Date July 21 – July 27 Competitors 21 | Venue Lake Lanier | |
Location Lake Lanier, Georgia, United States | ||
The men's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 – 27 July 1996.
Contents
Heats
The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semi-finals. The remaining rowers must compete in the repechage for the remaining spots in semi-finals.
Repechage
First two rowers in each race advanced to Semifinal 1 or 2, the rest went to Semifinal 3 or 4.
Semifinal
Rowers competing in Semifinal 1 and 2 are the rowers who still have chance to win medal in Final A. First three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others advanced to Final B. In other hand, rowers competing in Semifinal 3 and 4 are the rowers who were already eliminated from the medal race, first three rowers from these semifinals advanced to Final C and the others to Final D.