These are the results of the Men's single sculls competition, one of six events for male competitors in Rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 at the 2004 Summer Olympics

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 in Athens

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.

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.

Heat 1

1. 
   Tim Maeyens
   Tim Maeyens
   Tim Maeyens is a Belgian rower who competes primarily in the single scull.He started rowing at age of nine and rows for the Royal Rowing Association of Bruges....
   
   , Belgium
   Belgium
   Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
   
    7:17.68 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Andre Vonarburg
   André Vonarburg
   André Vonarburg is a Swiss rower. He finished 5th in the men's quadruple sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
   
   , Switzerland
   Switzerland
   Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
   
    7:23.43 R
3. 
   Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong
   Hong Kong
   Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
   
    7:28.16 R
4. 
   Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei
   Chinese Taipei
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    7:29.99 R
5. 
   Daniel Sosa, Paraguay
   Paraguay
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    7:52.50 R

Heat 2

1. 
   Vaclav Chalupa
   Václav Chalupa
   Václav Chalupa, Jr. is a Czech rower who competed at six consecutive Olympics from 1988 to 2008, winning a silver medal in 1992 behind Thomas Lange in the single scull....
   
   , Czech Republic
   Czech Republic
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    7:13.84 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Craig Jones, Australia
   Australia
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    7:19.71 R
3. 
   Davor Mizerit
   Davor Mizerit
   Davor Mizerit is a rower from Slovenia, who competed for his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.He won the bronze medal in the Men's Single Sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games in Almería, Spain....
   
   , Slovenia
   Slovenia
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    7:24.60 R
4. 
   Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt
   Egypt
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    7:36.60 R
5. 
   Oscar Vasquez, Chile
   Chile
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    7:38.04 R

Heat 3

1. 
   Santiago Fernandez
   Santiago Fernandez (rower)
   Santiago Fernández is a male rower from Argentina. He competed in three Summer Olympics for his native South American country: 1996, 2004 and 2008.-References:*...
   
   , Argentina
   Argentina
   Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
   
    7:22.52 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Raphael Hartl, Austria
   Austria
   Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
   
    7:34.61 R
3. 
   Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan
   Uzbekistan
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    7:38.27 R
4. 
   Mohammed Aich, Algeria
   Algeria
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    7:41.85 R
5. 
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel is an Indian rower that participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He participated in the Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's single sculls, and placed 3rd on the August 19th E event ....
   
   , India
   India
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    8:00.11 R

Heat 4

1. 
   Olaf Tufte
   Olaf Tufte
   Olaf Karl Tufte is a Norwegian competition rower.At the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the men's single sculls. He won silver in the men's double sculls at the 2000 Summer Olympics together with Fredrik Bekken...
   
   , Norway
   Norway
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    7:12.53 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Ian Lawson, Great Britain
   United Kingdom
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    7:24.01 R
3. 
   Anderson Nocetti, Brazil
   Brazil
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    7:26.81 R
4. 
   Gustavo Salcedo, Peru
   Peru
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    7:29.06 R
5. 
   Leandro Salvagno, Uruguay
   Uruguay
   Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
   
    7:43.91 R

Heat 5

1. 
   Marcel Hacker
   Marcel Hacker
   Marcel Hacker is a German rower. He has won an Olympic bronze medal in 2000 in Sydney and became a world champion in 2002 in Seville.-External links:*...
   
   , Germany
   Germany
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    7:17.55 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Yuleidys Cascaret, Cuba
   Cuba
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    7:19.45 R
3. 
   Dirk Lippits
   Dirk Lippits
   Dirk Reinier Lippits is a Dutch rower, born in Geldrop, North Brabant. He won a silver medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics in the Men's Quadruple Sculls. In 2004, Lippits took part in the men's single sculls, finishing fourth in the C Final.-References:...
   
   , Netherlands
   Netherlands
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    7:21.19 R
4. 
   Hui Su, China
   People's Republic of China
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    7:23.19 R
5. 
   Jung Wook Ham, Korea
   South Korea
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    7:50.39 R

Heat 6

1. 
   Jüri Jaanson
   Jüri Jaanson
   Jüri Jaanson is the most successful Estonian rower of all time and the winner of five medals at Rowing World Championships. He became World Champion in Tasmania 1990 in the single sculls event. 14 years later, at age 38 he won an Olympic silver medal in the single sculls event at the 2004 Summer...
   
   , Estonia
   Estonia
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    7:13.74 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Ivo Yanakiev
   Ivo Yanakiev
   Ivo Yanakiev is an Olympic medal-winning rower from Bulgaria. He competed at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.He won the bronze medal in the single sculls....
   
   , Bulgaria
   Bulgaria
   Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
   
    7:28.97 R
3. 
   Matteo Stefanini
   Matteo Stefanini
   Matteo Stefanini is a rower from Italy. He competed for his native counry at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and won the gold medal in the men's double sculls event at the 2005 Mediterranean Games alongside Alessio Sartori....
   
