Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls

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The single sculls was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 25 August and 26 August 1900. 12 athletes from 4 nations competed. Four preliminary heats, two semifinals, and a final were held.

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[edit] Medallists

Gold Silver Bronze
France Hermann Barrelet
France
France André Gaudin
France
Great Britain George Saint Ashe
Great Britain

[edit] Results

[edit] First round

The top two rowers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

[edit] First round, heat 1

Ashe went out of his rowing lane, interfering with Benoit. Despite this, he was not disqualified.

Place Rower Nation Time
1 George Saint Ashe Great Britain Great Britain 6:38.8
2 Raymond Benoit France France 6:45.4
3 E. Dammann France France 7:13.0

[edit] First round, heat 2

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Hermann Barrelet France France 6:38.8
2 André Gaudin France France 6:43.0
3 Lardon France France 6:46.4

[edit] First round, heat 3

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Louis Prével France France 6:29.6
2 Robert d'Heilly France France 6:38.8
Piaggio Italy Italy Did not finish

[edit] First round, heat 4

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Georges Delaporte France France 6:33.8
2 Pierre Ferlin France France 6:46.8
Antonia Vela Vivó Spain Spain Did not finish

[edit] Semifinals

The top two rowers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

[edit] Semifinal 1

For unknown reasons, Ashe protested the result of this semifinal. Barrelet and Gaudin objected and refused to race if Ashe were advanced, but eventually relented. The final therefore included five rowers instead of the planned four.

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Hermann Barrelet France France 8:23.0
2 André Gaudin France France 8:33.4
3 George Saint Ashe Great Britain Great Britain 8:37.2
4 Raymond Benoit France France Unknown

[edit] Semifinal 2

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Louis Prével France France 8:36.4
2 Robert d'Heilly France France 8:45.0
3 Georges Delaporte France France 9:25.2
4 Pierre Ferlin France France Unknown

[edit] Final

Yet another protest marred the single sculls competition in the final. Prével complained of being interfered with after falling in the water and dropping out of the race. His protest was not effective. Barrelet and Gaudin, who had placed first and second in both the preliminary round and the semifinal, did so once again in the final. Ashe took the bronze medal, with d'Heilly close behind him.

Place Rower Nation Time
1 Hermann Barrelet France France 7:35.6
2 André Gaudin France France 7:41.6
3 George Saint Ashe Great Britain Great Britain 8:15.6
4 Georges d'Heilly France France 8:16.0
Louis Prével France France Did not finish

[edit] References

  • International Olympic Committee medal winners database
  • De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Rowing 1900". Accessed 26 February 2006. Available electronically at [1].
  • Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0. 


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