Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 15–19 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 17 from 17 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | |
|---|---|
| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pairs | men |
| Coxed pairs | men |
| Coxless fours | men |
| Coxed fours | men |
| Eights | men |
The men's single sculls competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico. The event was held 15–19 October.
Heats
First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining six spots in the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jochen Meißner | .svg.png){kind=small} West Germany (FRG) | 7:45.80 | SF |
| 2 | Alberto Demiddi |  Argentina (ARG) | 7:49.78 | SF |
| 3 | Manfred Krausbar |  Austria (AUT) | 7:55.70 | |
| 4 | Vaclav Kozak |  Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:59.93 | |
| 5 | Zdzislaw Bromek | .svg.png){kind=small} Poland (POL) | 8:06.61 | |
| 6 | Tsugio Ito |  Japan (JPN) | 8:10.00 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niels Secher |  Denmark (DEN) | 7:51.45 | SF |
| 2 | Roger Jackson |  Canada (CAN) | 7:55.88 | SF |
| 3 | Victor Melnikov | .svg.png){kind=small} Soviet Union (URS) | 8:03.29 | |
| 4 | Eugen Petrache | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania (ROU) | 8:05.33 | |
| 5 | Hans Ruckstuhl |  Switzerland (SUI) | 8:08.90 | |
| 6 | Heriberto Martinez |  Cuba (CUB) | 8:14.20 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Wienese |  Netherlands (NED) | 7:44.92 | SF |
| 2 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 7:47.23 | SF |
| 3 | John van Blom |  United States (USA) | 7:54.79 | |
| 4 | Kenneth Dwan |  Great Britain (GBR) | 8:03.95 | |
| 5 | Claude Dehombreux | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 8:19.41 |
Repechage
Three fastest rowers from each repechage advanced to semi-finals.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:43.00 | SF |
| 2 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 7:46.65 | SF |
| 3 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 7:48.68 | SF |
| 4 | Claude Dehombreux | Belgium (BEL) | 7:54.98 | |
| 5 | Eugen Petrache | Romania (ROU) | 8:02.94 | |
| 6 | Heriberto Martinez | Cuba (CUB) | 8:20.92 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenneth Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:41.98 | SF |
| 2 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:46.86 | SF |
| 3 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:49.93 | SF |
| 4 | Tsugio Ito | Japan (JPN) | 7:58.08 |
Semi-finals
First three rowers from each semi-final advanced to the final round, while the rest advanced to the small final.
Semi-final 1
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 7:48.56 | F |
| 2 | Jochen Meißner | West Germany (FRG) | 7:51.26 | F |
| 3 | Kenneth Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 7:55.90 | F |
| 4 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 8:01.81 | |
| 5 | Niels Secher | Denmark (DEN) | 8:17.64 | |
| 6 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 8:19.41 |
Semi-final 2
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jan Wienese | Netherlands (NED) | 7:45.48 | F |
| 2 | Alberto Demiddi | Argentina (ARG) | 7:47.98 | F |
| 3 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:49.85 | F |
| 4 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | 7:50.30 | |
| 5 | Roger Jackson | Canada (CAN) | 8:10.64 | |
| 6 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 8:13.92 |
Finals
The final round is for the rowers who still have chance to get the medals. The small final is used to determine the 7th until 12th place of this rowing event.
Small final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zdzislaw Bromek | Poland (POL) | 7:45.48 | |
| 2 | Niels Secher | Denmark (DEN) | 7:47.98 | |
| 3 | Vaclav Kozak | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 7:49.85 | |
| 4 | Manfred Krausbar | Austria (AUT) | 7:50.30 | |
| 5 | Roger Jackson | Canada (CAN) | 8:10.64 | |
| 6 | Victor Melnikov | Soviet Union (URS) | - | DNS |
Final
| Rank | Athlete name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Jan Wienese | Netherlands (NED) | 7:45.48 | |
 | Jochen Meißner | West Germany (FRG) | 7:47.98 | |
 | Alberto Demiddi | Argentina (ARG) | 7:49.85 | |
| 4 | John van Blom | United States (USA) | 7:50.30 | |
| 5 | Achim Hill | East Germany (GDR) | 8:10.64 | |
| 6 | Kenneth Dwan | Great Britain (GBR) | 8:13.92 |
References
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XIX Olympiad Mexico 1968 Volume Three (PDF) (PDF). pp. 544–545.
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