Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad |
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Date | 20–25 September |
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Competitors | 13 from 13 nations |
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Medalists |
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The women's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.[1]
The competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals) as well as a repechage. The 13 boats were divided into three heats for the first round, with 4 or 5 boats in each heat. The top three boats in each heat (9 boats total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining 4 boats were placed in the repechage. The repechage featured a single heat. The top three boats in each repechage heat advanced to the semifinals, with only the last-place boat eliminated (13th place overall). The 12 semifinalist boats were divided into two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each semifinal (6 boats total) advanced to the "A" final to compete for medals and 4th through 6th place; the bottom three boats in each semifinal were sent to the "B" final for 7th through 12th.[2]
All races were over a 2000 metre course, unlike previous Games in which women used a 1000 metre course.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
1 | Magdalena Georgieva | Bulgaria | 7:50.64 | Q |
2 | Rita Defauw | Belgium | 8:09.25 | Q |
3 | Tonia Svaier | Greece | 8:12.13 | Q |
4 | Lydie Dubedat-Briero | France | 8:28.75 | R |
Repechage
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final B
Final A
Final classification
References
- ^ "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 528–29.
Olympic champions – Women's single sculls |
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