Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the V Olympiad
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| Venue | Djurgårdsbrunnsviken | ||||||||||||||||
| Dates | July 17–19 | ||||||||||||||||
| Competitors | 13 from 12 nations | ||||||||||||||||
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William Kinnear |
 Great Britain
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Polydore Veirman |
 Belgium
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Everard Butler |
 Canada
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Mart Kuusik |
 Russia
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The men's single sculls was a rowing event held as part of the Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics programme. It was the fourth appearance of the event.
Kuusic nearly collided with Heinrich in the first heat, leading to a protest that resulted in the heat being re-rowed the next day; Heinrich was disqualified in the second running of the heat. Three of the heats were walkovers.
Mészáros crossed in front of Veirman in the first quarterfinal, resulting in a protest and the contest being held over. The second time, Veirman got an early lead and kept it throughout. Simonsen abandoned the competition, giving Butler a walkover in the second quarterfinal. Kuusic won the final quarterfinal by three lengths, despite having been the only quarterfinalist to have already rowed during the day, in his rematch against Heinrich.
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