Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	River Thames
Dates	28–31 July
Competitors	9 from 6 nations
Medalists
Harry Blackstaffe  Great Britain Alexander McCulloch  Great Britain Bernhard von Gaza  Germany

Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Single sculls	men
Coxless pair	men
Coxless four	men
Eight	men

The men's single sculls was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nine rowers from six nations competed.^[1]

Standings

Place	Rower	Nation
1	Harry Blackstaffe	Great Britain
2	Alexander McCulloch	Great Britain
3	Bernhard von Gaza	Germany
	Károly Levitzky	Hungary
5	Walter Bowler	Canada
	Gino Ciabatti	Italy
	Jozef Hermans	Belgium
	Lewis Scholes	Canada
9	Ernő Killer	Hungary

Results

First round

Heat 1

Von Gaza won easily, and Killer abandoned the race after the German crossed the finish line.

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Bernhard von Gaza	Germany	9:35.0
DNF	Ernő Killer	Hungary	-

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Bernhard von Gaza	Germany	9:47.0
2	Lewis Scholes	Canada	Unknown

Quarterfinal 2

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Károly Levitzky	Hungary	10:08.0
2	Gino Ciabatti	Italy	Unknown

Quarterfinal 3

Bowler capsized, leaving Blackstaffe with the win.

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Harry Blackstaffe	Great Britain	10:03.0
DNF	Walter Bowler	Canada	-

Quarterfinal 4

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Alexander McCulloch	Great Britain	10:08.0
2	Jozef Hermans	Belgium	Unknown

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Alexander McCulloch	Great Britain	10:22.0
2	Károly Levitzky	Hungary	Unknown

Semifinal 2

von Gaza fell ill at the 1500m mark, leaving Blackstaffe to ease off and win.

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Harry Blackstaffe	Great Britain	10:14.0
-	Bernhard von Gaza	Germany	DNF

Final

McCulloch took the early lead, but started by pulling fewer strokes than Blackstaffe. McCulloch opened up by a length and led through 1200 yards before being caught by Blackstaffe. At 1 mile, Blackstaffe pulled ahead by ¾ of a length and held this lead to the finish.

Place	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Harry Blackstaffe	Great Britain	9:26.0
2	Alexander McCulloch	Great Britain	(9:27.5)

References

External links

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.