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Single Sculls, Men

Date21 – 27 July 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationLake Sidney Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia
Participants21 from 21 countries

The men’s single sculls event at the 1996 Summer Olympics was full of rowing luminaries, but no one candidate stood out as an absolute favorite. The two-time defending Olympic champion, Thomas Lange of Germany, was probably a solid bet, but his only podium finish at the last three World Championships was third in 1993, although he did win the Diamond Challenge Sculls at the Henley Royal Regatta that year. There were, however, three other World Champions in Atlanta: Slovenia’s Iztok Čop, the reigning World Champion who also had a bronze medal from the 1992 Olympic coxless pairs, Canadian Derek Porter, the 1993 World Champion who was also an Olympic champion from the 1988 coxed eights, and Estonia’s Jüri Jaanson, the 1990 World Champion and 1995 winner of the Diamond Challenge Sculls. Also present were Václav Chalupa, Jr. of the Czech Republic, a four-time World and 1992 Olympic runner-up, Sergio Fernández of Argentina, the reigning Pan American champion, and Xeno Müller of Switzerland, 1994 World runner-up and winner of that year’s Diamond Challenge Sculls.

Müller posted the fastest time in the opening round by five seconds, with the other heats being won by Porter, Lange, and Chalupa. Jaanson, meanwhile, had a surprisingly poor performance in both round one and the repêchage and was eliminated. Müller was somewhat less dominant in the semi-finals, although he was still over two seconds faster than anyone else, while Lange carried his heat and Fernández was eliminated. Müller capped off his excellent performance by winning the final in Olympic record time and earning Switzerland its first Olympic rowing title since 1928, a feat that was also matched in Atlanta by brothers Markus and Michael Gier in the lightweight double sculls. Porter and Lange, meanwhile, were neck and neck just before the finish line, but the Canadian edged out the two-time Olympic champion by 0.27 seconds to capture the silver medal.

PosCompetitorNOC
1Xeno MüllerSUIGold
2Derek PorterCANSilver
3Thomas LangeGERBronze
4Iztok ČopSLO
5Václav Chalupa, Jr.CZE
6Fredrik BekkenNOR
7Rob WaddellNZL
8Ali IbrahimEGY
9Horst NußbaumerAUT
10Cyrus BeasleyUSA
11Peter HainingGBR
12Sergio FernándezARG
13David CameronAUS
14Tomas SöderblomFIN
15László SzögiHUN
16Anton SemaRUS
17Giovanni CalabreseITA
18Jüri JaansonEST
19Oleksandr KhimichUKR
20Daisaku TakedaJPN
21Michael Andrew TseHKG

Round One

Date21 July 1996
FormatWinner of each heat advanced to the semi-finals

Heat #1

Time12:10
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Xeno MüllerSUI7:26.751:45.34 (1)3:37.23 (1)5:31.23 (2)1:51.89 (2)1:54.00 (2)1:55.52 (2)Q
23Iztok ČopSLO7:32.691:47.21 (2)3:38.17 (2)5:30.75 (1)1:50.96 (1)1:52.58 (1)2:01.94 (6)
35Horst NußbaumerAUT7:36.151:50.21 (5)3:45.00 (4)5:41.72 (3)1:54.79 (3)1:56.72 (3)1:54.43 (1)
41Giovanni CalabreseITA7:39.901:47.63 (3)3:42.66 (3)5:42.06 (4)1:55.03 (4)1:59.40 (4)1:57.84 (3)
56Anton SemaRUS7:49.441:49.87 (4)3:48.11 (5)5:48.92 (5)1:58.24 (5)2:00.81 (5)2:00.52 (4)
62Daisaku TakedaJPN7:56.931:51.31 (6)3:50.99 (6)5:56.08 (6)1:59.68 (6)2:05.09 (6)2:00.85 (5)1

Heat #2

Time12:20
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Derek PorterCAN7:31.751:44.45 (1)3:37.43 (1)5:32.82 (1)1:52.98 (1)1:55.39 (2)1:58.93 (2)Q
24László SzögiHUN7:38.311:50.95 (3)3:45.44 (2)5:40.00 (2)1:54.49 (2)1:54.56 (1)1:58.31 (1)
32David CameronAUS7:53.551:50.47 (2)3:48.03 (3)5:51.02 (3)1:57.56 (3)2:02.99 (4)2:02.53 (3)
41Oleksandr KhimichUKR7:57.051:51.51 (4)3:49.84 (4)5:51.81 (4)1:58.33 (4)2:01.97 (3)2:05.24 (4)
55Michael Andrew TseHKG8:11.511:58.22 (5)3:59.69 (5)6:05.08 (5)2:01.47 (5)2:05.39 (5)2:06.43 (5)2

