Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
January 01, 1970
The men's single sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Helsinki, Finland. The event was held from 20 to 23 July.[1] There were 18 competitors from 18 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by Yuriy Tyukalov of the Soviet Union, in the nation's debut at the Games. Defending champion Mervyn Wood took silver, the fourth medal in five Games for Australia. Teodor Kocerka's bronze was Poland's first medal in the men's single sculls.
This was the 11th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]
Five of the 14 single scullers from the 1948 Games returned: gold medalist Mervyn Wood of Australia, silver medalist Eduardo Risso of Uruguay, fourth-place finisher John B. Kelly Jr. of the United States, eighth-place finisher Ian Stephen of South Africa, and twelfth-place finisher Juan Omedes of Spain. Wood had also won his second Diamond Challenge Sculls earlier in 1952 and was the favorite. Significant challengers included Risso, Kelly, Tony Fox of Great Britain (1951 Diamond Challenge winner), Paul Meyer of Switzerland, and Ian Stephen of South Africa.[2]
Chile, Saar, and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its 10th appearance, most among nations, having missed only the 1904 Games in St. Louis.
Competition formatedit
This rowing event was a single scull event, meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower used two oars, one on each side of the boat. The course returned to the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948).[3]
The competition expanded from previous years to include a second repechage after the semifinals. This brought the tournament to five rounds total: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final with two repechages after the first two rounds.
Four heats were held in the first round. The first two boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, while the rest went to the first repechage. The repechage round also consisted of four heats. Only the winner of each heat advanced to the second repechage (these rowers did not compete in the semifinals). The winners of the two semifinal heats advanced directly to the final and the rest competed in the second repechage. Three heats were held in the second repechage, where the winner of each heat advanced to the final.
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^"Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External linksedit
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952(PDF) (PDF). p. 609.
January 01, 1970
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The men s single sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti Helsinki Finland The event was held from 20 to 23 July 1 There were 18 competitors from 18 nations with each nation limited to a single boat in the event 2 The event was won by Yuriy Tyukalov of the Soviet Union in the nation s debut at the Games Defending champion Mervyn Wood took silver the fourth medal in five Games for Australia Teodor Kocerka s bronze was Poland s first medal in the men s single sculls Men s single scullsat the Games of the XV OlympiadSilver medallist Mervyn Wood in 1952VenueMeilahtiDate20 23 JulyCompetitors18 from 18 nationsWinning time8 12 8MedalistsYuriy Tyukalov Soviet UnionMervyn Wood AustraliaTeodor Kocerka Poland 19481956 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 Quarterfinal 1 4 1 2 Quarterfinal 2 4 1 3 Quarterfinal 3 4 1 4 Quarterfinal 4 4 2 First repechage 4 2 1 First repechage heat 1 4 2 2 First repechage heat 2 4 2 3 First repechage heat 3 4 2 4 First repechage heat 4 4 3 Semifinals 4 3 1 Semifinal 1 4 3 2 Semifinal 2 4 4 Second repechage 4 4 1 Second repechage heat 1 4 4 2 Second repechage heat 2 4 4 3 Second repechage heat 3 4 5 Final 5 Results summary 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThis was the 11th appearance of the event Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested beginning in 1900 2 Five of the 14 single scullers from the 1948 Games returned gold medalist Mervyn Wood of Australia silver medalist Eduardo Risso of Uruguay fourth place finisher John B Kelly Jr of the United States eighth place finisher Ian Stephen of South Africa and twelfth place finisher Juan Omedes of Spain Wood had also won his second Diamond Challenge Sculls earlier in 1952 and was the favorite Significant challengers included Risso Kelly Tony Fox of Great Britain 1951 Diamond Challenge winner Paul Meyer of Switzerland and Ian Stephen of South Africa 2 Chile Saar and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event Great Britain made its 10th appearance most among nations having missed only the 1904 Games in St Louis Competition format editThis rowing event was a single scull event meaning that each boat was propelled by a single rower The scull portion means that the rower used two oars one on each side of the boat The course returned to the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 with the exception of 1948 3 The competition expanded from previous years to include a second repechage after the semifinals This brought the tournament to five rounds total quarterfinals semifinals and a final with two repechages after the first two rounds Four heats were held in the first round The first two boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals while the rest went to the first repechage The repechage round also consisted of four heats Only the winner of each heat advanced to the second repechage these rowers did not compete in the semifinals The winners of the two semifinal heats advanced directly to the final and the rest competed in the second repechage Three heats were held in the second repechage where the winner of each heat advanced to the final Schedule editAll times are Eastern European Summer Time UTC 3 Date Time Round Monday 21 July 1952 9 00 QuarterfinalsFirst repechageSemifinals Tuesday 22 July 1952 Second repechage Wednesday 23 July 1952 17 00 FinalResults editQuarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Tony Fox nbsp Great Britain 7 45 1 Q 2 Ian Stephen nbsp South Africa 7 47 7 Q 3 Sevi Holmsten nbsp Finland 7 52 1 R 4 Juan Omedes nbsp Spain 8 03 1 R 5 Carlos Adueza nbsp Chile 8 22 3 R Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Mervyn Wood nbsp Australia 7 44 1 Q 2 Paul Meyer nbsp Switzerland 7 44 5 Q 3 Gunther Schutt nbsp Saar 7 58 4 R 4 Frantisek Reich nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 59 0 R 5 Henri Steenacker nbsp Belgium 8 04 0 R Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 John B Kelly Jr nbsp United States 7 58 4 Q 2 Teodor Kocerka nbsp Poland 7 59 5 Q 3 Ugo Pifferi nbsp Italy 8 09 0 R 4 Hussein El Alfy nbsp Egypt 8 33 5 R Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Yuriy Tyukalov nbsp Soviet Union 7 47 9 Q 2 Eduardo Risso nbsp Uruguay 7 52 0 Q 3 Henri Butel nbsp France 8 00 4 R 4 Rob van Mesdag nbsp Netherlands 8 02 0 R First repechage edit First repechage heat 1 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Rob van Mesdag nbsp Netherlands 7 35 6 R 2 Sevi Holmsten nbsp Finland 7 37 2 3 Hussein El Alfy nbsp Egypt 8 07 1 First repechage heat 2 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Gunther Schutt nbsp Saar 7 38 4 R 2 Henri Butel nbsp France 7 41 2 3 Juan Omedes nbsp Spain 7 45 1 First repechage heat 3 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Frantisek Reich nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 39 0 R 2 Ugo Pifferi nbsp Italy 7 47 5 First repechage heat 4 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Henri Steenacker nbsp Belgium 7 43 8 R 2 Carlos Adueza nbsp Chile 8 08 9 Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Tony Fox nbsp Great Britain 7 54 4 Q 2 Mervyn Wood nbsp Australia 8 02 5 R 3 Eduardo Risso nbsp Uruguay 8 05 9 R 4 Teodor Kocerka nbsp Poland 9 10 6 R Semifinal 2 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Yuriy Tyukalov nbsp Soviet Union 7 52 6 Q 2 John B Kelly Jr nbsp United States 7 57 3 R 3 Ian Stephen nbsp South Africa 8 02 3 R 4 Paul Meyer nbsp Switzerland 8 07 1 R Second repechage edit Second repechage heat 1 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Mervyn Wood nbsp Australia 7 45 5 Q 2 Paul Meyer nbsp Switzerland 7 48 3 3 Rob van Mesdag nbsp Netherlands 7 57 2 4 Henri Steenacker nbsp Belgium 7 59 5 Second repechage heat 2 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Teodor Kocerka nbsp Poland 7 41 8 Q 2 John B Kelly Jr nbsp United States 7 42 0 3 Frantisek Reich nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 55 0 Second repechage heat 3 edit Rank Rower Nation Time Notes 1 Ian Stephen nbsp South Africa 7 38 6 Q 2 Gunther Schutt nbsp Saar 7 42 9 3 Eduardo Risso nbsp Uruguay 7 50 5 Final edit Rank Rower Nation Time nbsp Yuriy Tyukalov nbsp Soviet Union 8 12 8 nbsp Mervyn Wood nbsp Australia 8 14 5 nbsp Teodor Kocerka nbsp Poland 8 19 4 4 Tony Fox nbsp Great Britain 8 22 5 5 Ian Stephen nbsp South Africa 8 31 4Results summary editRank Rower Nation Quarterfinals First repechage Semifinals Second repechage Final nbsp Yuriy Tyukalov nbsp Soviet Union 7 47 9 Bye 7 52 6 Bye 8 12 8 nbsp Mervyn Wood nbsp Australia 7 44 1 Bye 8 02 5 7 45 5 8 14 5 nbsp Teodor Kocerka nbsp Poland 7 59 5 Bye 9 10 6 7 41 8 8 19 4 4 Tony Fox nbsp Great Britain 7 45 1 Bye 7 54 4 Bye 8 22 5 5 Ian Stephen nbsp South Africa 7 47 7 Bye 8 02 3 7 38 6 8 31 4 6 John B Kelly Jr nbsp United States 7 58 4 Bye 7 57 3 7 42 0 Did not advance 7 Gunther Schutt nbsp Saar 7 58 4 7 38 4 Bye 7 42 9 8 Paul Meyer nbsp Switzerland 7 44 5 Bye 8 07 1 7 48 3 9 Eduardo Risso nbsp Uruguay 7 52 0 Bye 8 05 9 7 50 5 10 Frantisek Reich nbsp Czechoslovakia 7 59 0 7 39 0 Bye 7 55 0 11 Rob van Mesdag nbsp Netherlands 8 02 0 7 35 6 Bye 7 57 2 12 Henri Steenacker nbsp Belgium 8 04 0 7 43 8 Bye 7 59 5 13 Sevi Holmsten nbsp Finland 7 52 1 7 37 2 Did not advance 14 Henri Butel nbsp France 8 00 4 7 41 2 15 Juan Omedes nbsp Spain 8 03 1 7 45 1 16 Ugo Pifferi nbsp Italy 8 09 0 7 47 5 17 Hussein El Alfy nbsp Egypt 8 33 5 8 07 1 18 Carlos Adueza nbsp Chile 8 22 3 8 08 9References edit Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games Men s Single Sculls Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 4 August 2018 a b c Single Sculls Men Olympedia Retrieved 28 April 2021 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 19 April 2021 External links editThe Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 PDF PDF p 609 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men 27s single sculls amp oldid 1022518818, 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