2019 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls explained

Event:	Men's single sculls
Championship:	2019 World Rowing Championships
Dates:	25 August – 1 September
Venue:	Linz-Ottensheim
Location:	Ottensheim, Austria
Competitors:	44
Nations:	44
Win Value:	6:44.55
Gold:	Oliver Zeidler
Gold Nation:	GER
Silver:	Sverri Sandberg Nielsen
Silver Nation:	DEN
Bronze:	Kjetil Borch
Bronze Nation:	NOR
Prev:	2018
Next:	2022

The men's single sculls competition at the 2019 World Rowing Championships took place at the Linz-Ottensheim regatta venue.^[1] A top-nine finish ensured qualification for the Tokyo Olympics.^[2]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Sunday 25 August 2019	16:57	Heats
Monday 26 August 2019	15:40	Repechages
Wednesday 28 August 2019	13:17	Quarterfinals AD
Wednesday 28 August 2019	16:04	Quarterfinals EH
Thursday 29 August 2019	15:20	Semifinals G/H
	15:40	Semifinals E/F
	16:10	Semifinals C/D
Friday 30 August 2019	12:20	Semifinals A/B
Saturday 31 August 2019	09:18	Final H
	09:23	Final G
	09:28	Final F
	09:33	Final E
Sunday 1 September 2019	10:30	Final D
	11:06	Final C
	12:30	Final B
	style=background:lemonchiffon	14:46	style=background:lemonchiffon	Final A

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

Results

Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the AD quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.^[3]

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Stefanos Douskos	7:05.55	QAD
2	Tom Barras	7:08.69	QAD
3	Thibaut Verhoeven	7:12.85	R
4	Ángel Fournier	7:19.78	R
5	Prem Nampratueng	7:38.24	R
6	Javier Insfrán	7:52.20	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Stef Broenink	7:02.43	QAD
2	Simone Martini	7:06.75	QAD
3	Kristian Vasilev	7:15.15	R
4	Lukas Reim	7:17.40	R
5	Kevin Meador	7:31.46	R
6	Jordi Jofre	7:38.11	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Kjetil Borch	6:59.25	QAD
2	Nico Stahlberg	7:03.24	QAD
3	Juan Carlos Cabrera	7:18.58	R
4	Vladislav Yakovlev	7:20.80	R
5	Rohit Kumar	7:23.90	R
6	Dara Alizadeh	7:36.65	R

Heat 4

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Aleksandar Filipović	7:04.15	QAD
2	Pilip Pavukou	7:06.97	QAD
3	Robert Ven	7:08.90	R
4	Mihai Chiruţă	7:09.20	R
5	Kim Dong-yong	7:23.61	R
6	Privel Hinkati	7:48.32	R

Heat 5

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Oliver Zeidler	7:02.66	QAD
2	Robbie Manson	7:13.51	QAD
3	Shakhboz Kholmurzaev	7:20.64	R
4	Quentin Antognelli	7:34.23	R
5	Andrei Jämsä	7:44.53	R

Heat 6

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk	7:05.79	QAD
2	Damir Martin	7:11.05	QAD
3	Onat Kazakli	7:13.40	R
4	Dani Fridman	7:21.65	R
5	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	7:24.36	R

Heat 7

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Sverri Sandberg Nielsen	7:04.68	QAD
2	Anders Backeus	7:14.13	QAD
3	Lukáš Babač	7:40.38	R
4	Rio Rii	7:57.32	R
5	Ahmad Al Hammadi	8:29.64	R

Heat 8

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Ondřej Synek	7:00.29	QAD
2	Mindaugas Griškonis	7:02.32	QAD
3	Abdelkhalek El-Banna	7:17.27	R
4	Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár	7:28.49	R
5	Joseph Purman	7:30.85	R

Repechages

Repechage winners advanced to the AD quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the EH quarterfinals.^[4]

Repechage 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Kevin Meador	7:21.53	QAD
2	Robert Ven	7:26.64	QEH
3	Javier Insfrán	7:28.37	QEH
4	Vladislav Yakovlev	7:29.86	QEH

Repechage 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Mihai Chiruţă	7:12.16	QAD
2	Jordi Jofre	7:17.92	QEH
3	Shakhboz Kholmurzaev	7:25.99	QEH
4	Rohit Kumar	7:35.43	QEH