   , Italy
   Italy
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    7:31.54 R
4. 
   Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya
   Kenya
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    8:13.33 R

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).

Repechage 1

1. 
   Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:52.51 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 7:01.39 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:05.08 SF (DE)
4. 
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:29.47 SF (DE)

Repechage 2

1. 
   Yuleidys Cascaret, Cuba 6:58.44 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 7:03.08 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Oscar Vasquez, Chile 7:06.51 SF (DE)
4. 
   Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:46.98 SF (DE)

Repechage 3

1. 
   Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:56.55 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 6:59.05 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:13.43 SF (DE)
4. 
   Daniel Sosa, Paraguay 7:21.03 SF (DE)

Repechage 4

1. 
   Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 7:01.31 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Raphael Hartl, Austria 7:06.21 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:09.99 SF (DE)

Repechage 5

1. 
   Craig Jones, Australia 7:06.13 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:10.72 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:11.38 SF (DE)
4. 
   Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:25.58 SF (DE)

Repechage 6

1. 
   Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 6:53.48 SF (ABC)
2. 
   Hui Su, China 6:57.77 SF (ABC)
3. 
   Leandro Salvagno, Uruguay 7:02.68 SF (DE)
4. 
   Matteo Stefanini, Italy 7:08.91 SF (DE)

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).

Semifinal A

1. 
   Vaclav Chalupa, Czech Republic 6:59.39 FA
2. 
   Santiago Fernandez, Argentina 7:00.90 FA
3. 
   Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 7:04.07 FB
4. 
   Craig Jones, Australia 7:05.66 FB
5. 
   Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 7:05.94 FC
6. 
   Hui Su, China 7:10.33 FC

Semifinal B

1. 
   Olaf Tufte, Norway 6:50.55 FA
2. 
   Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:53.43 FA
3. 
   Marcel Hacker, Germany 6:55.98 FB
4. 
   Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 7:08.52 FB
5. 
   Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 7:11.90 FC
6. 
   Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 7:14.58 FC

Semifinal C

1. 
   Jüri Jaanson, Estonia 6:47.36 FA
2. 
   Tim Maeyens, Belgium 6:50.33 FA
3. 
   Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:57.55 FB
4. 
   Yuleidys Cascaret, Cuba 6:58.35 FB
5. 
   Raphael Hartl, Austria 6:58.67 FC
6. 
   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

World Rowing Championships

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, and holder of the World's best time

Rowing World Records

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. Ivo Yanakiev, who finishes second in Semi B, goes on to win a Bronze medal.

Semifinal D

1. 
   Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:09.06 FD
2. 
   Matteo Stefanini, Italy 7:10.34 FD
3. 
   Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:13.21 FD
4. 
   Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:14.79 FE
5. 
   Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:22.05 FE
6. 
   Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:40.78 FE

Semifinal E

1. 
   Leandro Salvagno, Uruguay 7:24.41 FD
2. 
   Oscar Vasquez, Chile 7:27.11 FD
3. 
   Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:33.70 FD
4. 
   Daniel Sosa, Paraguay 7:36.87 FE
5. 
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:48.38 FE

Final A

1. 
   Olaf Tufte, Norway 6:49.30
2. 
   Jüri Jaanson, Estonia 6:51.42
3. 
   Ivo Yanakiev, Bulgaria 6:52.80
4. 
   Santiago Fernandez, Argentina 6:55.17
5. 
   Vaclav Chalupa, Czech Republic 6:59.13
6. 
   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.

Final B

1. 
   Marcel Hacker, Germany 6:47.26
2. 
   Andre Vonarburg, Switzerland 6:52.88
3. 
   Davor Mizerit, Slovenia 6:55.64
4. 
   Ian Lawson, Great Britain 6:57.63
5. 
   Craig Jones, Australia 6:58.48
6. 
   Yuleidys Cascaret, Cuba 6:58.61

Final C

1. 
   Anderson Nocetti, Brazil 6:53.64
2. 
   Aly Aly Ibrahim, Egypt 6:55.34
3. 
   Hui Su, People's Republic of China 6:57.42
4. 
   Dirk Lippits, Netherlands 6:58.20
5. 
   Raphael Hartl, Austria 7:00.75
6. 
   Hiu Fung Law, Hong Kong 7:10.75

Final D

1. 
   Matteo Stefanini, Italy 6:57.16
2. 
   Leandro Salvagno, Uruguay 7:01.33
3. 
   Gustavo Salcedo, Peru 7:03.24
4. 
   Jung Wook Ham, Korea 7:10.44
5. 
   Oscar Vasquez, Chile 7:10.75
6. 
   Vladimir Tchernenko, Uzbekistan 7:23.56

Final E

1. 
   Ming Hui Wang, Chinese Taipei 7:07.84
2. 
   Daniel Sosa, Paraguay 7:13.49
3. 
   Paulose Pandari Kunnel, India 7:22.63
4. 
   Mohammed Aich, Algeria 7:25.49
5. 
   Ibrahim Githaiga, Kenya 7:29.02