Rowing — Single Sculls, Men
| Times held | 30 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 398 |
| Total countries | 94 |
Participants
Medal winners
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soviet Union |  URS |
5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Australia |  AUS |
3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| New Zealand |  NZL |
3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Finland |  FIN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| United States |  USA |
2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Germany |  GER |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| France |  FRA |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Norway |  NOR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| East Germany |  GDR |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Greece |  GRE |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands |  NED |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany |  FRG |
0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Czechia |  CZE |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Canada |  CAN |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Argentina |  ARG |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Croatia |  CRO |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Uruguay |  URU |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Austria |  AUT |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Belgium |  BEL |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Estonia |  EST |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Poland |  POL |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Hungary |  HUN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Italy |  ITA |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pertti Karppinen | FIN |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Vyacheslav Ivanov | RUS URS |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Lange | GDR GER |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Mahé Drysdale | NZL |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Bobby Pearce | AUS |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Olaf Tufte | NOR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |