Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Seine
Dates 14–17 July
Competitors 8 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Jack Beresford  Great Britain
2nd, silver medalist(s) William Gilmore  United States
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Josef Schneider  Switzerland

The men's single sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the sixth appearance of the event, was held from 14 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.[1]

Eight rowers, each from a different nation, competed. Beresford, the silver winner in 1920, took the gold after having to compete in the repechage to even secure a place in the final.

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Arthur Bull (AUS)7:19.0Q
2 Marc Detton (FRA)7:19.2r
3 Andrzej Osiecimski-Czapski (POL)
Semifinal 2
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Josef Schneider (SUI)7:15.6Q
2 Constant Pieterse (NED)7:17.8r
3 Arthur Belyea (CAN)at one length to Pieterse
Semifinal 3
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 William Gilmore (USA)7:03.2Q
2 Jack Beresford (GBR)7:07.4r

Repechage

PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Jack Beresford (GBR)8:00.4Q
2 Constant Pieterse (NED)8:09.4
3 Marc Detton (FRA)did not finish

Final

Final
PlaceRowerTime
1st, gold medalist(s) Jack Beresford (GBR)7:49.2
2nd, silver medalist(s) William Gilmore (USA)7:54.0
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Josef Schneider (SUI)8:01.1
4 Arthur Bull (AUS)did not finish

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

Sources

  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish).
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