Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Venue Henley-on-Thames
Date 5–9 August
Competitors 14 from 14 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Mervyn Wood  Australia
2nd, silver medalist(s) Eduardo Risso  Uruguay
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Romolo Catasta  Italy

The men's single sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London, United Kingdom. The event was held from 5–9 August.[1]

Heats

First rower in each heat advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Mervyn Wood Australia (AUS)7:25.9SF
2Eduardo Risso Uruguay (URU)7:36.3
3Ian Stephen South Africa (RSA)7:38.3

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Antony Rowe Great Britain (GBR)7:30.5SF
2Hans Jakob Keller Switzerland (SUI)7:34.2
3Dragutin Petrovečki Yugoslavia (YUG)8:17.3

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1John B. Kelly Jr. United States (USA)7:39.7SF
2Curt Brunqvist Sweden (SWE)7:47.2
3Juan Omedes Spain (ESP)7:52.1

Heat 4

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Jean Sepheriades France (FRA)7:34.3SF
2Tranquilo Capozzo Argentina (ARG)7:38.9
3Mohamed El-Sayed Egypt (EGY)8:01.4

Heat 5

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Romolo Catasta Italy (ITA)-SF
2Faidon Matthaiou Greece (GRE)-

*no official time recorded in Heat 5

Repechage

The winner of each race advanced to the semi-finals, the other rowers are eliminated.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Tranquilo Capozzo Argentina (ARG)7:45.0SF
2Juan Omedes Spain (ESP)7:57.3
3Faidon Matthaiou Greece (GRE)8:13.9

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Eduardo Risso Uruguay (URU)7:24.4SF
2Hans Jakob Keller Switzerland (SUI)7:25.1
3Curt Brunqvist Sweden (SWE)7:27.0

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Ian Stephen South Africa (RSA)7:35.6SF
2Mohamed El Said Egypt (EGY)7:44.8
3Dragutin Petrovečki Yugoslavia (YUG)8:17.3

Semifinal

The winner of each race advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Romolo Catasta Italy (ITA)8:05.4F
2Tranquilo Capozzo Argentina (ARG)8:12.6
3Ian Stephen South Africa (RSA)DNS

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Eduardo Risso Uruguay (URU)8:09.3F
2John B. Kelly Jr. United States (USA)8:09.7
3Antony Rowe Great Britain (GBR)8:22.8

Semifinal 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Mervyn Wood Australia (AUS)8:08.5F
2Jean Sepheriades France (FRA)8:17.1

Final

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Mervyn Wood Australia (AUS)7:24.4
2nd, silver medalist(s)Eduardo Risso Uruguay (URU)7:38.2
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Romolo Catasta Italy (ITA)7:51.4

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  • The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIV Olympiad London 1948 (PDF) (PDF). p. 424. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16.
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