Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

The Women's single sculls competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Lanier, Atlanta, United States of America. The event was held from 21 to 27 July 1996.[1]

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueLake Lanier
Date21–27 July
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
Ekaterina Khodotovich  Belarus
Silken Laumann  Canada
Trine Hansen  Denmark

Heats

The winner in each heat advanced directly to the semi-finals. The remaining rowers must compete in the repechage for the remaining spots in semi-finals.

Heat 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Maria Brandin Sweden (SWE)8:00.70SF
2Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria (BUL)8:12.85R
3Tonia Svaier Greece (GRE)8:17.49R
4Birutė Šakickienė Lithuania (LTU)8:21.78R
5Meike Evers Germany (GER)8:24.14R
6Ana Urbano Argentina (ARG)8:42.59R

Heat 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Ekaterina Khodotovich Belarus (BLR)8:03.73SF
2Annelies Bredael Belgium (BEL)8:08.40R
3Ruth Davidon United States (USA)8:09.78R
4Céline Garcia France (FRA)8:10.22R
5Elisabeta Lipă Romania (ROM)8:22.92R
6Samia Hireche Algeria (ALG)9:08.31R

Heat 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Trine Hansen Denmark (DEN)8:02.06SF
2Silken Laumann Canada (CAN)8:10.57R
3Liu Xiaochun China (CHN)8:12.82R
4Guin Batten Great Britain (GBR)8:54.05R
5Laila Finska-Bezerra Finland (FIN)8:31.56R

Repechage

First three rowers in each race advanced to Semifinal 1 or 2, the rest went to Final C.

Repechage 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Ruth Davidon United States (USA)8:33.73S
2Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria (BUL)8:41.37S
3Guin Batten Great Britain (GBR)8:44.73S
4Meike Evers Germany (GER)8:54.05FC
5Samia Hireche Algeria (ALG)9:28.41FC

Repechage 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Elisabeta Lipă Romania (ROM)8:30.97S
2Annelies Bredael Belgium (BEL)8:33.72S
3Liu Xiaochun China (CHN)8:37.01S
4Birutė Šakickienė Lithuania (LTU)8:41.08FC

Repechage 3

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Silken Laumann Canada (CAN)8:28.88S
2Céline Garcia France (FRA)8:32.58S
3Laila Finska-Bezerra Finland (FIN)8:35.72S
4Tonia Svaier Greece (GRE)8:49.44FC
5Ana Urbano Argentina (ARG)9:04.66FC

Semifinal

First three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others advanced to Final B.

Semifinal 1

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Silken Laumann Canada (CAN)7:57.68FA
2Ekaterina Khodotovich Belarus (BLR)8:00.02FA
3Maria Brandin Sweden (SWE)8:01.55FA
4Annelies Bredael Belgium (BEL)8:05.78FB
5Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria (BUL)8:15.63FB
6Laila Finska-Bezerra Finland (FIN)8:25.00FB

Semifinal 2

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Trine Hansen Denmark (DEN)7:53.45FA
2Ruth Davidon United States (USA)7:54.97FA
3Guin Batten Great Britain (GBR)7:56.61FA
4Elisabeta Lipă Romania (ROM)8:01.84FB
5Céline Garcia France (FRA)8:13.37FB
6Liu Xiaochun China (CHN)8:15.83FB

Final

Final C

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Meike Evers Germany (GER)8:16.51
2Birutė Šakickienė Lithuania (LTU)8:17.80
3Tonia Svaier Greece (GRE)8:25.83
4Ana Urbano Argentina (ARG)8:41.51
5Samia Hireche Algeria (ALG)9:09.92

Final B

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1Annelies Bredael Belgium (BEL)7:25.83
2Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria (BUL)7:27.77
3Elisabeta Lipă Romania (ROM)7:28.79
4Céline Garcia France (FRA)7:33.30
5Liu Xiaochun China (CHN)7:33.67
6Laila Finska-Bezerra Finland (FIN)7:34.85

Final A

Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
Ekaterina Khodotovich Belarus (BLR)7:32.31
Silken Laumann Canada (CAN)7:35.15
Trine Hansen Denmark (DEN)7:37.20
4Maria Brandin Sweden (SWE)7:42.58
5Guin Batten Great Britain (GBR)7:45.08
6Ruth Davidon United States (USA)7:46.47

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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