The men's single sculls event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held from 11 to 15 October at the Toda Rowing Course. There were 13 competitors from 13 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Vyacheslav Ivanov of the Soviet Union, his third consecutive victory in the event. Ivanov's three gold medals in the event remains tied for the best results for any individual single sculler ; only Ekaterina Karsten has more medals in (women's) single sculls, though she took only two golds along with a silver and a bronze. The second spot on the podium was also a repeat of 1960; Achim Hill of the United Team of Germany became the sixth man to win multiple single sculls medals by repeating as silver medalist. Bronze this time went to Gottfried Kottmann of Switzerland, that nation's first medal in the event since 1924.
The men's single sculls rowing event at the 2011 Pan American Games was held from October 15–19 at the Canoe & Rowing Course in Ciudad Guzman. The defending Pan American Games champion was Santiago Fernández of Argentina.
The men's single sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico. The event was held from 15 to 19 October. There were 17 competitors from 17 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Jan Wienese of the Netherlands, with Jochen Meißner of West Germany taking silver and Alberto Demiddi of Argentina earning bronze. It was the first medal in men's single sculls for each of the three nations. The Soviet Union's four-Games winning streak in the event ended; three-time champion Vyacheslav Ivanov was left off the team in favor of Viktor Melnikov; Melnikov finished fourth in his semifinal and did not reach the main final.
The men's single sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. The event was held from 18 to 25 July. There were 15 competitors from 15 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Pertti Karppinen of Finland, the nation's first medal in the men's single sculls. Karppinen would go on to win three consecutive golds in the event, matching the Soviet Union's Vyacheslav Ivanov who did the same from 1956 to 1964. Silver went to Peter-Michael Kolbe of West Germany; East Germany took its second consecutive bronze medal in the event, this time with Joachim Dreifke as the rower.
The men'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. There were 21 competitors from 21 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Xeno Müller of Switzerland, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any color since 1960. Derek Porter's silver was Canada's best-ever result in the event, over bronze medals in 1912 and 1984. Two-time defending champion Thomas Lange of Germany settled with a bronze medal this time, becoming the fourth man to win three medals in the event.
The men's single sculls rowing event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held from July 11–15 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines.
The men's double sculls rowing event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held from July 11–13 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines.
The men's lightweight double sculls rowing event at the 2015 Pan American Games was held from July 11–14 at the Royal Canadian Henley Rowing Course in St. Catharines.
The men's single sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 32 rowers from 32 nations competed.
The women's single sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 30 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 32 rowers from 32 nations competed.
The men's double sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.
The men's quadruple sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.
The men's single sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. 33 rowers from 33 nations competed.
The men's lightweight double sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 28 July to 2 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. 32 rowers from 16 nations competed. This event is not planned to return at the 2028 Summer Olympics, where it will instead be replaced by coastal rowing, in the form of the beach sprint rowing events.
The men's double sculls competition of the rowing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 21 to 25 at Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.
The women's double sculls competition of the rowing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 21 to 25 at Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.
The women's single sculls competition of the rowing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 21 to 25 at Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.
The men's lightweight double sculls competition of the rowing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 22 to 24 at Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.
The women's lightweight double sculls competition of the rowing events at the 2023 Pan American Games was held from October 22 to 24 at Laguna Grande in San Pedro de la Paz, Chile.
