Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
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| Venue | Lake Lanier | ||||||||||||
| Date | July 21 – July 27 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
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Xeno Muller |
 Switzerland
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Derek Porter |
 Canada
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Thomas Lange |
 Germany
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The men'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 – 27 July 1996.
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.
First two rowers in each race advanced to Semifinal 1 or 2, the rest went to Semifinal 3 or 4.
Rowers competing in Semifinal 1 and 2 are the rowers who still have chance to win medal in Final A. First three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others advanced to Final B. In other hand, rowers competing in Semifinal 3 and 4 are the rowers who were already eliminated from the medal race, first three rowers from these semifinals advanced to Final C and the others to Final D.
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