Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
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 15–19 October.[1]
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| Venue | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course | ||||||||||||
| Date | 15–19 October | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Heats
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining six spots in the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Meißner | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} West Germany (FRG) | 7:45.80 | SF |
| 2 | Alberto Demiddi |  Argentina (ARG) | 7:49.78 | SF |
| 3 | Manfred Krausbar |  Austria (AUT) | 7:55.70 | |
| 4 | Vaclav Kozak |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:59.93 | |
| 5 | Zdzislaw Bromek | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 8:06.61 | |
| 6 | Tsugio Ito | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan (JPN) | 8:10.00 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Henry Secher |  Denmark (DEN) | 7:51.45 | SF |
| 2 | Roger Jackson |  Canada (CAN) | 7:55.88 | SF |
| 3 | Viktor Melnikov |  Soviet Union (URS) | 8:03.29 | |
| 4 | Eugen Petrache | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 8:05.33 | |
| 5 | Hans Ruckstuhl |  Switzerland (SUI) | 8:08.90 | |
| 6 | Heriberto Martínez |  Cuba (CUB) | 8:14.20 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Wienese |  Netherlands (NED) | 7:44.92 | SF |
| 2 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 7:47.23 | SF |
| 3 | John Van Blom |  United States (USA) | 7:54.79 | |
| 4 | Kenny Dwan |  Great Britain (GBR) | 8:03.95 | |
| 5 | Claude Dehombreux | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 8:19.41 |
Repechage
Three fastest rowers from each repechage advanced to semi-finals.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:43.00 | SF |
| 2 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 7:46.65 | SF |
| 3 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 7:48.68 | SF |
| 4 | Claude Dehombreux | Belgium (BEL) | 7:54.98 | |
| 5 | Eugen Petrache | Romania (ROU) | 8:02.94 | |
| 6 | Heriberto Martinez | Cuba (CUB) | 8:20.92 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenny Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:41.98 | SF |
| 2 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:46.86 | SF |
| 3 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:49.93 | SF |
| 4 | Tsugio Ito | Japan (JPN) | 7:58.08 |
Semi-finals
First three rowers from each semi-final advanced to the final round, while the rest advanced to the small final.
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 7:48.56 | F |
| 2 | Jochen Meißner | West Germany (FRG) | 7:51.26 | F |
| 3 | Kenny Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:55.90 | F |
| 4 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 8:01.81 | |
| 5 | Niels Henry Secher | Denmark (DEN) | 8:17.64 | |
| 6 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 8:19.41 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Wienese | Netherlands (NED) | 7:45.48 | F |
| 2 | Alberto Demiddi | Argentina (ARG) | 7:47.98 | F |
| 3 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:49.85 | F |
| 4 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:50.30 | |
| 5 | Roger Jackson | Canada (CAN) | 8:10.64 | |
| 6 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 8:13.92 |
Finals
The final round is for the rowers who still have chance to get the medals. The small final is used to determine the 7th until 12th place of this rowing event.
Small final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 7:38.88 | |
| 2 | Niels Henry Secher | Denmark (DEN) | 7:43.47 | |
| 3 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:45.81 | |
| 4 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 7:46.19 | |
| 5 | Roger Jackson | Canada (CAN) | 7:48.05 | |
| 6 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | - | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jan Wienese | Netherlands (NED) | 7:45.48 | |
 | Jochen Meißner | West Germany (FRG) | 7:47.98 | |
 | Alberto Demiddi | Argentina (ARG) | 7:49.85 | |
| 4 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:50.30 | |
| 5 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 8:10.64 | |
| 6 | Kenny Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:13.92 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
Sources
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 Volume Three (PDF) (PDF). pp. 544–545.
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