Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Sloten | |||||||||
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| Competitors | 15 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics  | ||
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| Single sculls | men | |
| Coxless pair | men | |
| Double sculls | men | |
| Coxed pair | men | |
| Coxless four | men | |
| Coxed four | men | |
| Eight | men | |
The men's single sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the seventh appearance of the event, which had been on the programme for every Games since rowing was added in 1900.
Results
Source: Official results;[1] De Wael[2]
Round 1
Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | David Collet |  Great Britain | 8:29.6 | Q2 |
| 2 | Édouard Candeveau |  Switzerland | 8:35.8 | R1 |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bobby Pearce |  Australia | 7:55.8 | Q2 |
| 2 | Walter Flinsch | .svg.png){kind=small} Germany | 8:21.8 | R1 |
| Heat 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Joe Wright |  Canada | 7:57.8 | Q2 |
| 2 | Bert Gunther |  Netherlands | 7:58.4 | R1 |
| Heat 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Victor Saurin |  France | 8:09.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Jacques Mottard | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 8:14.8 | R1 |
| Heat 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Béla Szendey |  Hungary | 8:03.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Arnold Schwartz |  Denmark | 8:06.0 | R1 |
| Heat 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Ken Myers |  United States | 8:14.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Hendrik de Kok | .svg.png){kind=small} South Africa | 8:19.2 | R1 |
| Heat 7 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Josef Straka |  Czechoslovakia | 8:05.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Kinichiro Ishii | .svg.png){kind=small} Japan | DNF | elim. |
| Heat 8 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Michelangelo Bernasconi | .svg.png){kind=small} Italy | 8:02.0 | Q2 |
Repechage 1
Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Arnold Schwartz | Denmark | 8:20.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Walter Flinsch | Germany | 8:23.4 | elim. |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bert Gunther | Netherlands | 8:11.6 | Q2 |
| 2 | Jacques Mottard | Belgium | 8:17.0 | elim. |
| Heat 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Édouard Candeveau | Switzerland | 8:28.6 | Q2 |
| 2 | Hendrik de Kok | South Africa | 8:50.0 | elim. |
Round 2
Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bert Gunther | Netherlands | 8:23.8 | Q3 |
| 2 | Béla Szendey | Hungary | 8:33.8 | R2 |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Josef Straka | Czechoslovakia | 8:36.4 | Q3 |
| 2 | Joe Wright | Canada | 8:45.0 | R2 |
| Heat 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bobby Pearce | Australia | 7:28.0 | Q3 |
| 2 | Arnold Schwartz | Denmark | 7:47.6 | elim. |
| Heat 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Ken Myers | United States | 7:46.8 | Q3 |
| 2 | David Collet | Great Britain | 7:56.4 | R2 |
| Heat 5 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Victor Saurin | France | 8:38.2 | Q3 |
| 2 | Michelangelo Bernasconi | Italy | 9:10.2 | R2 |
| Heat 6 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Édouard Candeveau | Switzerland | 9:06.6 | Q3 |
Repechage 2
Winners advanced to the third round, while losers were eliminated.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Joe Wright | Canada | 7:49.6 | Q3 |
| 2 | Michelangelo Bernasconi | Italy | DNF | elim. |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | David Collet | Great Britain | 7:35.2 | Q3 |
| 2 | Béla Szendey | Hungary | 7:42.4 | elim. |
Round 3
The competition became single-elimination from this point, with losers being eliminated even if they had not previously had to advance through a repechage.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | David Collet | Great Britain | 7:52.2 | Q |
| 2 | Joe Wright | Canada | 7:57.6 | elim. |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bert Gunther | Netherlands | 7:57.4 | Q |
| 2 | Josef Straka | Czechoslovakia | 8:04.8 | elim. |
| Heat 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Ken Myers | United States | 8:05.6 | Q |
| 2 | Édouard Candeveau | Switzerland | 8:11.0 | elim. |
| Heat 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bobby Pearce | Australia | 7:42.8 | Q |
| 2 | Victor Saurin | France | 8:11.8 | elim. |
Semifinals
Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.
| Heat 1 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Bobby Pearce | Australia | 7:01.8 | QA |
| 2 | David Collet | Great Britain | 7:08.6 | QB |
| Heat 2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Ken Myers | United States | 7:14.2 | QA |
| 2 | Bert Gunther | Netherlands | 7:18.0 | QB |
Finals
| Gold medal final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
 | Bobby Pearce | Australia | 7:11.0 |
 | Ken Myers | United States | 7:20.8 |
| Bronze medal final | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
1 ( ) | David Collet | Great Britain | 7:19.8 |
| 2 (4) | Bert Gunther | Netherlands | 7:31.6 |