Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

The women's single sculls competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Regatta Centre
Date17–23 September
Competitors19 from 19 nations
Winning time7:28.14
Medalists
Ekaterina Karsten
 Belarus
Rumyana Neykova
 Bulgaria
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski
 Germany
Rowing at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmenwomen
Coxless pairmenwomen
Double scullsmenwomen
Lwt double scullsmenwomen
Coxless fourmen
Quadruple scullsmenwomen
Eightmenwomen
Lwt coxless fourmen

Competition format

This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events). The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.[1]

During the first round six heats were held. The winning boat in each heat advanced to the semifinals, while all others were relegated to the repechages.

The repechages were rounds which offered rowers a chance to qualify for the semi-final. Placing in the repechages determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each repechage moved on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.

Four semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals, and C/D semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final. Since 19 boats are qualified in this event, the last boat in C/D semifinals is eliminated from the competition.

The fourth and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers had to finish in the top four of their heat, top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 17 September 200008:30Heats
Tuesday, 19 September 200008:30Repechages
Thursday, 21 September 200008:30Semifinals A/B
Thursday, 21 September 200010:10Semifinals C/D
Friday, 22 September 200010:10Final B
Friday, 22 September 200011:20Final C
Saturday, 23 September 200008:30Final

Results

Heats

The winner of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

Heat 1
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Sonia Waddell  New Zealand 7:40.18 Q
2 Gina Douglas  Australia 7:43.48 R
3 Mayra González  Cuba 7:48.28 R
4 Soraya Jadué  Chile 8:03.52 R
5 Fenella Ng  Hong Kong 8:19.88 R

Heat 2
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria 7:36.10 Q
2 Agnieszka Tomczak  Poland 7:43.99 R
3 Alison Mowbray  Great Britain 7:46.73 R
4 Paola López  Argentina 8:06.65 R
5 Samia Hireche  Algeria 8:28.65 R

Heat 3
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus 7:47.73 Q
2 Monica Tranel-Michini  United States 7:52.05 R
3 Maria Brandin  Sweden 7:53.46 R
4 Kristen Wall  Canada 8:07.76 R

Heat 4
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski  Germany 7:32.80 Q
2 Yulia Alexandrova  Russia 7:36.80 R
3 Sophie Balmary  France 7:45.12 R
4 Phuttharaksa Neegree  Thailand 8:22.54 R
5 Ibtissem Trimèche  Tunisia 8:32.05 R

Repechage

First two qualify for semifinals A/B, remainder to semifinals C/D.

Repechage 1
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Yulia Alexandrova  Russia 7:47.04 A/B
2 Maria Brandin  Sweden 7:55.47 A/B
3 Paola López  Argentina 8:03.83 C/D
4 Fenella Ng  Hong Kong 8:16.62 C/D

Repechage 2
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Alison Mowbray  Great Britain 7:51.33 A/B
2 Monica Tranel-Michini  United States 7:54.40 A/B
3 Soraya Jadué  Chile 8:02.17 C/D
4 Ibtissem Trimèche  Tunisia 8:28.43 C/D

Repechage 3
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Mayra González  Cuba 7:46.25 A/B
2 Agnieszka Tomczak  Poland 7:47.37 A/B
3 Phuttharaksa Neegree  Thailand 8:27.25 C/D

Repechage 4
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Gina Douglas  Australia 7:42.67 A/B
2 Sophie Balmary  France 7:51.87 A/B
3 Kristen Wall  Canada 8:05.18 C/D
4 Samia Hireche  Algeria 8:21.67 C/D

Semifinals C/D

First three qualify to Final C.

Semifinal 1
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Kristen Wall  Canada 8:09.28 C
2 Paola López  Argentina 8:13.05 C
3 Ibtissem Trimèche  Tunisia 8:30.60
Semifinal 2
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Soraya Jadué  Chile 8:01.30 C
2 Samia Hireche  Algeria 8:18.16 C
3 Fenella Ng  Hong Kong 8:21.40 C
4 Phuttharaksa Neegree  Thailand 8:29.60

Semifinals A/B

First three qualify to Final A, remainder to Final B.

Semifinal 1
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria 7:28.34 A
2 Gina Douglas  Australia 7:32.34 A
3 Sonia Waddell  New Zealand 7:35.24 A
4 Mayra González  Cuba 7:38.97 B
5 Maria Brandin  Sweden 7:49.09 B
6 Monica Tranel-Michini  United States 7:52.92 B
Semifinal 2
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski  Germany 7:37.77 A
2 Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus 7:40.36 A
3 Yulia Alexandrova  Russia 7:42.23 A
4 Agnieszka Tomczak  Poland 7:45.64 B
5 Sophie Balmary  France 7:47.16 B
6 Alison Mowbray  Great Britain 7:52.28 B

Final C
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Soraya Jadué  Chile 7:53.56
2 Kristen Wall  Canada 7:57.94
3 Paola López  Argentina 8:03.11
4 Fenella Ng  Hong Kong 8:11.06
5 Samia Hireche  Algeria 8:12.89

Final B
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Mayra González  Cuba 7:32.29
2 Agnieszka Tomczak  Poland 7:33.20
3 Sophie Balmary  France 7:34.23
4 Alison Mowbray  Great Britain 7:35.26
5 Maria Brandin  Sweden 7:39.44
6 Monica Tranel-Michini  United States 7:48.95

Final A
Rank Rower Country Time Notes
Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus 7:28.14
Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria 7:28.15
Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski  Germany 7:28.99
4 Yulia Alexandrova  Russia 7:36.57
5 Gina Douglas  Australia 7:37.88
6 Sonia Waddell  New Zealand 7:43.71

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Single Sculls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
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