Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls


The men's single sculls competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, London, United Kingdom. The event was held from 5–9 August.

Heats

First rower in each heat advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Heat 4

Heat 5

*no official time recorded in Heat 5

Repechage

The winner of each race advanced to the semi-finals, the other rowers are eliminated.

Repechage 1

Repechage 2

Repechage 3

Semifinal

The winner of each race advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 3

Final

RankAthlete NameCountryTimeNotes
Mervyn Wood7:24.4
Eduardo Risso7:38.2
Romolo Catasta7:51.4