Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.[1]

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the V Olympiad
VenueDjurgårdsbrunnsviken
Dates17–19 July
Competitors13 from 12 nations
Medalists
Wally Kinnear  Great Britain
Polydore Veirman  Belgium
Everard Butler  Canada
Mart Kuusik  Russia
Rowing at the
1912 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Coxed fourmen
Coxed four, inriggersmen
Eightmen

Results

Heats

Kuusic nearly collided with Heinrich in the first heat, leading to a protest that resulted in the heat being re-rowed the next day; Heinrich was disqualified in the second running of the heat. Three of the heats were walkovers.

Heat 1
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Mart Kuusik (RUS)7:45.2QQ
2 Alfred Heinrich (AUT)DQ
Heat 2
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Martin Stahnke (GER)8:28.8QQ
2 Cecil McVilly (ANZ)DQ
Heat 3
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Everard Butler (CAN)7:55.6QQ
2 Axel Haglund (FIN)(8:11.8)
Heat 4
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Wally Kinnear (GBR)7:44.0QQ
2 Kurt Hoffmann (GER)(7:46.9)
Heat 5[2]
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 József Mészáros (HUN)8:29.0QQ
Heat 6
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Mikael Simonsen (DEN)8:14.0QQ
2 Jan Šourek (BOH)DNF
Heat 7
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Károly Levitzky (HUN)8:04.0QQ
Heat 8
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Polydore Veirman (BEL)7:59.2QQ

Quarterfinals

Mészáros crossed in front of Veirman in the first quarterfinal, resulting in a protest and the contest being held over. The second time, Veirman got an early lead and kept it throughout. Simonsen abandoned the competition, giving Butler a walkover in the second quarterfinal. Kuusic won the final quarterfinal by three lengths, despite having been the only quarterfinalist to have already rowed during the day, in his rematch against Heinrich.

Quarterfinal 1
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Polydore Veirman (BEL)7:52.0QS
2 József Mészáros (HUN)(7:57.9)
Quarterfinal 2
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Everard Butler (CAN)7:39.9QS
– Mikael Simonsen (DEN)DNS
Quarterfinal 3
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Wally Kinnear (GBR)7:49.9QS
2 Martin Stahnke (GER)7:58.8
Quarterfinal 4
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Mart Kuusik (RUS)7:45.2QS
2 Károly Levitzky (HUN)7:49.1

Semifinals
Semifinal 1
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Polydore Veirman (BEL)7:41.0QF
 Mart Kuusik (RUS)(7:43.9)
Semifinal 2
PlaceRowerTimeQual.
1 Wally Kinnear (GBR)7:37.0QF
 Everard Butler (CAN)7:41.0

Final
Final
PlaceRowerTime
 Wally Kinnear (GBR)7:47.3
 Polydore Veirman (BEL)7:56.0

References
  1. "Rowing at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. Ivan Schweiser of Bohemia is listed as starting in this heat in the Official Report; however, it appears he did not actually compete. Mallon, Bill; Ture Widlund (2002). The 1912 Olympic Games: Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company. ISBN 0-7864-1047-7.

Sources
  • Bergvall, Erik (ed.) (1913). Adams-Ray, Edward (trans.). (ed.). The Official Report of the Olympic Games of Stockholm 1912. Stockholm: Wahlström & Widstrand.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 19 January 2007.
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