shadi  Iran 7:20.34 QE
2 Rodrigo Ideus  Colombia 7:29.71 QE
3 Ruslan Naurzaliev  Uzbekistan 7:35.12 QE
4 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila  Honduras 8:29.65 QF

Semifinal E/F 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Dhison Alexander Hernandez  Venezuela 7:18.85 QE
2 Paul Etia Ndoumbe  Cameroon 7:29.68 QE
3 Chaouki Dries  Algeria 7:34.84 QE
4 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange  Kenya 7:49.17 QF

Semifinal C/D 1

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Patrick Loliger  Mexico 7:15.53 QC
2 Oscar Vasquez  Chile 7:17.17 QC
3 Ali Ibrahim  Egypt 7:20.73 QC
4 Bajrang Lal Takhar  India 7:23.00 QD
5 Wang Ming-Hui  Chinese Taipei 7:23.75 QD
6 Law Hiu Fung  Hong Kong 7:32.61 QD

Semifinals C/D 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Sjoerd Hamburger  Netherlands 7:10.06 QC
2 Andrei Jämsä  Estonia 7:16.38 QC
3 Anderson Nocetti  Brazil 7:18.78 QC
4 Leandro Salvagno  Uruguay 7:32.83 QD
5 Mathias Raymond  Monaco 7:33.06 QD
Santiago Fernández  Argentina DNS

Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Lassi Karonen  Sweden 6:57.28 QA
2 Olaf Tufte  Norway 6:58.23 QA
3 Tim Maeyens  Belgium 6:59.65 QA
4 Marcel Hacker  Germany 7:03.05 QB
5 André Vonarburg  Switzerland 7:14.64 QB
6 Peter Hardcastle  Australia 7:32.79 QB

Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic 7:03.57 QA
2 Alan Campbell  Great Britain 7:05.24 QA
3 Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand 7:05.57 QA
4 Ioannis Christou  Greece 7:06.02 QB
5 Ken Jurkowski  United States 7:11.52 QB
6 Mindaugas Griskonis  Lithuania 7:20.32 QB

Finals

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Final F

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Rank Rower Nation Time
30 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange  Kenya 7:52.59
31 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila  Honduras 8:32.22

Final E

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Rank Rower Nation Time
24 Dhison Alexander Hernandez  Venezuela 7:05.12
25 Mohsen Shadi  Iran 7:06.54
26 Ruslan Naurzaliev  Uzbekistan 7:09.98
27 Rodrigo Ideus  Colombia 7:18.61
28 Paul Etia Ndoumbe  Cameroon 7:21.34
29 Chaouki Dries  Algeria 7:32.82

Final D

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Rank Rower Nation Time
19 Leandro Salvagno  Uruguay 7:04.13
20 Law Hiu Fung  Hong Kong 7:06.17
21 Bajrang Lal Takhar  India 7:09.73
22 Mathias Raymond  Monaco 7:14.27
23 Wang Ming-Hui  Chinese Taipei 7:16.28

Final C

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Rank Rower Nation Time
13 Sjoerd Hamburger  Netherlands 6:58.71
14 Anderson Nocetti  Brazil 7:01.54
15 Patrick Loliger  Mexico 7:03.97
16 Oscar Vasquez  Chile 7:07.02
17 Andrei Jämsä  Estonia 7:19.60
18 Ali Ibrahim  Egypt 7:26.06

Final B

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Rank Rower Nation Time
7 Marcel Hacker  Germany 7:07.82
8 Mindaugas Griskonis  Lithuania 7:09.23
9 André Vonarburg  Switzerland 7:13.07
10 Ioannis Christou  Greece 7:17.74
11 Ken Jurkowski  United States 7:22.75
12 Peter Hardcastle  Australia 7:27.34

Final A

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Rank Rower Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olaf Tufte  Norway 6:59.83
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic 7:00.63
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand 7:01.56
4 Tim Maeyens  Belgium 7:03.40
5 Alan Campbell  Great Britain 7:04.47
6 Lassi Karonen  Sweden 7:07.64

