| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Henley-on-Thames | ||||||||||||
| Date | 5–9 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 14 from 14 nations | ||||||||||||
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Mervyn Wood |
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Eduardo Risso |
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Romolo Catasta |
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The men's single sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London, United Kingdom. The event was held from 5–9 August.
First rower in each heat advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.
*no official time recorded in Heat 5
The winner of each race advanced to the semi-finals, the other rowers are eliminated.
The winner of each race advanced to the final.