Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venue Lake Albano
Date 30 August – 3 September
Competitors 13 from 13 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union
2nd, silver medalist(s) Achim Hill  United Team of Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Teodor Kocerka  Poland

The men's single sculls competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Albano, Italy. The event was held from 30 August until 3 September.[1]

Heats

Three heats were held on 30 August. Winner of each heat directly advanced to finals, while the others to the repechage round.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1James Hill New Zealand (NZL)7:19.64F
2Achim Hill United Team of Germany (EUA)7:23.55
3Harry Parker United States (USA)7:26.88
4David Meineke South Africa (RSA)7:37.11
5Julio López Spain (ESP)8:13.94

Heat 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet Union (URS)7:22.20F
2Lex Redelé Netherlands (NED)7:32.24
3Teodor Kocerka Poland (POL)7:33.38
4Hugo Waser Switzerland (SUI)7:34.67

Heat 3

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1Savino Rebek Italy (ITA)7:29.58F
2Jorma Kortelainen Finland (FIN)7:39.51
3Horst Fink Austria (AUT)7:43.53
4Sidney Rand Great Britain (GBR)7:46.98

Repechage

The repechage was held on 31 August. Winner of each repechage advanced to the final.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1Achim Hill United Team of Germany (EUA)7:31.04F
2Hugo Waser Switzerland (SUI)7:42.00
3Horst Fink Austria (AUT)7:47.09
4Julio Lopez Spain (ESP)8:11.40

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1Harry Parker United States (USA)7:29.86F
2Alexander Redele Netherlands (NED)7:32.93
3Sidney Rand Great Britain (GBR)7:50.31

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1Teodor Kocerka Poland (POL)7:24.31F
2Jorma Kortelainen Finland (FIN)7:32.95
3David Meineke South Africa (RSA)7:37.94

Final

Final was held on 3 September at 16:00.

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)Vyacheslav Ivanov Soviet Union (URS)7:13.96
2nd, silver medalist(s)Achim Hill United Team of Germany (EUA)7:20.21
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Teodor Kocerka Poland (POL)7:21.26
4James Hill New Zealand (NZL)7:23.98
5Harry Parker United States (USA)7:29.26
6Savino Rebek Italy (ITA)7:31.09

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  • The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Volume Two (PDF) (PDF). pp. 277–279.
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