Results summary

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Rank Rower Nation Heats Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1st place, gold medalist(s) Olaf Tufte  Norway 7:20.20 6:53.59 6:58.23
Semifinals A/B
6:59.83
Final A
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic 7:23.94 6:50.23 7:03.57
Semifinals A/B
7:00.63
Final A
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand 7:28.80 6:50.18 7:05.57
Semifinals A/B
7:01.56
Final A
4 Tim Maeyens  Belgium 7:16.60 6:52.70 6:59.65
Semifinals A/B
7:03.40
Final A
5 Alan Campbell  Great Britain 7:14.98 6:52.74 7:05.24
Semifinals A/B
7:04.47
Final A
6 Lassi Karonen  Sweden 7:14.64 6:50.40 6:57.28
Semifinals A/B
7:07.64
Final A
7 Marcel Hacker  Germany 7:26.71 6:48.85 7:03.05
Semifinals A/B
7:07.82
Final B
8 Mindaugas Griskonis  Lithuania 7:28.05 6:54.47 7:20.32
Semifinals A/B
7:09.23
Final B
9 André Vonarburg  Switzerland 7:26.21 7:02.29 7:14.64
Semifinals A/B
7:13.07
Final B
10 Ioannis Christou  Greece 7:29.86 6:58.28 7:06.02
Semifinals A/B
7:17.74
Final B
11 Ken Jurkowski  United States 7:25.13 6:53.26 7:11.52
Semifinals A/B
7:22.75
Final B
12 Peter Hardcastle  Australia 7:17.74 7:00.09 7:32.79
Semifinals A/B
7:27.34
Final B
13 Sjoerd Hamburger  Netherlands 7:27.05 6:57.24 7:10.06
Semifinals C/D
6:58.71
Final C
14 Anderson Nocetti  Brazil 7:35.52 7:23.68 7:18.78
Semifinals C/D
7:01.54
Final C
15 Patrick Loliger  Mexico 7:22.55 7:04.30 7:15.53
Semifinals C/D
7:03.97
Final C
16 Oscar Vasquez  Chile 7:39.58 7:06.61 7:17.17
Semifinals C/D
7:07.02
Final C
17 Andrei Jämsä  Estonia 7:48.24 7:05.48 7:16.38
Semifinals C/D
7:19.60
Final C
18 Ali Ibrahim  Egypt 7:43.70 7:24.77 7:20.73
Semifinals C/D
7:26.06
Final C
19 Leandro Salvagno  Uruguay 7:52.53 7:26.85 7:32.83
Semifinals C/D
7:04.13
Final D
20 Law Hiu Fung  Hong Kong 7:45.96 7:29.21 7:32.61
Semifinals C/D
7:06.17
Final D
21 Bajrang Lal Takhar  India 7:39.91 7:19.01 7:23.00
Semifinals C/D
7:09.73
Final D
22 Mathias Raymond  Monaco 7:51.69 7:11.66 7:33.06
Semifinals C/D
7:14.27
Final D
23 Wang Ming-Hui  Chinese Taipei 7:46.83 7:17.08 7:23.75
Semifinals C/D
7:16.28
Final D
24 Dhison Alexander Hernandez  Venezuela 7:54.52 Bye 7:18.85
Semifinals E/F
7:05.12
Final E
25 Mohsen Shadi  Iran 7:48.24 Bye 7:20.34
Semifinals E/F
7:06.54
Final E
26 Ruslan Naurzaliev  Uzbekistan 7:58.43 Bye 7:35.12
Semifinals E/F
7:09.98
Final E
27 Rodrigo Ideus  Colombia 7:56.85 Bye 7:29.71
Semifinals E/F
7:18.61
Final E
28 Paul Etia Ndoumbe  Cameroon 7:59.26 Bye 7:29.68
Semifinals E/F
7:21.34
Final E
29 Chaouki Dries  Algeria 7:57.65 Bye 7:34.84
Semifinals E/F
7:32.82
Final E
30 Matthew Lidaywa Mwange  Kenya 8:16.09 Bye 7:49.17
Semifinals E/F
7:52.59
Final F
31 Norberto Bernárdez Ávila  Honduras 9:01.27 Bye 8:29.65
Semifinals E/F
8:32.22
Final F
32 Santiago Fernández  Argentina 7:38.87 7:27.60 DNS
Semifinals C/D
Did not advance
Zhang Liang  China DNS Did not advance

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Single Sculls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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