Heat #3

Time12:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Thomas LangeGER7:34.521:45.64 (1)3:37.90 (1)5:33.86 (1)1:52.26 (1)1:55.96 (1)2:00.66 (4)Q
25Sergio FernándezARG7:37.531:46.63 (2)3:40.59 (2)5:37.85 (2)1:53.96 (2)1:57.26 (2)1:59.68 (3)
32Ali IbrahimEGY7:41.171:49.46 (3)3:45.34 (3)5:43.58 (3)1:55.88 (4)1:58.24 (3)1:57.59 (2)
41Peter HainingGBR7:42.551:50.82 (4)3:46.34 (4)5:45.39 (4)1:55.52 (3)1:59.05 (4)1:57.16 (1)
53Jüri JaansonEST8:10.011:52.24 (5)3:54.00 (5)6:01.23 (5)2:01.76 (5)2:07.23 (5)2:08.78 (5)

Heat #4

Time12:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Václav Chalupa, Jr.CZE7:35.481:46.83 (1)3:42.09 (1)5:39.64 (1)1:55.26 (1)1:57.55 (1)1:55.84 (2)Q
25Fredrik BekkenNOR7:39.361:50.31 (3)3:46.01 (3)5:44.95 (2)1:55.70 (2)1:58.94 (2)1:54.41 (1)
33Cyrus BeasleyUSA7:44.791:50.63 (4)3:47.42 (4)5:47.32 (3)1:56.79 (4)1:59.90 (3)1:57.47 (3)
42Rob WaddellNZL7:48.691:48.48 (2)3:45.14 (2)5:48.39 (4)1:56.66 (3)2:03.25 (4)2:00.30 (5)
51Tomas SöderblomFIN7:53.461:51.10 (5)3:50.29 (5)5:54.39 (5)1:59.19 (5)2:04.10 (5)1:59.07 (4)

Round One Repêchage

Date23 July 1996
FormatTop two in each heat advanced to the semi-finals

Heat #1

Time11:10
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Iztok ČopSLO7:41.831:49.70 (1)3:44.79 (1)5:42.66 (1)1:55.09 (1)1:57.87 (1)1:59.17 (5)Q
22Peter HainingGBR7:45.951:55.29 (4)3:53.29 (3)5:51.64 (3)1:58.00 (2)1:58.35 (2)1:54.31 (1)Q
34David CameronAUS7:49.241:51.37 (2)3:50.34 (2)5:51.22 (2)1:58.97 (3)2:00.88 (4)1:58.02 (3)
41Tomas SöderblomFIN7:52.521:54.27 (3)3:53.82 (4)5:54.53 (4)1:59.55 (4)2:00.71 (3)1:57.99 (2)
55Daisaku TakedaJPN7:59.771:57.14 (5)3:58.82 (5)6:00.77 (5)2:01.68 (5)2:01.95 (5)1:59.00 (4)

Heat #2

Time11:20
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11Rob WaddellNZL7:42.871:51.42 (3)3:46.76 (3)5:41.71 (1)1:55.34 (1)1:54.95 (1)2:01.16 (2)Q
22Ali IbrahimEGY7:45.641:49.85 (2)3:46.08 (1)5:42.74 (2)1:56.23 (2)1:56.66 (2)2:02.90 (3)Q
33László SzögiHUN7:53.041:53.53 (4)3:52.16 (4)5:52.32 (3)1:58.63 (4)2:00.16 (3)2:00.72 (1)
44Anton SemaRUS8:46.711:49.20 (1)3:46.36 (2)5:53.00 (4)1:57.16 (3)2:06.64 (4)2:53.71 (4)

Heat #3

Time11:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Sergio FernándezARG7:42.631:49.91 (1)3:46.65 (1)5:45.00 (1)1:56.74 (1)1:58.35 (2)1:57.63 (3)Q
22Cyrus BeasleyUSA7:44.361:53.88 (3)3:52.37 (3)5:50.43 (2)1:58.49 (3)1:58.06 (1)1:53.93 (1)Q
31Giovanni CalabreseITA7:45.531:52.18 (2)3:49.96 (2)5:50.90 (3)1:57.78 (2)2:00.94 (3)1:54.63 (2)
44Michael Andrew TseHKG8:31.412:01.77 (4)4:09.16 (4)6:19.57 (4)2:07.39 (4)2:10.41 (4)2:11.84 (4)

