Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
VenueVirgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course
DateOctober 15 – October 19
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
   Netherlands
   West Germany
   Argentina

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 from October 15 until October 19.

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  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  Poland (POL) 8:06.61
6 Tsugio Ito  Japan (JPN) 8:10.00

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Niels Secher  Denmark (DEN) 7:51.45 SF
2 Roger Jackson  Canada (CAN) 7:55.88 SF
3 Victor Melnikov  Soviet Union (URS) 8:03.29
4 Eugen Petrache  Romania (ROU) 8:05.33
5 Hans Ruckstuhl  Switzerland (SUI) 8:08.90
6 Heriberto Martinez  Cuba (CUB) 8:14.20

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Henri 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 Kenneth Dwan  Great Britain (GBR) 8:03.95
5 Claude Dehombreux  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 Kenneth 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-final

First three rowers from each semi-final advanced to the final round, while the rest advanced to the small final.

Semifinal 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 Kenneth Dwan  Great Britain (GBR) 7:55.90 F
4 Vaclav Kozak  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 8:01.81
5 Niels Secher  Denmark (DEN) 8:17.64
6 Manfred Krausbar  Austria (AUT) 8:19.41

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Henri 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) 7:45.48
2 Niels Secher  Denmark (DEN) 7:47.98
3 Vaclav Kozak  Czechoslovakia (TCH) 7:49.85
4 Manfred Krausbar  Austria (AUT) 7:50.30
5 Roger Jackson  Canada (CAN) 8:10.64
6 Victor Melnikov  Soviet Union (URS) - DNS

Final

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st Henri Jan Wienese  Netherlands (NED) 7:45.48
2nd Jochen Meißner  West Germany (FRG) 7:47.98
3rd 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 Kenneth Dwan  Great Britain (GBR) 8:13.92

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