2022 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls
# 2022 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls

The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2022 World Rowing Championships took place at the Račice regatta venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:

| Date | Time | Round |
| - | - | - |
| Sunday 18 September 2022 | 10:40 | Heats |
| Monday 19 September 2022 | 16:19 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 21 September 2022 | 10:28 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday 21 September 2022 | 12:28 | Final E |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 10:00 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 22 September 2022 | 15:00 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 23 September 2022 | 10:15 | Final D |
| Friday 23 September 2022 | 10:25 | Final C |
| Friday 23 September 2022 | 10:35 | Final B |
| Friday 23 September 2022 | 15:02 | Final A |

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

## Results

### Heats

The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the AD quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

**Heat 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andri Struzina | Switzerland | 7:00.27 | Q |
| 2 | Dale Flockhart | Great Britain | 7:03.52 | Q |
| 3 | Lukasz Sawicki | Poland | 7:05.39 | Q |
| 4 | Hugh Moore | Ireland | 7:12.41 | Q |
| 5 | James McCullough | United States | 7:22.61 | R |
| 6 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:23.77 | R |

**Heat 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Hamish Harding | Australia | 7:03.31 | Q |
| 2 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:06.23 | Q |
| 3 | Ahmet Rapi | Sweden | 7:07.31 | Q |
| 4 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 7:09.50 | Q |
| 5 | Naoki Furuta | Japan | 7:24.11 | R |
| 6 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 8:03.44 | R |

**Heat 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 6:54.00 | Q |
| 2 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 7:08.45 | Q |
| 3 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:14.07 | Q |
| 4 | Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Iraq | 7:16.36 | Q |
| 5 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:30.96 | R |

**Heat 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bruno Cetraro Berriolo | Uruguay | 7:01.26 | Q |
| 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:04.57 | Q |
| 3 | Finn Wolter | Germany | 7:16.00 | Q |
| 4 | Oscar Petersen | Denmark | 7:23.20 | Q |
| 5 | Shanaka Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka | 7:54.10 | R |

**Heat 5**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gabriel Soares | Italy | 7:01.78 | Q |
| 2 | Amirhossein Mahmoodpour | Iran | 7:02.49 | Q |
| 3 | Konrad Hultsch | Austria | 7:02.59 | Q |
| 4 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:08.04 | Q |
| 5 | Giorgi Kanteladze | Georgia | 7:28.08 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E final.

**Repechage 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | James McCulloug | United States | 7:14.34 | Q |
| 2 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:17.55 | Q |
| 3 | Giorgi Kanteladze | Georgia | 7:19.21 | FE |
| 4 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 7:44.86 | FE |

**Repechage 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Naoki Furuta | Japan | 7:20.46 | Q |
| 2 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:21.64 | Q |
| 3 | Shanaka Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka | 7:54.93 | FE |

### Quarterfinals

The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals

**Quarterfinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:03.31 | SA/B |
| 2 | Hamish Harding | Australia | 7:03.50 | SA/B |
| 3 | Andri Struzina | Switzerland | 7:05.05 | SA/B |
| 4 | Finn Wolter | Germany | 7:11.87 | SC/D |
| 5 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:14.68 | SC/D |
| 6 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:25.25 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 7:02.88 | SA/B |
| 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:05.44 | SA/B |
| 3 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 7:07.16 | SA/B |
| 4 | Konrad Hultsch | Austria | 7:12.93 | SC/D |
| 5 | Lukasz Sawicki | Poland | 7:16.68 | SC/D |
| 6 | Naoki Furuta | Japan | 7:19.14 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 3**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bruno Cetraro Berriolo | Uruguay | 7:05.70 | SA/B |
| 2 | Dale Flockhart | Great Britain | 7:06.20 | SA/B |
| 3 | Ahmet Rapi | Sweden | 7:08.66 | SA/B |
| 4 | Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Iraq | 7:11.31 | SC/D |
| 5 | Amirhossein Mahmoodpour | Iran | 7:17.69 | SC/D |
| 6 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:22.83 | SC/D |

**Quarterfinal 4**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gabriel Soares | Italy | 7:02.32 | SA/B |
| 2 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 7:02.65 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:08.46 | SA/B |
| 4 | Hugh Moore | Ireland | 7:11.08 | SC/D |
| 5 | James McCullough | United States | 7:17.94 | SC/D |
| 6 | Oscar Petersen | Denmark | 7:19.62 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Iraq | 7:27.04 | FC |
| 2 | Finn Wolter | Germany | 7:27.15 | FC |
| 3 | James McCullough | United States | 7:27.83 | FC |
| 4 | Lukasz Sawicki | Poland | 7:29.00 | FD |
| 5 | Oscar Petersen | Denmark | 7:32.58 | FD |
| 6 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:48.51 | FD |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Amirhossein Mahmoodpour | Iran | 7:23.80 | FC |
| 2 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:25.41 | FC |
| 3 | Konrad Hultsch | Austria | 7:26.28 | FC |
| 4 | Hugh Moore | Ireland | 7:26.52 | FD |
| 5 | Naoki Furuta | Japan | 7:34.37 | FD |
| 6 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:44.56 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.

**Semifinal 1**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andri Struzina | Switzerland | 7:05.32 | FA |
| 2 | Bruno Cetraro Berriolo | Uruguay | 7:05.75 | FA |
| 3 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:05.95 | FA |
| 4 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 7:08.03 | FB |
| 5 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:12.50 | FB |
| 6 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:16.46 | FB |

**Semifinal 2**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 7:02.46 | FA |
| 2 | Gabriel Soares | Italy | 7:05.24 | FA |
| 3 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 7:07.03 | FA |
| 4 | Hamish Harding | Australia | 7:08.20 | FB |
| 5 | Dale Flockhart | Great Britain | 7:08.80 | FB |
| 6 | Ahmet Rapi | Sweden | 7:24.31 | FB |

### Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

**Final E**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Giorgi Kanteladze | Georgia | 7:38.05 | 25 |
| 2 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 7:44.60 | 26 |
| 3 | Shanaka Kariyawasam | Sri Lanka | 8:15.16 | 27 |

**Final D**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Lukasz Sawicki | Poland | 7:13.99 | 19 |
| 2 | Oscar Petersen | Denmark | 7:15.98 | 20 |
| 3 | Hugh Moore | Ireland | 7:18.35 | 21 |
| 4 | Naoki Furuta | Japan | 7:19.76 | 22 |
| 5 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:27.21 | 23 |
| 6 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:28.23 | 24 |

**Final C**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Finn Wolter | Germany | 7:08.76 | 13 |
| 2 | Amirhossein Mahmoodpour | Iran | 7:08.99 | 14 |
| 3 | Mohammed Al-Khafaji | Iraq | 7:12.46 | 15 |
| 4 | Konrad Hultsch | Austria | 7:12.56 | 16 |
| 5 | James McCullough | United States | 7:15.42 | 17 |
| 6 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:16.57 | 18 |

**Final B**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 7:01.40 | 7 |
| 2 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:03.46 | 8 |
| 3 | Hamish Harding | Australia | 7:04.41 | 9 |
| 4 | Ahmet Rapi | Sweden | 7:05.27 | 10 |
| 5 | Dale Flockhart | Great Britain | 7:06.37 | 11 |
| 6 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:07.99 | 12 |

**Final A**

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| | Gabriel Soares | Italy | 7:03.40 |
| | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 7:05.42 |
| | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:08.66 |
| 4 | Bruno Cetraro Berriolo | Uruguay | 7:14.79 |
| 5 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 7:18.31 |
| 6 | Andri Struzina | Switzerland | 9:22.42 |