Heat #4

Time11:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Fredrik BekkenNOR7:47.311:51.97 (2)3:49.73 (1)5:48.22 (1)1:57.76 (1)1:58.49 (1)1:59.09 (3)Q
22Horst NußbaumerAUT7:49.791:53.38 (3)3:52.51 (2)5:52.38 (2)1:59.13 (2)1:59.87 (2)1:57.41 (2)Q
34Oleksandr KhimichUKR7:56.151:51.64 (1)3:52.71 (3)5:56.16 (3)2:01.07 (3)2:03.45 (3)1:59.99 (4)
41Jüri JaansonEST8:15.251:54.91 (4)3:58.50 (4)6:19.57 (4)2:03.59 (4)2:21.07 (4)1:55.68 (1)

Semi-Finals A/B

Date25 July 1996
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to the final

Heat #1

Time11:40
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Xeno MüllerSUI7:10.071:42.68 (2)3:31.89 (2)5:22.75 (2)1:49.21 (2)1:50.86 (1)1:47.32 (1)Q
24Derek PorterCAN7:14.911:41.15 (1)3:29.43 (1)5:21.43 (1)1:48.28 (1)1:52.00 (3)1:53.48 (3)Q
32Fredrik BekkenNOR7:19.821:45.79 (5)3:36.34 (5)5:27.81 (4)1:50.55 (4)1:51.47 (2)1:52.01 (2)Q
46Ali IbrahimEGY7:22.431:44.08 (4)3:33.59 (3)5:27.25 (3)1:49.51 (3)1:53.66 (4)1:55.18 (5)
55Sergio FernándezARG7:23.701:43.33 (3)3:34.23 (4)5:29.48 (5)1:50.90 (5)1:55.25 (6)1:54.22 (4)
61Peter HainingGBR7:30.471:47.64 (6)3:40.09 (6)5:34.74 (6)1:52.45 (6)1:54.65 (5)1:55.73 (6)

Heat #2

Time11:50
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Thomas LangeGER7:12.301:42.38 (1)3:31.57 (1)5:21.94 (1)1:49.19 (3)1:50.37 (2)1:50.36 (1)Q
22Iztok ČopSLO7:15.071:43.51 (2)3:32.65 (2)5:23.64 (3)1:49.14 (2)1:50.99 (3)1:51.43 (2)Q
33Václav Chalupa, Jr.CZE7:16.971:43.89 (3)3:32.92 (3)5:22.51 (2)1:49.03 (1)1:49.59 (1)1:54.46 (4)Q
45Rob WaddellNZL7:18.521:45.01 (4)3:34.29 (4)5:26.30 (4)1:49.28 (4)1:52.01 (4)1:52.22 (3)
56Cyrus BeasleyUSA7:31.491:47.72 (5)3:39.15 (5)5:34.00 (5)1:51.43 (5)1:54.85 (5)1:57.49 (5)
61Horst NußbaumerAUT7:35.521:48.06 (6)3:41.57 (6)5:37.76 (6)1:53.51 (6)1:56.19 (6)1:57.76 (6)

Semi-Finals C/D

Date25 July 1996
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to the C final

Heat #1

Time11:20
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13David CameronAUS7:25.381:49.42 (3)3:42.57 (3)5:34.47 (3)1:53.15 (3)1:51.90 (1)1:50.91 (1)Q
24László SzögiHUN7:27.921:46.91 (1)3:39.21 (1)5:33.02 (1)1:52.30 (2)1:53.81 (3)1:54.90 (3)Q
32Jüri JaansonEST7:28.891:49.04 (2)3:40.24 (2)5:33.92 (2)1:51.20 (1)1:53.68 (2)1:54.97 (4)Q
45Daisaku TakedaJPN7:32.631:49.99 (4)3:45.30 (4)5:40.35 (4)1:55.31 (4)1:55.05 (4)1:52.28 (2)
51Michael Andrew TseHKG7:51.151:53.42 (5)3:49.24 (5)5:48.54 (5)1:55.82 (5)1:59.30 (5)2:02.61 (5)

