Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

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Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
Venue Lake Lanier
Date21–27 July
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ekaterina Khodotovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus
Silver medal icon.svg Silken Laumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Trine Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
  1992
2000  

The Women's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 to 27 July 1996. [1]

Heats

The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semi-finals. The remaining rowers must compete in the repechage for the remaining spots in semi-finals.

Heat 1

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Maria Brandin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:00.70SF
2 Rumyana Neykova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)8:12.85R
3 Tonia Svaier Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)8:17.49R
4 Birutė Šakickienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)8:21.78R
5 Meike Evers Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:24.14R
6 Ana Urbano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)8:42.59R

Heat 2

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Ekaterina Khodotovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)8:03.73SF
2 Annelies Bredael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)8:08.40R
3 Ruth Davidon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:09.78R
4 Céline Garcia Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:10.22R
5 Elisabeta Lipă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)8:22.92R
6 Samia Hireche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)9:08.31R

Heat 3

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Trine Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)8:02.06SF
2 Silken Laumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:10.57R
3 Liu Xiaochun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)8:12.82R
4 Guin Batten Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)8:54.05R
5 Laila Finska-Bezerra Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:31.56R

Repechage

First three rowers in each race advanced to Semifinal 1 or 2, the rest went to Final C.

Repechage 1

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Ruth Davidon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)8:33.73S
2 Rumyana Neykova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)8:41.37S
3 Guin Batten Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)8:44.73S
4 Meike Evers Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:54.05FC
5 Samia Hireche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)9:28.41FC

Repechage 2

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Elisabeta Lipă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)8:30.97S
2 Annelies Bredael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)8:33.72S
3 Liu Xiaochun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)8:37.01S
4 Birutė Šakickienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)8:41.08FC

Repechage 3

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Silken Laumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)8:28.88S
2 Céline Garcia Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:32.58S
3 Laila Finska-Bezerra Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:35.72S
4 Tonia Svaier Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)8:49.44FC
5 Ana Urbano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)9:04.66FC

Semifinal

First three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others advanced to Final B.

Semifinal 1

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Silken Laumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)7:57.68FA
2 Ekaterina Khodotovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)8:00.02FA
3 Maria Brandin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)8:01.55FA
4 Annelies Bredael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)8:05.78FB
5 Rumyana Neykova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)8:15.63FB
6 Laila Finska-Bezerra Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)8:25.00FB

Semifinal 2

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
1 Trine Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)7:53.45FA
2 Ruth Davidon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)7:54.97FA
3 Guin Batten Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)7:56.61FA
4 Elisabeta Lipă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)8:01.84FB
5 Céline Garcia Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)8:13.37FB
6 Liu Xiaochun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)8:15.83FB

Final

Final C

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
13 Meike Evers Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)8:16.51
14 Birutė Šakickienė Flag of Lithuania (1988-2004).svg  Lithuania  (LTU)8:17.80
15 Tonia Svaier Flag of Greece.svg  Greece  (GRE)8:25.83
16 Ana Urbano Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina  (ARG)8:41.51
17 Samia Hireche Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)9:09.92

Final B

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
7 Annelies Bredael Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)7:25.83
8 Rumyana Neykova Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)7:27.77
9 Elisabeta Lipă Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROM)7:28.79
10 Céline Garcia Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)7:33.30
11 Liu Xiaochun Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)7:33.67
12 Laila Finska-Bezerra Flag of Finland.svg  Finland  (FIN)7:34.85

Final A

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Ekaterina Khodotovich Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg  Belarus  (BLR)7:32.31
Silver medal icon.svg Silken Laumann Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)7:35.15
Bronze medal icon.svg Trine Hansen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)7:37.20
4 Maria Brandin Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)7:42.58
5 Guin Batten Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)7:45.08
6 Ruth Davidon Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)7:46.47

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