Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the sixth appearance of the event, was held from 14 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.[1]

Men's single sculls at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue	Seine
Dates	14–17 July
Competitors	8 from 8 nations
Medalists
Jack Beresford  Great Britain William Gilmore  United States Josef Schneider  Switzerland

Eight rowers, each from a different nation, competed. Beresford, the silver winner in 1920, took the gold after having to compete in the repechage to even secure a place in the final.

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Place	Rower	Time	Qual.
1	Arthur Bull (AUS)	7:19.0	Q
2	Marc Detton (FRA)	7:19.2	r
3	Andrzej Osiecimski-Czapski (POL)
Semifinal 2
Place	Rower	Time	Qual.
1	Josef Schneider (SUI)	7:15.6	Q
2	Constant Pieterse (NED)	7:17.8	r
3	Arthur Belyea (CAN)	at one length to Pieterse
Semifinal 3
Place	Rower	Time	Qual.
1	William Gilmore (USA)	7:03.2	Q
2	Jack Beresford (GBR)	7:07.4	r

Repechage

Place	Rower	Time	Qual.
1	Jack Beresford (GBR)	8:00.4	Q
2	Constant Pieterse (NED)	8:09.4
3	Marc Detton (FRA)	did not finish

Final

Final
Place	Rower	Time
	Jack Beresford (GBR)	7:49.2
	William Gilmore (USA)	7:54.0
	Josef Schneider (SUI)	8:01.1
4	Arthur Bull (AUS)	did not finish

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2018.

Sources

• Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish).