Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls
at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
VenueLake Albano
Date30 August – 3 September
Competitors13 from 13 nations
Medalists
   Soviet Union
   United Team of Germany
   Poland
Rowing at the
1960 Summer Olympics
Single sculls men
Double sculls men
Coxless pairs men
Coxed pairs men
Coxless fours men
Coxed fours men
Eights men

The men's single sculls competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Albano, Italy. The event was held from 30 August until 3 September.

Heats

Three heats were held on 30 August. Winner of each heat directly advanced to finals, while the others to the repechage round.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 James Hill  New Zealand (NZL) 7:19.64 F
2 Achim Hill  United Team of Germany (EUA) 7:23.55
3 Harry Parker  United States (USA) 7:26.88
4 David Meineke  South Africa (RSA) 7:37.11
5 Julio Lopez  Spain (ESP) 8:13.94

Heat 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union (URS) 7:22.20 F
2 Alexander Redele  Netherlands (NED) 7:32.24
3 Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 7:33.38
4 Hugo Waser  Switzerland (SUI) 7:34.67

Heat 3

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Savino Rebek  Italy (ITA) 7:29.58 F
2 Jorma Kortelainen  Finland (FIN) 7:39.51
3 Horst Fink  Austria (AUT) 7:43.53
4 Sidney Rand  Great Britain (GBR) 7:46.98

Repechage

The repechage was held on 31 August. Winner of each repechage advanced to the final.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Achim Hill  United Team of Germany (EUA) 7:31.04 F
2 Hugo Waser  Switzerland (SUI) 7:42.00
3 Horst Fink  Austria (AUT) 7:47.09
4 Julio Lopez  Spain (ESP) 8:11.40

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Harry Parker  United States (USA) 7:29.86 F
2 Alexander Redele  Netherlands (NED) 7:32.93
3 Sidney Rand  Great Britain (GBR) 7:50.31

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1 Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 7:24.31 F
2 Jorma Kortelainen  Finland (FIN) 7:32.95
3 David Meineke  South Africa (RSA) 7:37.94

Final

Final was held on 3 September at 16:00.

Rank Athlete name Country Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s) Vyacheslav Ivanov  Soviet Union (URS) 7:13.96
2nd, silver medalist(s) Achim Hill  United Team of Germany (EUA) 7:20.21
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Teodor Kocerka  Poland (POL) 7:21.26
4 James Hill  New Zealand (NZL) 7:23.98
5 Harry Parker  United States (USA) 7:29.26
6 Savino Rebek  Italy (ITA) 7:31.09

References

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