Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
| Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
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Olaf Tufte |
 Norway
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Jüri Jaanson |
 Estonia
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Ivo Yanakiev |
 Bulgaria
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The men's single sculls competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre, Greece. The event was held from August 14 until August 19. These are the results of the Men's single sculls competition, one of six events for male competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Heats were held on 14 August. The first place rower in each heat advanced directly to the top section semifinals, while the rest were sent to the repechages.
The repechages took place on 17 August. The top two rowers in each repechage advanced to the top section of semifinals, while the others were relegated to the consolation semifinals (D and E).
The semifinals were conducted on 18 August. The A, B, and C semifinals were for those rowers who still had a chance at medalling, and the top two in each of those semifinals moved on to the A final (top 6 places), the next two to the B final (places 7-12), and the bottom two in each to the C final (13-18). The D and E semifinals were consolation semis and the rowers in them had already been eliminated from medal contention; the top three in each moved to the D final (places 19-24) and the rest moved to E final (places 25-29).
Three of the four favored scullers, Vaclav Chalupa, Jüri Jaanson and Olaf Tufte, all qualify relatively easily for the finals from Semis A, B and C, respectively. But in a major surprise, Marcel Hacker, who is in Semi B with Tufte, finishes third and fails to qualify. Hacker is the returning Bronze medalist, a former World Champion, and holder of the World's best time. Ivo Yanakiev, who finishes second in Semi B, goes on to win a Bronze medal.
Finals were contested on 19 August.
In the finals, Vaclav Chalupa followed by Fernandez and Maeyens pull out to an early lead. At the 1000 meter mark (halfway), Olaf Tufte grabs a small lead over Chalupa with Jüri Jaanson a close third. With 500 meters to go, Jaanson takes a small lead over Tufte. Two seconds back (one length), Chalupa held a small lead for third over Ivo Yanakiev who has been slowly moving up through the field. In the final 500 meters, Tufte regains the lead and pulls away to win by a length over Jaanson. Meanwhile, Yanakiev grabs third over Chalupa who fades to fifth place.
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