Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Date19–24 July
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Scheiblich  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joan Lind  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union
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Rowing at the
1976 Summer Olympics
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Coxless fourmen
Coxed fourmenwomen
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The women's single sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada.[1] It was the first time the event was contested for women.[1]

Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 11 competitors were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in one heat and 6 in the other. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 9 rowers were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 4 boats in one and 5 in the other. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 5 boats (3rd, 4th, and 5th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 11th place.[2]

All races were over a 1000 metre course.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria 3:42.67 QA
2 Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union 3:43.15 R
3 Mariann Ambrus  Hungary 3:47.97 R
4 Annick Anthoine  France 3:55.14 R
5 Ewa Ambroziak  Poland 3:58.09 R
6 Colette Pepin  Canada 4:05.37 R

Heat 2

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Christine Scheiblich  East Germany 3:36.09 QA
2 Joan Lind  United States 3:40.67 R
3 Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp  Netherlands 3:49.29 R
4 Christel Agrikola  West Germany 3:50.42 R
5 Tone Pahle  Norway 4:26.19 R

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union 4:02.47 QA
2 Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp  Netherlands 4:05.02 QA
3 Christel Agrikola  West Germany 4:08.35 QB
4 Ewa Ambroziak  Poland 4:16.74 QB
5 Colette Pepin  Canada 4:26.23 QB

Repechage heat 2

Rank Rower Nation Time Notes
1 Joan Lind  United States 4:03.87 QA
2 Mariann Ambrus  Hungary 4:10.20 QA
3 Annick Anthoine  France 4:14.00 QB
4 Tone Pahle  Norway 4:26.19 QB

Finals

Final B

Rank Rower Nation Time
7 Annick Anthoine  France 4:19.14
8 Christel Agrikola  West Germany 4:23.49
9 Ewa Ambroziak  Poland 4:26.60
10 Tone Pahle  Norway 4:30.53
11 Colette Pepin  Canada 4:34.76

Final A

Rank Rower Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Scheiblich  East Germany 4:05.56
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joan Lind  United States 4:06.21
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union 4:10.24
4 Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria 4:10.86
5 Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp  Netherlands 4:18.71
6 Mariann Ambrus  Hungary 4:22.59

Final classification

Rank Rowers Country
1st place, gold medalist(s) Christine Scheiblich  East Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Joan Lind  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Yelena Antonova  Soviet Union
4 Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria
5 Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp  Netherlands
6 Mariann Ambrus  Hungary
7 Annick Anthoine  France
8 Christel Agrikola  West Germany
9 Ewa Ambroziak  Poland
10 Tone Pahle  Norway
11 Colette Pepin  Canada

References

  1. ^ a b "Single Sculls, Women". Olympedia. 2 January 2023.
  2. ^ Official Report, vol. 3, p. 87.