Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

Men's single sculls at the Games of the XI Olympiad
Venue	Grünau Regatta Course
Dates	11–14 August 1936
Competitors	20 from 20 nations
Winning time	8:21.5
Medalists
Gustav Schäfer  Germany Josef Hasenöhrl  Austria Dan Barrow  United States

The men's single sculls competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place at Grünau Regatta Course, near Berlin, Germany. The event was held from 11 to 14 August.^[1] There were 20 competitors from 20 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.^[2] The event was won by Gustav Schäfer of Germany, the nation's first victory in the event and first medal of any colour in the men's single sculls since 1908. Josef Hasenöhrl took silver, Austria's first medal in the event. Dan Barrow earned bronze, extending the United States' podium streak in the event to five Games; the Americans had taken a medal in each of the six times they competed in the event.

Background

This was the ninth 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]

None of the 5 rowers from the 1932 Games returned. Australia's Cecil Pearce was the cousin of 1928 and 1932 gold medalist Bobby Pearce, who had turned professional after the 1932 Games (and thus was no longer eligible under the amateurism rules in place at the time). The pre-race favorite was Ernst Rufli of Switzerland, the two-time reigning Diamond Challenge Sculls champion. Humphrey Warren of Great Britain, Gustav Schäfer of Germany, and Jiří Zavřel of Czechoslovakia were also significant contenders.^[2]

Argentina, Brazil, Estonia, Norway, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. Great Britain made its eighth appearance, most among nations, having missed only the 1904 Games in St. Louis.

Competition format

Despite having five more rowers than the previous record of 15 at the 1928 Games, the 1932 Games used only 4 rounds (to the 1928 tournament's 7). There were three main rounds and a repechage. The number of boats allowed in individual races was expanded from prior Games, with the final reaching six boats for the first time.

• Quarterfinals: There were four quarterfinal heats, each with 5 boats. The winner of each race advanced to the semifinals, while all other boats went to the repechage for a second chance. No rowers were eliminated.
• Repechage: There were again four heats, this time with 4 boats apiece. The winner of each joined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals. The remaining 12 boats were eliminated.
• Semifinals: There were two heats, each with 4 boats (2 quarterfinal winners and 2 repechage winners apiece). The top 3 boats in each semifinal advanced to the final, with only the two 4th-place boats eliminated in this round.
• The final had 6 boats.

The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
Tuesday, 11 August 1936	17:00	Quarterfinals
Wednesday, 12 August 1936	18:00	Repechage
Thursday, 13 August 1936	19:00	Semifinals
Friday, 14 August 1936	15:30	Final

Results

Quarterfinals

The first rower in each heat advanced directly to the semifinals. The others competed again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semifinals.

Quarterfinal 1

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Roger Verey	Poland	7:31.2	Q
2	Celestino de Palma	Brazil	7:37.7	R
3	Elmar Korko	Estonia	7:40.4	R
4	Hans ten Houten	Netherlands	7:42.9	R
5	Davor Jelaska	Yugoslavia	8:05.2	R

Quarterfinal 2

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Gustav Schäfer	Germany	7:17.1	Q
2	Josef Hasenöhrl	Austria	7:24.0	R
3	Charles Campbell	Canada	7:25.7	R
4	Cecil Pearce	Australia	7:27.0	R
5	Dan Barrow	United States	7:30.5	R

Quarterfinal 3

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ernst Rufli	Switzerland	7:19.0	Q
2	Henri Banos	France	7:39.9	R
3	Carl Christiansen	Norway	7:42.9	R
4	László Kozma	Hungary	7:47.0	R
5	Walter Youell	South Africa	7:56.6	R

Quarterfinal 4

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Humphrey Warren	Great Britain	7:27.0	Q
2	Riccardo Steinleitner	Italy	7:30.6	R
3	Antonio Giorgio	Argentina	7:33.0	R
4	Arquímedes Juanicó	Uruguay	7:39.6	R
5	Jiří Zavřel	Czechoslovakia	7:43.0	R

Repechage

The winner of each race advanced to the semifinals; the other rowers were eliminated.

