Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Single Sculls
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Gold: | Silver: | Bronze: |
Olaf Tufte, Norway | Jüri Jaanson, Estonia | Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria |
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[edit] Heats
- SF (ABC) denotes qualification to Semifinal A,B or C.
- R denotes qualification to Repechage.
Heats were held on 14 August. The first place rower in each heat advanced directly to the top section semifinals, while the rest were sent to the repechages.
[edit] Heat 1
- Tim Maeyens, Belgium 7:17.68 SF (ABC)
- Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 7:23.43 R
- Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:28.16 R
- Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:29.99 R
- Daniel Sosa Bertoni, Paraguay 7:52.50 R
[edit] Heat 2
- Vaclav Chalupa, Czech Republic 7:13.84 SF (ABC)
- Craig Jones, Australia 7:19.71 R
- Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 7:24.60 R
- Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 7:36.60 R
- Oscar Vasquez Ochoa, Chile 7:38.04 R
[edit] Heat 3
- Santiago Fernandez, Argentina 7:22.52 SF (ABC)
- Raphael Hartl, Austria 7:34.61 R
- Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:38.27 R
- Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:41.85 R
- Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 8:00.11 R
[edit] Heat 4
- Olaf Tufte, Norway 7:12.53 SF (ABC)
- Ian Lawson, Great Britain 7:24.01 R
- Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 7:26.81 R
- Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:29.06 R
- Leandro Salvagno Rattaro, Uruguay 7:43.91 R
[edit] Heat 5
- Marcel Hacker, Germany 7:17.55 SF (ABC)
- Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga, Cuba 7:19.45 R
- Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 7:21.19 R
- Hui Su, China 7:23.19 R
- Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:50.39 R
[edit] Heat 6
- Jüri Jaanson, Estonia 7:13.74 SF (ABC)
- Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 7:28.97 R
- Matteo Stefanini, Italy 7:31.54 R
- Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 8:13.33 R
[edit] Repechages
- SF (ABC) denotes qualification to Semifinal A,B or C.
- SF (DE) denotes qualification to Semifinal D or E.
The repechages took place on 17 August. The top two rowers in each repechage advanced to the top section of semifinals, while the others were relegated to the consolation semifinals (D and E).
[edit] Repechage 1
- Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:52.51 SF (ABC)
- Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 7:01.39 SF (ABC)
- Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:05.08 SF (DE)
- Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:29.47 SF (DE)
[edit] Repechage 2
- Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga, Cuba 6:58.44 SF (ABC)
- Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 7:03.08 SF (ABC)
- Oscar Vasquez Ochoa, Chile 7:06.51 SF (DE)
- Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:46.98 SF (DE)
[edit] Repechage 3
- Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:56.55 SF (ABC)
- Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 6:59.05 SF (ABC)
- Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:13.43 SF (DE)
- Daniel Sosa Bertoni, Paraguay 7:21.03 SF (DE)
[edit] Repechage 4
- Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 7:01.31 SF (ABC)
- Raphael Hartl, Austria 7:06.21 SF (ABC)
- Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:09.99 SF (DE)
[edit] Repechage 5
- Craig Jones, Australia 7:06.13 SF (ABC)
- Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:10.72 SF (ABC)
- Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:11.38 SF (DE)
- Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:25.58 SF (DE)
[edit] Repechage 6
- Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 6:53.48 SF (ABC)
- Hui Su, China 6:57.77 SF (ABC)
- Leandro Salvagno Rattaro, Uruguay 7:02.68 SF (DE)
- Matteo Stefanini, Italy 7:08.91 SF (DE)
[edit] Semifinals
- FA denotes qualification to Final A.
- FB denotes qualification to Final B.
- FC denotes qualification to Final C.
- FD denotes qualification to Final D.
- FE denotes qualification to Final E.
The semifinals were conducted on 18 August. The A, B, and C semifinals were for those rowers who still had a chance at medalling, and the top two in each of those semifinals moved on to the A final (top 6 places), the next two to the B final (places 7-12), and the bottom two in each to the C final (13-18). The D and E semifinals were consolation semis and the rowers in them had already been eliminated from medal contention; the top three in each moved to the D final (places 19-24) and the rest moved to E final (places 25-29).