Repechage 3

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Onat Kazaklı	7:21.68	QAD
2	Quentin Antognelli	7:31.42	QEH
3	Kim Dong-yong	7:33.90	QEH
4	Dara Alizadeh	7:47.91	QEH

Repechage 4

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Dani Fridman	7:32.93	QAD
2	Lukáš Babač	7:41.98	QEH
3	Andrei Jämsä	7:52.45	QEH
4	Privel Hinkati	8:04.38	QEH

Repechage 5

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	7:26.58	QAD
2	Abdelkhalek El-Banna	7:37.83	QEH
3	Rillio Rii	8:09.15	QEH

Repechage 6

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Thibaut Verhoeven	7:18.31	QAD
2	Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár	7:36.74	QEH
3	Ahmad Al Hammadi	8:36.45	QEH

Repechage 7

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Kristian Vasilev	7:19.61	QAD
2	Ángel Fournier	7:25.49	QEH
3	Joseph Purman	7:37.51	QEH

Repechage 8

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Juan Carlos Cabrera	7:21.27	QAD
2	Lukas Reim	7:21.29	QEH
3	Prem Nampratueng	7:39.21	QEH

Quarterfinals EH

The three fastest boats in each quarter were sent to the E/F semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the G/H semifinals.^[5]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Jordi Jofre	7:10.98	SE/F
2	Vladislav Yakovlev	7:12.77	SE/F
3	Quentin Antognelli	7:26.00	SE/F
4	Andrei Jämsä	7:56.10	SG/H
5	Ahmad Al Hammadi	8:17.19	SG/H

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Abdelkhalek El-Banna	7:04.92	SE/F
2	Prem Nampratueng	7:10.40	SE/F
3	Joseph Purman	7:12.44	SE/F
4	Rohit Kumar	7:13.85	SG/H
5	Lukáš Babač	7:38.73	SG/H

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Lukas Reim	7:07.03	SE/F
2	Shakhboz Kholmurzaev	7:08.64	SE/F
3	Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár	7:11.08	SE/F
4	Javier Insfrán	7:14.23	SG/H
5	Dara Alizadeh	7:24.04	SG/H

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Ángel Fournier	7:02.08	SE/F
2	Robert Ven	7:04.56	SE/F
3	Kim Dong-yong	7:12.17	SE/F
4	Privel Hinkati	7:36.20	SG/H
5	Rio Rii	7:46.93	SG/H

Quarterfinals AD

The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.^[5]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Stef Broenink	6:48.75	SA/B
2	Stefanos Douskos	6:51.81	SA/B
3	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	6:52.22	SA/B
4	Nico Stahlberg	6:54.98	SC/D
5	Pilip Pavukou	6:55.88	SC/D
6	Thibaut Verhoeven	7:00.76	SC/D

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Kjetil Borch	6:49.40	SA/B
2	Robbie Manson	6:51.39	SA/B
3	Damir Martin	6:54.05	SA/B
4	Juan Carlos Cabrera	6:56.55	SC/D
5	Kevin Meador	7:02.59	SC/D
6	Aleksandar Filipović	7:02.72	SC/D

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Oliver Zeidler	6:49.07	SA/B
2	Mindaugas Griškonis	6:50.59	SA/B
3	Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk	6:55.51	SA/B
4	Onat Kazaklı	6:58.76	SC/D
5	Anders Backeus	7:04.06	SC/D
6	Mihai Chiruţă	7:10.52	SC/D

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Ondřej Synek	6:48.43	SA/B
2	Sverri Sandberg Nielsen	6:48.96	SA/B
3	Simone Martini	6:51.45	SA/B
4	Tom Barras	6:53.13	SC/D
5	Dani Fridman	7:01.08	SC/D
6	Kristian Vasilev	7:11.60	SC/D

Semifinals G/H

The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the G final. The remaining boats were sent to the H final.^[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Javier Insfrán	7:13.94	FG
2	Lukáš Babač	7:21.96	FG
3	Andrei Jämsä	7:29.17	FG
4	Rio Rii	7:33.02	FH

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Rohit Kumar	7:12.70	FG
2	Dara Alizadeh	7:23.82	FG
3	Privel Hinkati	7:25.87	FG
4	Ahmad Al Hammadi	8:00.78	FH

