Winning time 6:41.34 Venue Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon | Start date 2016 Competitors 32 | |
Location Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
The men's single sculls competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6–13 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas.
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The measurer noted Martin as the winner with photo finish, while Drysdale as second, but then the result was removed. They had the same final time, 6 minutes 41.34 seconds, and the winner, Drysdale, was decided with a photo finish (five thousandths of a second) by judges. Croatian Olympic Committee disputes the photo finish, and officially requested the International Olympic Committee and International Rowing Federation for an analyze by independent experts of the entire video and photo finish.
Schedule
All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).
Heats
First three of each heat qualify to the quarterfinals, remainder goes to the repechage.
Repechage
First two qualify to the quarterfinals.
Quarterfinals
First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remainder goes to the semifinals C/D.
Semifinals A/B
First three of each heat qualify to the final A.
Semifinals C/D
First three of each heat qualify to the final C.
Semifinals E/F
First three of each heat qualify to the final E.