[edit] Semifinal A
- Vaclav Chalupa, Czech Republic 6:59.39 FA
- Santiago Fernandez, Argentina 7:00.90 FA
- Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 7:04.07 FB
- Craig Jones, Australia 7:05.66 FB
- Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 7:05.94 FC
- Hui Su, China 7:10.33 FC
[edit] Semifinal B
- Olaf Tufte, Norway 6:50.55 FA
- Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:53.43 FA
- Marcel Hacker, Germany 6:55.98 FB
- Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 7:08.52 FB
- Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 7:11.90 FC
- Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 7:14.58 FC
[edit] Semifinal C
- Jüri Jaanson, Estonia 6:47.36 FA
- Tim Maeyens, Belgium 6:50.33 FA
- Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:57.55 FB
- Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga, Cuba 6:58.35 FB
- Raphael Hartl, Austria 6:58.67 FC
- Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:17.52 FC
Three of the four favored scullers, Vaclav Chalupa, Jüri Jaanson and Olaf Tufte, all qualify relatively easily for the finals from Semis A, B and C, respectively. But in a major surprise, Marcel Hacker, who is in Semi B with Tufte, finishes third and fails to qualify. Hacker is the returning Bronze medalist, a former World Champion, and holder of the World's best time. Ivo Yanakiev, who finishes second in Semi B, goes on to win a Bronze medal.
[edit] Semifinal D
- Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:09.06 FD
- Matteo Stefanini, Italy 7:10.34 FD
- Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:13.21 FD
- Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:14.79 FE
- Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:22.05 FE
- Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:40.78 FE
[edit] Semifinal E
- Leandro Salvagno Rattaro, Uruguay 7:24.41 FD
- Oscar Vasquez Ochoa, Chile 7:27.11 FD
- Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:33.70 FD
- Daniel Sosa Bertoni, Paraguay 7:36.87 FE
- Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:48.38 FE
[edit] Finals
Finals were contested on 19 August.
[edit] Final A
- Olaf Tufte, Norway 6:49.30
- Jüri Jaanson, Estonia 6:51.42
- Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:52.80
- Santiago Fernandez, Argentina 6:55.17
- Vaclav Chalupa, Czech Republic 6:59.13
- Tim Maeyens, Belgium 7:01.74
In the finals, Vaclav Chalupa followed by Fernandez and Maeyens pull out to an early lead. At the 1000 meter mark (halfway), Olaf Tufte grabs a small lead over Chalupa with Jüri Jaanson a close third. With 500 meters to go, Jaanson takes a small lead over Tufte. Two seconds back (one length), Chalupa held a small lead for third over Ivo Yanakiev who has been slowly moving up through the field. In the final 500 meters, Tufte regains the lead and pulls away to win by a length over Jaanson. Meanwhile, Yanakiev grabs third over Chalupa who fades to fifth place.
[edit] Final B
- Marcel Hacker, Germany 6:47.26
- Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 6:52.88
- Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 6:55.64
- Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:57.63
- Craig Jones, Australia 6:58.48
- Yuleidys Cascaret Iznaga, Cuba 6:58.61
Hacker proves to be the class of the B finals and demonstrates that he would have been a medal contender if he had made it through the semi-finals.
[edit] Final C
- Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 6:53.64
- Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 6:55.34
- Hui Su, People's Republic of China 6:57.42
- Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 6:58.20
- Raphael Hartl, Austria 7:00.75
- Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:10.75
[edit] Final D
- Matteo Stefanini, Italy 6:57.16
- Leandro Salvagno Rattaro, Uruguay 7:01.33
- Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:03.24
- Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:10.44
- Oscar Vasquez Ochoa, Chile 7:10.75
- Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:23.56
[edit] Final E
- Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:07.84
- Daniel Sosa Bertoni, Paraguay 7:13.49
- Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:22.63
- Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:25.49
- Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:29.02
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