Dates August 25–26 Start date 1900 Venue Seine | Competitors 12 from 4 nations Location Seine, France | |
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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First round
The top two rowers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.
First round, heat 1
Ashe went out of his rowing lane, interfering with Benoit. Despite this, he was not disqualified.
Semifinals
The top two rowers in each semifinal advanced to the final.
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.
Final
Yet another protest marred the single sculls competition in the final, as Prével complained of being interfered with after falling in the water and dropping out of the race; His protest was rejected. 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.