Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
# Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona was held from 27 July to 1 August at Lake of Banyoles. The event was an open-style, individual rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1992 Summer Olympics programme. There were 22 competitors from 22 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by Thomas Lange of Germany, the fourth man to successfully repeat as Olympic champion (after his victory in 1988 on the East German team). It was the first appearance of "Germany" since 1936 (when Gustav Schäfer won the gold medal), though German rowers representing the United Team of Germany, West Germany, and East Germany had won 10 medals in 8 Games from 1960 to 1988. Václav Chalupa of Czechoslovakia took silver, that nation's first medal in the men's single sculls. Poland's Kajetan Broniewski earned that nation's first medal in the event since 1960 with his bronze.

## Background

This was the 21st appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.

Six of the 22 single scullers from the 1988 Games returned: gold medallist Thomas Lange of East Germany (now competing for unified Germany), bronze medalist Eric Verdonk of New Zealand, fifth-place finisher Kajetan Broniewski of Poland, seventh-place finisher (and three-time gold medalist from 1976 to 1984) Pertti Karppinen of Finland, eighth-place finisher Jüri Jaanson of the Soviet Union (now competing for Estonia), and eleventh-place finisher Jesus Posse of Uruguay. Lange was favoured to repeat, but there was a strong field. Lange had won the 1989 and 1991 World Championships, while Jaanson had won in 1990. Václav Chalupa of Czechoslovakia had been the runner-up all three years, as well as winning the 1989 Diamond Challenge Sculls. Joaquín Gómez of Mexico was the Pan American champion. Verdonk was also a Diamond Challenge winner in 1990.

Latvia, Lebanon, and Turkey each made their debut in the event; some former Soviet republics competed together as the Unified Team. The United States made its 17th appearance, most among nations.

## Competition format

This rowing event was a single scull event, meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower used two oars, one on each side of the boat. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.

The tournament used the four-round format (three main rounds and a repechage) that had been used since 1968. The competition continued to use the six-boat heat standardised in 1960. The ranking races expanded from the "B" final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964 to having four finals, "D" through "A", that ranked every boat. Additional "C/D" or consolation semifinals were added as well.

* Quarterfinals: Four heats of 5 or 6 boats each. The top boat in each heat (4 total) advanced directly to the "A/B" semifinals. The remaining boats (18 total) went to the repechage.
* Repechage: Four heats of 4 or 5 boats each. The top two boats in each heat (8 total) rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the "A/B" semifinals. The other boats (10 total) went to the "C/D" semifinals, where they were no longer competing for medals.
* Semifinals: Four semifinals. Two "A/B" semifinals of 6 boats each for boats still in contention for medals; the top three boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to Final A, the remaining boats (6 total) went to Final B. Two "C/D" semifinals were used to sort remaining boats into ranking finals with no chance of medals; the top three boats in each heat (6 total) went to Final C while the remaining boats (4 total) went to Final D.
* Final: Four finals. Final A consisted of the top 6 boats. Final B placed boats 7 through 12. Final C placed boats 13 through 18. Final D placed boats 19 through 22.

## Schedule

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Monday, 27 July 1992 | 11:10 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 29 July 1992 | 10:30 | Repechage |
| Thursday, 30 July 1992 | 9:20 | Semifinals |
| Saturday, 1 August 1992 | 7:40 | Finals |

## Results

### Quarterfinals

The winner of each heat is qualified for the "A/B" semifinals. 2nd–6th placed rowers advance to the repechage round.

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Václav Chalupa | Czechoslovakia | 7:06.01 | QAB |
| 2 | Wade Hall-Craggs | Great Britain | 7:11.58 | R |
| 3 | Gábor Mitring | Hungary | 7:11.93 | R |
| 4 | Greg Walker | United States | 7:13.62 | R |
| 5 | Jesús Posse | Uruguay | 7:38.96 | R |
| 6 | Niall O'Toole | Ireland | 7:50.46 | R |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sergio Fernández | Argentina | 6:59.14 | QAB |
| 2 | Jüri Jaanson | Estonia | 7:00.85 | R |
| 3 | Xeno Müller | Switzerland | 7:06.20 | R |
| 4 | Joaquín Gómez | Mexico | 7:08.77 | R |
| 5 | Uģis Lasmanis | Latvia | 7:14.61 | R |
| 6 | Frans Göbel | Netherlands | 7:17.75 | R |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas Lange | Germany | 7:08.13 | QAB |
| 2 | Kajetan Broniewski | Poland | 7:11.01 | R |
| 3 | Massimo Marconcini | Italy | 7:17.67 | R |
| 4 | Konstantinos Kariotis | Greece | 7:23.00 | R |
| — | Ali Rıza Bilal | Turkey | DNF | R |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Harald Faderbauer | Austria | 6:57.72 | QAB |
| 2 | Eric Verdonk | New Zealand | 6:58.35 | R |
| 3 | Ihor Mohylniy | Unified Team | 7:15.69 | R |
| 4 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:25.87 | R |
| 5 | Christian Francis | Lebanon | 8:08.47 | R |

### Repechage

The first two of each heat qualified for the "A/B" semifinals. 3rd–5th placed rowers advanced to the "C/D" (consolation) semifinals.

