Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
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]
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| Venue | Henley-on-Thames | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood |  | 7:25.9 | SF |
| 2 | Eduardo Risso |  | 7:36.3 | |
| 3 | Ian Stephen | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7:38.3 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antony Rowe |  | 7:30.5 | SF |
| 2 | Hans Jakob Keller |  | 7:34.2 | |
| 3 | Dragutin Petrovečki | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:17.3 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John B. Kelly Jr. | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7:39.7 | SF |
| 2 | Curt Brunnqvist |  | 7:47.2 | |
| 3 | Juan Omedes | .svg.png){kind=small} | 7:52.1 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean Séphériadès |  | 7:34.3 | SF |
| 2 | Tranquilo Cappozzo |  | 7:38.9 | |
| 3 | Mohamed El-Sayed | .svg.png){kind=small} | 8:01.4 |
Heat 5
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romolo Catasta |  | - | SF |
| 2 | Faidon Matthaiou | .svg.png){kind=small} | - |
*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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tranquilo Cappozzo | | 7:45.0 | SF |
| 2 | Juan Omedes | | 7:57.3 | |
| 3 | Faidon Matthaiou | | 8:13.9 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Risso | | 7:24.4 | SF |
| 2 | Hans Jakob Keller | | 7:25.1 | |
| 3 | Curt Brunnqvist | | 7:27.0 |
Repechage 3
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ian Stephen | | 7:35.6 | SF |
| 2 | Mohamed El-Sayed | | 7:44.8 | |
| 3 | Dragutin Petrovečki | | 8:17.3 |
Semifinal
The winner of each race advanced to the final.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romolo Catasta | | 8:05.4 | F |
| 2 | Tranquilo Cappozzo | | 8:12.6 | |
| 3 | Ian Stephen | | DNS |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eduardo Risso | | 8:09.3 | F |
| 2 | John B. Kelly Jr. | | 8:09.7 | |
| 3 | Antony Rowe | | 8:22.8 |
Semifinal 3
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mervyn Wood | | 8:08.5 | F |
| 2 | Jean Séphériadès | | 8:17.1 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Mervyn Wood | | 7:24.4 | |
 | Eduardo Risso | | 7:38.2 | |
 | Romolo Catasta | | 7:51.4 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
External links
- 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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