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Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas
Date 6–13 August 2016
Competitors 32 from 32 nations
Winning time 6:41.34
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand
2nd, silver medalist(s) Damir Martin  Croatia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic
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1st, gold medalist(s) Mahé Drysdale  New Zealand
2nd, silver medalist(s) Damir Martin  Croatia
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Ondřej Synek  Czech Republic

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.

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.

All times are Brasília Time (UTC−3).

First three of each heat qualify to the quarterfinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

First two qualify to the quarterfinals.

First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remainder goes to the semifinals C/D.

First three of each heat qualify to the final A.

First three of each heat qualify to the final C.

First three of each heat qualify to the final E.


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