**Repechage heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eric Verdonk | New Zealand | 7:02.40 | QAB |
| 2 | Joaquín Gómez | Mexico | 7:02.84 | QAB |
| 3 | Massimo Marconcini | Italy | 7:06.71 | QCD |
| 4 | Jesús Posse | Uruguay | 7:31.32 | QCD |

**Repechage heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kajetan Broniewski | Poland | 7:01.64 | QAB |
| 2 | Xeno Müller | Switzerland | 7:04.73 | QAB |
| 3 | Greg Walker | United States | 7:11.85 | QCD |
| 4 | Christian Francis | Lebanon | 8:14.79 | QCD |

**Repechage heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jüri Jaanson | Estonia | 7:05.52 | QAB |
| 2 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:08.82 | QAB |
| 3 | Frans Göbel | Netherlands | 7:09.98 | QCD |
| 4 | Gábor Mitring | Hungary | 7:22.13 | QCD |
| 5 | Ali Rıza Bilal | Turkey | 7:26.03 | QCD |

**Repechage heat 4**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Konstantinos Kariotis | Greece | 7:01.57 | QAB |
| 2 | Uģis Lasmanis | Latvia | 7:03.27 | QAB |
| 3 | Niall O'Toole | Ireland | 7:07.68 | QCD |
| 4 | Wade Hall-Craggs | Great Britain | 7:08.92 | QCD |
| 5 | Ihor Mohylniy | Unified Team | 7:08.92 | QCD |

### Semifinals

For the Semifinals A/B, the top three of each heat advanced to Final A and 4th–6th placed rowers advanced to Final B.

For the Semifinals C/D, the top three of each heat advanced to Final C and 4th–5th placed rowers advanced to Final D.

**Semifinal C/D 1**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Massimo Marconcini | Italy | 7:06.61 | QC |
| 2 | Frans Göbel | Netherlands | 7:09.72 | QC |
| 3 | Wade Hall-Craggs | Great Britain | 7:09.94 | QC |
| 4 | Ali Rıza Bilal | Turkey | 7:10.22 | QD |
| 5 | Christian Francis | Lebanon | 8:12.79 | QD |

**Semifinal C/D 2**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ihor Mohylniy | Unified Team | 7:03.91 | QC |
| 2 | Gábor Mitring | Hungary | 7:05.04 | QC |
| 3 | Jesús Posse | Uruguay | 7:05.53 | QC |
| 4 | Greg Walker | United States | 7:05.54 | QD |
| 5 | Niall O'Toole | Ireland | 9:25.95 | QD |

**Semifinal A/B 1**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Thomas Lange | Germany | 6:54.54 | QA |
| 2 | Václav Chalupa | Czechoslovakia | 6:56.12 | QA |
| 3 | Kajetan Broniewski | Poland | 7:02.65 | QA |
| 4 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:12.05 | QB |
| 5 | Konstantinos Kariotis | Greece | 7:12.91 | QB |
| 6 | Joaquín Gómez | Mexico | 7:26.84 | QB |

**Semifinal A/B 2**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sergio Fernández | Argentina | 6:53.40 | QA |
| 2 | Jüri Jaanson | Estonia | 6:55.64 | QA |
| 3 | Eric Verdonk | New Zealand | 6:56.79 | QA |
| 4 | Xeno Müller | Switzerland | 6:57.64 | QB |
| 5 | Uģis Lasmanis | Latvia | 7:10.69 | QB |
| 6 | Harald Faderbauer | Austria | 7:42.85 | QB |

