Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Toda Rowing Course | |||||||||
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| Date | 11–15 October | |||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 13 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 8:22.51 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics  | |
|---|---|
| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pairs | men |
| Coxed pairs | men |
| Coxless fours | men |
| Coxed fours | men |
| Eights | men |
The single sculls event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.
Medallists
 Gold |
 Silver |
 Bronze |
.svg.png){kind=small} Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Achim Hill (EUA) |
 Gottfried Kottmann (SUI) |
Results
Heats
The top rower in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.
| Heat 1 | |||
| 1. | Achim Hill (EUA) | 7:40.49 | QF |
| 2. |  Vaclav Kozak (TCH) | 7:45.75 | QR |
| 3. |  Rob Groen (NED) | 7:48.74 | QR |
| 4. |  Peter Edwards (AUS) | 7:53.54 | QR |
| 5. | .svg.png){kind=small} Otto Plettner (MEX) | 8:03.86 | QR |
| Heat 2 | |||
| 1. |  Donald Spero (USA) | 7:41.94 | QF |
| 2. | Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS) | 7:53.55 | QR |
| 3. |  Alberto Demiddi (ARG) | 7:55.59 | QR |
| 4. |  Kasagi Satoomi (JPN) | 8:16.96 | QR |
| Heat 3 | |||
| 1. | Gottfried Kottmann (SUI) | 7:43.70 | QF |
| 2. |  Murray Watkinson (NZL) | 7:49.01 | QR |
| 3. | .svg.png){kind=small} Eugeniusz Kubiak (POL) | 8:08.96 | QR |
| 4. | .svg.png){kind=small} Leif Gotfredsen (CAN) | 8:15.30 | QR |
Repechages
The top finisher in each of the three repechages joined the finalists. The second and third-place finishers competed in a consolation final for 7th-12th places. The fourth-place finisher, in the only repechage with that many competitors, was eliminated.
| Repechage 1 | |||
| 1. | Murray Watkinson (NZL) | 7:45.28 | QF |
| 2. | Rob Groen (NED) | 7:50.58 | QC |
| 3. | Kasagi Satoomi (JPN) | 8:13.44 | QC |
| Repechage 2 | |||
| 1. | Alberto Demiddi (ARG) | 7:39.67 | QF |
| 2. | Vaclav Kozak (TCH) | 7:42.56 | QC |
| 3. | Leif Gotfredsen (CAN) | 8:02.72 | QC |
| Repechage 3 | |||
| 1. | Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS) | 7:31.76 | QF |
| 2. | Peter Edwards (AUS) | 7:37.64 | QC |
| 3. | Eugeniusz Kubiak (POL) | 7:44.75 | QC |
| 4. | Otto Plettner (MEX) | 7:46.84 | 13th |
Consolation final
The consolation final determined places from 7th to 12th.
| 7. | Rob Groen (NED) | 7:17.50 |
| 8. | Leif Gotfredsen (CAN) | 7:28.70 |
| 9. | Peter Edwards (AUS) | 7:30.06 |
| 10. | Otto Plettner (MEX) | 7:33.24 |
| 11. | Kasagi Satoomi (JPN) | 7:37.90 |
| 12. | Vaclav Kozak (TCH) | Did not start |
Final
| Vyacheslav Ivanov (URS) | 8:22.51 |
| Achim Hill (EUA) | 8:26.24 |
| Gottfried Kottmann (SUI) | 8:29.68 |
| 4. | Alberto Demiddi (ARG) | 8:31.51 |
| 5. | Murray Watkinson (NZL) | 8:35.57 |
| 6. | Donald Spero (USA) | 8:37.53 |
Sources
- Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
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