Semifinals E/F

The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the E final. The remaining boats were sent to the F final.^[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Lukas Reim	6:54.91	FE
2	Jordi Jofre	6:55.01	FE
3	Robert Ven	6:56.64	FE
4	Kim Dong-yong	6:59.42	FF
5	Quentin Antognelli	7:05.74	FF
6	Prem Nampratueng	7:14.85	FF

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Vladislav Yakovlev	6:58.10	FE
2	Abdelkhalek El-Banna	6:58.54	FE
3	Ángel Fournier	7:04.18	FE
4	Shakhboz Kholmurzaev	7:05.68	FF
5	Joseph Purman	7:07.04	FF
–	Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár

Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.^[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Kristian Vasilev	6:45.92	FC
2	Dani Fridman	6:46.51	FC
3	Thibaut Verhoeven	6:49.14	FC
4	Nico Stahlberg	6:49.24	FD
5	Onat Kazakli	6:56.21	FD
6	Kevin Meador	7:00.98	FD

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Tom Barras	6:49.15	FC
2	Aleksandar Filipović	6:49.23	FC
3	Juan Carlos Cabrera	6:53.99	FC
4	Mihai Chiruţă	7:00.80	FD
5	Anders Backeus	7:02.72	FD
–	Pilip Pavukou

Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.^[6]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Oliver Zeidler	6:51.84	FA
2	Sverri Sandberg Nielsen	6:52.93	FA
3	Stef Broenink	6:53.13	FA
4	Robbie Manson	7:00.73	FB
5	Simone Martini	7:10.66	FB
6	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	7:17.55	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Time	Notes
1	Ondřej Synek	6:57.10	FA
2	Mindaugas Griškonis	6:58.13	FA
3	Kjetil Borch	7:00.36	FA
4	Damir Martin	7:04.63	FB
5	Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk	7:10.61	FB
6	Stefanos Douskos	7:25.38	FB

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.^[7]

Final H

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Rillio Rii		7:47.55
2	Ahmad Al Hammadi		8:15.50

Final G

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Javier Insfrán	7:13.12
2	Lukáš Babač	7:19.33
3	Rohit Kumar	7:20.58
4	Dara Alizadeh	7:24.74
5	Privel Hinkati	7:34.94
6	Andrei Jämsä	8:00.56

Final F

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Shakhboz Kholmurzaev	7:07.96
2	Kim Dong-yong	7:08.29
3	Prem Nampratueng	7:12.37
4	Quentin Antognelli	7:15.25
5	Joseph Purman	7:18.13

Final E

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Abdelkhalek El-Banna	7:01.79
2	Ángel Fournier	7:03.28
3	Jordi Jofre	7:04.23
4	Lukas Reim	7:04.23
5	Vladislav Yakovlev	7:05.44
6	Robert Ven	7:05.56

Final D

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Nico Stahlberg	6:58.35
2	Onat Kazakli	7:00.17
3	Kevin Meador	7:04.29
4	Anders Backeus	7:05.53
5	Mihai Chiruţă	7:06.94

Final C

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Kristian Vasilev	6:59.06
2	Tom Barras	6:59.45
3	Dani Fridman	7:02.06
4	Aleksandar Filipović	7:03.46
5	Juan Carlos Cabrera	7:05.05
6	Thibaut Verhoeven	7:16.07

Final B

Rank	Rower	Time
1	Robbie Manson	6:56.27
2	Damir Martin	6:56.42
3	Simone Martini	6:56.92
4	Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk	6:58.34
5	Stefanos Douskos	7:12.74
6	Aleksandar Aleksandrov	7:26.06

Final A

Rank	Rower	Time
	Oliver Zeidler	6:44.55
	Sverri Sandberg Nielsen	6:44.58
	Kjetil Borch	6:44.84
4	Mindaugas Griškonis	6:45.24
5	Stef Broenink	6:45.58
6	Ondřej Synek	6:47.93

Notes and References

Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS Schedule By Event. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.
Web site: Australia aims to qualify 14 boats for Tokyo 2020. Rowing Australia. 5 September 2019. 25 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220325214015/https://rowingaustralia.com.au/2019/08/21/australia-aims-to-qualify-14-boats-for-tokyo-2020/. dead.
Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Heat. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.
Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Repechage. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.
Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Quarterfinal. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.
Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Semifinal. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.
Web site: 2019 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS (M1x) Men's Single Sculls – Final. World Rowing. 4 September 2019.