### Finals

**Final D**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 19 | Greg Walker | United States | 7:12.32 |
| 20 | Ali Rıza Bilal | Turkey | 7:35.15 |
| 21 | Niall O'Toole | Ireland | 8:01.78 |
| 22 | Christian Francis | Lebanon | 8:06.14 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 13 | Massimo Marconcini | Italy | 7:05.36 |
| 14 | Wade Hall-Craggs | Great Britain | 7:09.05 |
| 15 | Gábor Mitring | Hungary | 7:12.65 |
| 16 | Frans Göbel | Netherlands | 7:12.76 |
| 17 | Ihor Mohylniy | Unified Team | 7:14.34 |
| 18 | Jesús Posse | Uruguay | 7:18.27 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Joaquín Gómez | Mexico | 6:57.13 |
| 8 | Harald Faderbauer | Austria | 6:58.97 |
| 9 | Uģis Lasmanis | Latvia | 7:01.54 |
| 10 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:08.15 |
| 11 | Konstantinos Kariotis | Greece | 7:19.47 |
| — | Xeno Müller | Switzerland | DNS |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Thomas Lange | Germany | 6:51.40 |
| | Václav Chalupa | Czechoslovakia | 6:52.93 |
| | Kajetan Broniewski | Poland | 6:56.82 |
| 4 | Eric Verdonk | New Zealand | 6:57.45 |
| 5 | Jüri Jaanson | Estonia | 7:12.92 |
| 6 | Sergio Fernández | Argentina | 7:15.53 |

## Results summary

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Finals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Thomas Lange | Germany | 7:08.13 | Bye | 6:54.54 Semifinals A/B | 6:51.40 Final A |
| | Václav Chalupa | Czechoslovakia | 7:06.01 | Bye | 6:56.12 Semifinals A/B | 6:52.93 Final A |
| | Kajetan Broniewski | Poland | 7:11.01 | 7:01.64 | 7:02.65 Semifinals A/B | 6:56.82 Final A |
| 4 | Eric Verdonk | New Zealand | 6:58.35 | 7:02.40 | 6:56.79 Semifinals A/B | 6:57.45 Final A |
| 5 | Jüri Jaanson | Estonia | 7:00.85 | 7:05.52 | 6:55.64 Semifinals A/B | 7:12.92 Final A |
| 6 | Sergio Fernández | Argentina | 6:59.14 | Bye | 6:53.40 Semifinals A/B | 7:15.53 Final A |
| 7 | Joaquín Gómez | Mexico | 7:08.77 | 7:02.84 | 7:26.84 Semifinals A/B | 6:57.13 Final B |
| 8 | Harald Faderbauer | Austria | 6:57.72 | Bye | 7:42.85 Semifinals A/B | 6:58.97 Final B |
| 9 | Uģis Lasmanis | Latvia | 7:14.61 | 7:03.27 | 7:10.69 Semifinals A/B | 7:01.54 Final B |
| 10 | Pertti Karppinen | Finland | 7:25.87 | 7:08.82 | 7:12.05 Semifinals A/B | 7:08.15 Final B |
| 11 | Konstantinos Kariotis | Greece | 7:23.00 | 7:01.57 | 7:12.91 Semifinals A/B | 7:19.47 Final B |
| 12 | Xeno Müller | Switzerland | 7:06.20 | 7:04.73 | 6:57.64 Semifinals A/B | DNS Final B |
| 13 | Massimo Marconcini | Italy | 7:17.67 | 7:06.71 | 7:06.61 Semifinals C/D | 7:05.36 Final C |
| 14 | Wade Hall-Craggs | Great Britain | 7:11.58 | 7:08.92 | 7:09.94 Semifinals C/D | 7:09.05 Final C |
| 15 | Gábor Mitring | Hungary | 7:11.93 | 7:22.13 | 7:05.04 Semifinals C/D | 7:12.65 Final C |
| 16 | Frans Göbel | Netherlands | 7:17.75 | 7:09.98 | 7:09.72 Semifinals C/D | 7:12.76 Final C |
| 17 | Ihor Mohylniy | Unified Team | 7:15.69 | 7:08.92 | 7:03.91 Semifinals C/D | 7:14.34 Final C |
| 18 | Jesús Posse | Uruguay | 7:38.96 | 7:31.32 | 7:05.53 Semifinals C/D | 7:18.27 Final C |
| 19 | Greg Walker | United States | 7:13.62 | 7:11.85 | 7:05.54 Semifinals C/D | 7:12.32 Final D |
| 20 | Ali Rıza Bilal | Turkey | DNF | 7:26.03 | 7:10.22 Semifinals C/D | 7:35.15 Final D |
| 21 | Niall O'Toole | Ireland | 7:50.46 | 7:07.68 | 9:25.95 Semifinals C/D | 8:01.78 Final D |
| 22 | Christian Francis | Lebanon | 8:08.47 | 8:14.79 | 8:12.79 Semifinals C/D | 8:06.14 Final D |
