| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad
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| Venue | Han River Regatta Course | ||||||||||||
| Date | 19–24 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 22 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:58.65 | ||||||||||||
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Thomas Lange |
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Peter-Michael Kolbe |
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Eric Verdonk |
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The men's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea. The event was held from 19 September – 24 September.
The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semi-finals. The remaining rowers must compete in the repechage round for the remaining spots in semi-finals.
Two fastest rowers in each repechage advanced to semi-finals.
Three fastest rowers in each semi-final advanced to the final, while the others to the small final.