Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
Romanian stamp depicting single sculls at the 1984 Olympics
VenueLake Casitas
Dates31 July – 5 August
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Winning time7:00.24
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Pertti Karppinen
 Finland
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Peter-Michael Kolbe
 West Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Robert Mills
 Canada

The men's single sculls competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas, California, United States of America. The event was held from 31 July to 5 August.[1] There were 16 competitors from 16 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by Pertti Karppinen of Finland, his third consecutive victory (matching Vyacheslav Ivanov's three golds from 1956 to 1964). Silver went to Peter-Michael Kolbe of West Germany; Kolbe, who had also taken silver in 1976, was the ninth man to earn multiple medals in the single sculls and the first to do so in non-consecutive Games (having missed the 1980 Olympics due to the American-led boycott). Canada earned its first medal in the event since 1912 with Robert Mills's bronze. East Germany's three-Games podium streak ended with no rowers from that nation present due to the Soviet-led boycott.

Background

This was the 19th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]

Two of the 14 single scullers from the 1980 Games returned: two-time gold medalist Pertti Karppinen of Finland and eighth-place finisher Konstatinos Kontomanolis of Greece. The 1976 silver medalist Peter-Michael Kolbe of West Germany also returned after an absence in 1980 due to the American-led boycott, as did 1976 sixth-place finisher Ricardo Ibarra of Argentina. The Soviet-led boycott in 1984 had little effect on the favourites for the event. Karppinen was favoured to win a third gold, though Kolbe (1975, 1978, 1981, and 1983 World Champion) and Ibarra (1975, 1979, and 1983 Pan American champion and 1980 Diamond Challenge Sculls winner) were expected to challenge him.[2]

Guatemala and Puerto Rico each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 15th appearance, tying the absent Great Britain for most among nations.

Competition format

This rowing event was a single scull event, meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower used two oars, one on each side of the boat. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]

The tournament used the four-round format (three main rounds and a repechage) that had been used since 1968. The competition continued to use the six-boat heat standardised in 1960 as well as the "B" final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964.

  • Quarterfinals: Three heats of 5 or 6 boats each. The top boat in each heat (3 total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining boats (13 total) went to the repechage.
  • Repechage: Three heats of 4 or 5 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (9 total) rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals. The other boats (4 total) were eliminated.
  • Semifinals: Two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to Final A, the remaining boats (6 total) went to Final B.
  • Final: Two finals. Final A consisted of the top 6 boats. Final B placed boats 7 through 12.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

Date Time Round
Tuesday, 31 July 1984Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 1 August 1984Repechage
Thursday, 2 August 1984Semifinals
Friday, 3 August 1984Final B
Sunday, 5 August 1984Final A

Results

Quarterfinals

The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining rowers competed in the repechage round for the remaining spots in the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Pertti Karppinen Finland7:20.93Q
2Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany7:28.49R
3John Biglow United States7:31.30R
4José Ramón Oyarzábal Spain7:39.16R
5Denis Gate France7:41.22R
6Juan Félix Puerto Rico7:42.96R

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Robert Mills Canada7:24.10Q
2Gary Reid New Zealand7:27.10R
3Konstatinos Kontomanolis Greece7:35.92R
4Shunsuke Horiuchi Japan7:58.36R
5Edgar Nanne-Villagran Guatemala8:07.69R

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Ricardo Ibarra Argentina7:27.60Q
2Bengt Nilsson Sweden7:31.62R
3Raimund Haberl Austria7:33.50R
4Lars Bjønness Norway7:39.80R
5Herman van den Eerenbeemt Netherlands7:57.90R

Repechage

The three fastest rowers in each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals.

Repechage heat 1

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1John Biglow United States7:21.47Q
2Gary Reid New Zealand7:26.12Q
3Juan Felix Puerto Rico7:26.85Q
4Lars Bjønness Norway7:29.01
5Edgar Nanne-Villagran Guatemala7:50.60

Repechage heat 2

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany7:21.47Q
2Raimund Haberl Austria7:26.12Q
3Denis Gate France7:26.85Q
4Shunsuke Horiuchi Japan7:32.53

Repechage heat 3

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Konstatinos Kontomanolis Greece7:25.15Q
2Bengt Nilsson Sweden7:30.24Q
3José Ramón Oyarzábal Spain7:33.68Q
4Herman van den Eerenbeemt Netherlands7:34.28

Semifinals

The three fastest rowers in each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others went to Final B.

Semifinal 1

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Pertti Karppinen Finland7:19.52QA
2Robert Mills Canada7:20.88QA
3Konstatinos Kontomanolis Greece7:23.99QA
4José Ramón Oyarzábal Spain7:32.72QB
5Gary Reid New Zealand7:34.15QB
6Raimund Haberl Austria7:38.48QB

Semifinal 2

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany7:22.24QA
2Ricardo Ibarra Argentina7:22.42QA
3John Biglow United States7:24.98QA
4Bengt Nilsson Sweden7:33.28QB
5Juan Felix Puerto Rico7:34.70QB
6Denis Gate France8:00.33QB

Finals

Final B

Final B was used to determine 7th – 12th places.

Rank Rower Nation Time
7Gary Reid New Zealand7:22.63
8Raimund Haberl Austria7:25.38
9Bengt Nilsson Sweden7:26.82
10Juan Felix Puerto Rico7:36.38
11José Ramón Oyarzábal Spain7:36.78
12Denis Gate France7:37.82

Final A

Rank Rower Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)Pertti Karppinen Finland7:00.24
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany7:02.19
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Robert Mills Canada7:10.38
4John Biglow United States7:12.00
5Ricardo Ibarra Argentina7:14.59
6Konstatinos Kontomanolis Greece7:17.03

Results summary

Rank Rower Nation QuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinals
1st place, gold medalist(s)Pertti Karppinen Finland7:20.93Bye7:19.527:00.24
Final A
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Peter-Michael Kolbe West Germany7:28.497:21.477:22.247:02.19
Final A
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Robert Mills Canada7:24.10Bye7:20.887:10.38
Final A
4John Biglow United States7:31.307:21.477:24.987:12.00
Final A
5Ricardo Ibarra Argentina7:27.60Bye7:22.427:14.59
Final A
6Konstatinos Kontomanolis Greece7:35.927:25.157:23.997:17.03
Final A
7Gary Reid New Zealand7:27.107:26.127:34.157:22.63
Final B
8Raimund Haberl Austria7:33.507:26.127:38.487:25.38
Final B
9Bengt Nilsson Sweden7:31.627:30.247:33.287:26.82
Final B
10Juan Felix Puerto Rico7:42.967:26.857:34.707:36.38
Final B
11José Ramón Oyarzábal Spain7:39.167:33.687:32.727:36.78
Final B
12Denis Gate France7:41.227:26.858:00.337:37.82
Final B
13Lars Bjønness Norway7:39.807:29.01Did not advance
14Shunsuke Horiuchi Japan7:58.367:32.53
15Herman van den Eerenbeemt Netherlands7:57.907:34.28
16Edgar Nanne-Villagran Guatemala8:07.697:50.60

References

  1. ↑ "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Single Sculls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
  3. ↑ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

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