Heat #2

Time11:30
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12Giovanni CalabreseITA7:23.591:45.59 (1)3:36.95 (1)5:30.59 (1)1:51.36 (2)1:53.64 (3)1:53.00 (2)Q
24Tomas SöderblomFIN7:23.881:46.89 (2)3:37.88 (2)5:31.45 (2)1:50.99 (1)1:53.57 (2)1:52.43 (1)Q
31Anton SemaRUS7:28.441:49.44 (4)3:41.68 (4)5:33.98 (3)1:52.24 (4)1:52.30 (1)1:54.46 (3)Q
43Oleksandr KhimichUKR7:31.241:47.30 (3)3:39.52 (3)5:34.40 (4)1:52.22 (3)1:54.88 (4)1:56.84 (4)

Final Round

Date26 – 27 July 1996

Final A

Time27 July 1996 — 12:00
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Xeno MüllerSUI6:44.851:39.79 (4)3:24.17 (4)5:08.29 (3)1:44.38 (3)1:44.12 (2)1:36.56 (1)OB
22Derek PorterCAN6:47.451:37.85 (1)3:21.14 (1)5:07.01 (1)1:43.29 (1)1:45.87 (4)1:40.44 (3)
33Thomas LangeGER6:47.721:38.32 (2)3:22.29 (2)5:07.90 (2)1:43.97 (2)1:45.61 (3)1:39.82 (2)
45Iztok ČopSLO6:51.711:39.15 (3)3:23.68 (3)5:09.86 (5)1:44.53 (4)1:46.18 (5)1:41.85 (4)
51Václav Chalupa, Jr.CZE6:55.651:41.10 (5)3:26.08 (5)5:09.31 (4)1:44.98 (6)1:43.23 (1)1:46.34 (6)
66Fredrik BekkenNOR6:59.511:41.58 (6)3:26.44 (6)5:14.00 (6)1:44.86 (5)1:47.56 (6)1:45.51 (5)

Final B

Time27 July 1996 — 9:42
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Rob WaddellNZL6:49.551:39.27 (4)3:22.74 (2)5:06.77 (2)1:43.47 (2)1:44.03 (1)1:42.78 (1)OB
23Ali IbrahimEGY6:52.111:37.52 (1)3:20.55 (1)5:06.08 (1)1:43.03 (1)1:45.53 (2)1:46.03 (5)
36Horst NußbaumerAUT6:53.201:40.56 (6)3:24.27 (5)5:10.23 (4)1:43.71 (3)1:45.96 (4)1:42.97 (2)
45Cyrus BeasleyUSA6:54.171:38.74 (3)3:23.29 (4)5:09.10 (3)1:44.55 (4)1:45.81 (3)1:45.07 (4)
51Peter HainingGBR6:55.061:39.59 (5)3:24.73 (6)5:11.22 (6)1:45.14 (6)1:46.49 (5)1:43.84 (3)
62Sergio FernándezARG6:56.971:38.40 (2)3:23.03 (3)5:10.71 (5)1:44.63 (5)1:47.68 (6)1:46.26 (6)

Final C

Time26 July 1996 — 11:10
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14David CameronAUS7:30.551:50.86 (2)3:49.01 (4)5:43.16 (1)1:58.15 (5)1:54.15 (1)1:47.39 (1)
22Tomas SöderblomFIN7:32.861:52.24 (4)3:48.07 (3)5:43.44 (2)1:55.83 (1)1:55.37 (2)1:49.42 (2)
35László SzögiHUN7:34.231:51.76 (3)3:47.79 (2)5:43.94 (3)1:56.03 (2)1:56.15 (3)1:50.29 (3)
46Anton SemaRUS7:44.931:52.85 (5)3:49.27 (5)5:46.92 (4)1:56.42 (3)1:57.65 (4)1:58.01 (4)
53Giovanni CalabreseITA7:48.631:49.90 (1)3:47.16 (1)5:47.27 (5)1:57.26 (4)2:00.11 (5)2:01.36 (5)
61Jüri JaansonEST8:33.531:57.74 (6)4:03.94 (6)6:15.18 (6)2:06.20 (6)2:11.24 (6)2:18.35 (6)

Final D

Time26 July 1996 — 11:20
PosLaneCompetitorNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13Oleksandr KhimichUKR7:40.541:49.40 (1)3:46.18 (1)5:44.29 (1)1:56.78 (1)1:58.11 (1)1:56.25 (2)
22Daisaku TakedaJPN7:45.231:51.28 (2)3:50.89 (2)5:50.65 (2)1:59.61 (2)1:59.76 (2)1:54.58 (1)
31Michael Andrew TseHKG8:06.431:55.59 (3)3:57.29 (3)6:03.32 (3)2:01.70 (3)2:06.03 (3)2:03.11 (3)