Repechage heat 1

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Josef Hasenöhrl	Austria	7:27.7	Q
2	Carl Christiansen	Norway	7:32.8
3	Elmar Korko	Estonia	7:44.1
4	László Kozma	Hungary	7:45.9

Repechage heat 2

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Dan Barrow	United States	7:31.3	Q
2	Riccardo Steinleitner	Italy	7:31.4
3	Hans ten Houten	Netherlands	7:48.6
4	Walter Youell	South Africa	8:04.7

Repechage heat 3

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Antonio Giorgio	Argentina	7:38.7	Q
2	Jiří Zavřel	Czechoslovakia	7:45.4
3	Henri Banos	France	7:49.0
4	Davor Jelaska	Yugoslavia	DNF

Repechage 4

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Charles Campbell	Canada	7:31.0	Q
2	Cecil Pearce	Australia	7:33.2
3	Celestino de Palma	Brazil	7:49.7
4	Arquímedes Juanicó	Uruguay	7:52.4

Semifinals

The first three rowers in each heat advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Gustav Schäfer	Germany	8:04.0	Q
2	Dan Barrow	United States	8:17.9	Q
3	Antonio Giorgio	Argentina	8:18.4	Q
4	Roger Verey	Poland	DNF

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time	Notes
1	Ernst Rufli	Switzerland	7:46.9	Q
2	Josef Hasenöhrl	Austria	7:54.6	Q
3	Charles Campbell	Canada	8:02.2	Q
4	Humphrey Warren	Great Britain	8:08.8

Final

Rank	Rower	Nation	Time
	Gustav Schäfer	Germany	8:21.5
	Josef Hasenöhrl	Austria	8:25.8
	Dan Barrow	United States	8:28.0
4	Charles Campbell	Canada	8:35.0
5	Ernst Rufli	Switzerland	8:38.9
6	Antonio Giorgio	Argentina	8:57.5

Results summary

Rank	Rower	Nation	Quarterfinals	Repechage	Semifinals	Final
	Gustav Schäfer	Germany	7:17.1	Bye	8:04.0	8:21.5
	Josef Hasenöhrl	Austria	7:24.0	7:27.7	7:54.6	8:25.8
	Dan Barrow	United States	7:30.5	7:31.3	8:17.9	8:28.0
4	Charles Campbell	Canada	7:25.7	7:31.0	8:02.2	8:35.0
5	Ernst Rufli	Switzerland	7:19.0	Bye	7:46.9	8:38.9
6	Antonio Giorgio	Argentina	7:33.0	7:38.7	8:18.4	8:57.5
7	Humphrey Warren	Great Britain	7:27.0	Bye	8:08.8	Did not advance
8	Roger Verey	Poland	7:31.2	Bye	DNF
9	Riccardo Steinleitner	Italy	7:30.6	7:31.4	Did not advance
10	Carl Christiansen	Norway	7:42.9	7:32.8
11	Cecil Pearce	Australia	7:27.0	7:33.2
12	Elmar Korko	Estonia	7:40.4	7:44.1
13	Jiří Zavřel	Czechoslovakia	7:43.0	7:45.4
14	László Kozma	Hungary	7:47.0	7:45.9
15	Hans ten Houten	Netherlands	7:42.9	7:48.6
16	Henri Banos	France	7:39.9	7:49.0
17	Celestino de Palma	Brazil	7:37.7	7:49.7
18	Arquímedes Juanicó	Uruguay	7:39.6	7:52.4
19	Walter Youell	South Africa	7:56.6	8:04.7
20	Davor Jelaska	Yugoslavia	8:05.2	DNF

References

1. "Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
2. "Single Sculls, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
3. "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

External links

• The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XI Olympiad Berlin 1936 (PDF) (PDF). pp. 1005–1006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2007.