Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls


The men's single sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November.

Heats

Heats were held on 23 November. First two rowers in each heat advanced to semi-finals, while the others to repechage.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Repechage

The repechage round was held on 24 November, with three rower for each repechage. The winner of the repechage is qualified for the semi-finals.

Repechage 1

Repechage 2

Semifinal

The semi-finals were held on 26 November, first two rowers in each semi-final advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

The final round of men’s single sculls was held on 27 November.
RankAthlete nameCountryTimeNotes
Vyacheslav Ivanov8:02.5
Stuart MacKenzie8:07.7
John B. Kelly Jr.8:11.8
4Teodor Kocerka8:12.9

Ivanov was so thrilled when he was presented with his gold medal that he jumped up and down with joy-and dropped the medal into Lake Wendouree. He immediately dived into the lake to retrieve it, but couldn't find it. After the games were over he was given a replacement medal.