Rowing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad
Medalists
 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria
 Michelle Guerette  United States
 Ekaterina Karsten  Belarus
Rowing at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Single sculls   men   women
Coxless pair men women
Double sculls men women
Lwt double sculls men women
Coxless four men
Quadruple sculls men women
Eight men women
Lwt coxless four men

Women's single sculls competition at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held between August 9 and 16, at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park.

This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events!). The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.

During the first round six heats were held. The top three boats in each heat advance to the quarterfinals, together with the 6 fastest of the remaining scullers, while all others are relegated to the E/F semifinals.

The quarterfinals were the second round for rowers still competing for medals. Placing in the quarterfinal heats determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each quarterfinal moved on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.

Six semifinals were held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats moved on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats went to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.

The fourth and final round was the Finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gave rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers had to finish in the top four of their heat, top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.

Schedule

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

Date Time Round
Saturday, August 9, 2008 13:50-14:50 Heats
Monday, August 11, 2008 15:30-16:10 Quarterfinals
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 14:50-15:10 Semifinals C/D
Wednesday, August 13, 2008 15:30-15:50 Semifinals A/B
Friday, August 15, 2008 14:10-14:20 Final E
Friday, August 15, 2008 14:30-14:40 Final D
Friday, August 15, 2008 14:50-15:00 Final C
Friday, August 15, 2008 16:50-17:00 Final B
Saturday, August 16, 2008 15:30-15:40 Final A

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Zhang Xiuyun China 7:38.16 Q
2 Julia Michalska Poland 7:41.16 Q
3 Sophie Balmary France 7:47.37 Q
4 Gabriela Best Argentina 7:58.60 Q
5 Soraya Jadue Chile 8:04.08 Q

Heat 2

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Emma Twigg New Zealand 7:45.18 Q
2 Iva Obradović Serbia 7:49.13 Q
3 Nuria Domínguez Spain 7:58.03 Q
4 Fabiana Beltrame Brazil 8:08.84 Q
5 Lee Ka Man Hong Kong 8:23.02 Q

Heat 3

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Ekaterina Karsten Belarus 7:40.03 Q
2 Michelle Guerette United States 7:49.14 Q
3 Shin Yeong-Eun South Korea 8:17.40 Q
4 Inga Dudchenko Kazakhstan 8:28.24 Q

Heat 4

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria 7:56.07 Q
2 Mayra González Cuba 8:07.22 Q
3 Rika Geyser South Africa 8:20.26 Q
4 Latt Shwe Zin Myanmar 8:42.23 Q

Heat 5

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Gabriella Bascelli Italy 7:43.67 Q
2 Pippa Savage Australia 7:57.95 Q
3 Camila Vargas El Salvador 8:32.06 Q
4 Homa Hosseini Iran 9:02.12 FE

Heat 6

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Miroslava Knapková Czech Republic 7:51.56 Q
2 Frida Svensson Sweden 7:56.39 Q
3 Elana Hill Zimbabwe 8:35.53 Q
4 Heba Ahmed Egypt 8:46.96 FE

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Michelle Guerette United States 7:28.91 SA/B
2 Julia Michalska Poland 7:31.90 SA/B
3 Gabriella Bascelli Italy 7:36.68 SA/B
4 Nuria Domínguez Spain 7:49.60 SC/D
5 Inga Dudchenko Kazakhstan 8:15.88 SC/D
6 Elana Hill Zimbabwe 8:20.84 SC/D

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Miroslava Knapková Czech Republic 7:30.33 SA/B
2 Sophie Balmary France 7:37.01 SA/B
3 Iva Obradović Serbia 7:39.16 SA/B
4 Mayra González Cuba 7:45.75 SC/D
5 Camila Vargas El Salvador 8:11.79 SC/D
6 Latt Shwe Zin Myanmar 8:17.76 SC/D

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria 7:22.37 SA/B
2 Zhang Xiuyun China 7:23.30 SA/B
3 Pippa Savage Australia 7:34.03 SA/B
4 Soraya Jadue Chile 7:51.52 SC/D
5 Fabiana Beltrame Brazil 7:52.65 SC/D
6 Shin Yeong-Eun South Korea 7:58.71 SC/D

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ekaterina Karsten Belarus 7:25.74 SA/B
2 Frida Svensson Sweden 7:29.29 SA/B
3 Emma Twigg New Zealand 7:34.24 SA/B
4 Rika Geyser South Africa 7:44.14 SC/D
5 Gabriela Best Argentina 7:46.45 SC/D
6 Lee Ka Man Hong Kong 8:04.68 SC/D

Semifinals C/D

Semifinal C/D 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Mayra González Cuba 8:02.10 FC
2 Nuria Domínguez Spain 8:03.61 FC
3 Gabriela Best Argentina 8:09.61 FC
4 Fabiana Beltrame Brazil 8:13.01 FD
5 Shin Yeong-Eun South Korea 8:23.62 FD
6 Elana Hill Zimbabwe 8:34.27 FE

Semifinal C/D 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Rika Geyser South Africa 7:59.67 FC
2 Soraya Jadue Chile 8:13.67 FC
3 Inga Dudchenko Kazakhstan 8:16.95 FC
4 Camila Vargas El Salvador 8:22.35 FD
5 Latt Shwe Zin Myanmar 8:24.23 FD
6 Lee Ka Man Hong Kong 8:30.80 FE

Semifinals A/B

Semifinal A/B 1

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Zhang Xiuyun China 7:31.33 FA
2 Michelle Guerette United States 7:35.69 FA
3 Miroslava Knapková Czech Republic 7:38.14 FA
4 Gabriella Bascelli Italy 7:42.10 FB
5 Pippa Savage Australia 7:43.98 FB
6 Frida Svensson Sweden 7:46.38 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Ekaterina Karsten Belarus 7:32.86 FA
2 Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria 7:33.29 FA
3 Julia Michalska Poland 7:38.04 FA
4 Emma Twigg New Zealand 7:38.09 FB
5 Iva Obradović Serbia 7:52.39 FB
6 Sophie Balmary France 7:56.73 FB

Finals

Final E

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Lee Ka Man Hong Kong 7:56.07
2 Heba Ahmed Egypt 8:07.10
3 Elana Hill Zimbabwe 8:09.94
4 Homa Hosseini Iran 8:18.20

Final D

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Fabiana Beltrame Brazil 7:43.04
2 Shin Yeong-Eun South Korea 7:48.31
3 Latt Shwe Zin Myanmar 8:00.05
4 Camila Vargas El Salvador 8:02.91

Final C

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Rika Geyser South Africa 7:35.06
2 Nuria Domínguez Spain 7:36.12
3 Mayra González Cuba 7:42.68
4 Gabriela Best Argentina 7:45.21
5 Soraya Jadue Chile 7:48.35
6 Inga Dudchenko Kazakhstan 8:16.09

Final B

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
1 Frida Svensson Sweden 7:48.19
2 Gabriella Bascelli Italy 7:48.91
3 Emma Twigg New Zealand 7:51.63
4 Pippa Savage Australia 7:53.43
5 Iva Obradović Serbia 7:53.83
6 Sophie Balmary France 7:58.88

Final A

Rank Athlete Country Time Notes
Rumyana Neykova Bulgaria 7:22.34
Michelle Guerette United States 7:22.78
Ekaterina Karsten Belarus 7:23.98
4 Zhang Xiuyun China 7:25.48
5 Miroslava Knapková Czech Republic 7:35.52
6 Julia Michalska Poland 7:43.44

References

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