Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

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Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad
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Romanian stamp depicting single sculls at the 1984 Olympics
Venue Lake Casitas
Dates31 July – 5 August 1984
Competitors16 from 16 nations
Winning time7:00.24
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Pertti Karppinen
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
Silver medal icon.svg Peter-Michael Kolbe
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Mills
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
  1980
1988  

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.

Schedule

All times are Pacific Daylight Time (UTC-7)

DateTimeRound
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

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Pertti Karppinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7:20.93Q
2 Peter-Michael Kolbe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7:28.49R
3 John Biglow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:31.30R
4 José Ramón Oyarzábal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:39.16R
5 Denis Gate Flag of France.svg  France 7:41.22R
6 Juan Félix Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 7:42.96R

Quarterfinal 2

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Robert Mills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:24.10Q
2 Gary Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:27.10R
3 Konstatinos Kontomanolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:35.92R
4 Shunsuke Horiuchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:58.36R
5 Edgar Nanne-Villagran Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 8:07.69R

Quarterfinal 3

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Ricardo Ibarra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 7:27.60Q
2 Bengt Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:31.62R
3 Raimund Haberl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:33.50R
4 Lars Bjønness Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:39.80R
5 Herman van den Eerenbeemt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:57.90R

Repechage

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

Repechage heat 1

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 John Biglow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:21.47Q
2 Gary Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:26.12Q
3 Juan Felix Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 7:26.85Q
4 Lars Bjønness Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:29.01
5 Edgar Nanne-Villagran Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 7:50.60

Repechage heat 2

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Peter-Michael Kolbe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7:21.47Q
2 Raimund Haberl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:26.12Q
3 Denis Gate Flag of France.svg  France 7:26.85Q
4 Shunsuke Horiuchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:32.53

Repechage heat 3

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Konstatinos Kontomanolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:25.15Q
2 Bengt Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:30.24Q
3 José Ramón Oyarzábal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:33.68Q
4 Herman van den Eerenbeemt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:34.28

Semifinals

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

Semifinal 1

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Pertti Karppinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7:19.52QA
2 Robert Mills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:20.88QA
3 Konstatinos Kontomanolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:23.99QA
4 José Ramón Oyarzábal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:32.72QB
5 Gary Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:34.15QB
6 Raimund Haberl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:38.48QB

Semifinal 2

RankRowerNationTimeNotes
1 Peter-Michael Kolbe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7:22.24QA
2 Ricardo Ibarra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 7:22.42QA
3 John Biglow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:24.98QA
4 Bengt Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:33.28QB
5 Juan Felix Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 7:34.70QB
6 Denis Gate Flag of France.svg  France 8:00.33QB

Finals

Final B

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

RankRowerNationTime
7 Gary Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:22.63
8 Raimund Haberl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:25.38
9 Bengt Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:26.82
10 Juan Felix Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 7:36.38
11 José Ramón Oyarzábal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:36.78
12 Denis Gate Flag of France.svg  France 7:37.82

Final A

RankRowerNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Pertti Karppinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7:00.24
Silver medal icon.svg Peter-Michael Kolbe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7:02.19
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Mills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:10.38
4 John Biglow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:12.00
5 Ricardo Ibarra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 7:14.59
6 Konstatinos Kontomanolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:17.03

Results summary

RankRowerNationQuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinals
Gold medal icon.svg Pertti Karppinen Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 7:20.93Bye7:19.527:00.24
Final A
Silver medal icon.svg Peter-Michael Kolbe Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 7:28.497:21.477:22.247:02.19
Final A
Bronze medal icon.svg Robert Mills Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7:24.10Bye7:20.887:10.38
Final A
4 John Biglow Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7:31.307:21.477:24.987:12.00
Final A
5 Ricardo Ibarra Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 7:27.60Bye7:22.427:14.59
Final A
6 Konstatinos Kontomanolis Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 7:35.927:25.157:23.997:17.03
Final A
7 Gary Reid Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 7:27.107:26.127:34.157:22.63
Final B
8 Raimund Haberl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 7:33.507:26.127:38.487:25.38
Final B
9 Bengt Nilsson Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 7:31.627:30.247:33.287:26.82
Final B
10 Juan Felix Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg  Puerto Rico 7:42.967:26.857:34.707:36.38
Final B
11 José Ramón Oyarzábal Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7:39.167:33.687:32.727:36.78
Final B
12 Denis Gate Flag of France.svg  France 7:41.227:26.858:00.337:37.82
Final B
13 Lars Bjønness Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 7:39.807:29.01Did not advance
14 Shunsuke Horiuchi Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:58.367:32.53
15 Herman van den Eerenbeemt Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:57.907:34.28
16 Edgar Nanne-Villagran Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 8:07.697:50.60

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