The women's single sculls event at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place from 27 July to 3 August 2024 at the Stade nautique de Vaires-sur-Marne, National Olympic Nautical Stadium of Île-de-France in Vaires-sur-Marne. 32 rowers from 32 nations competed.
Background
This was the 13th appearance of the event, which has been held at every Summer Olympics since 1976.
Qualification
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) has been limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1976.
Competition format
This rowing event is a single scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by a single rower. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side (not feasible for singles events). The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the five-round format introduced in 2012. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals are given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals are named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.
During the first round six heats are held. The first three boats in each heat advance to the quarterfinals, while all others are relegated to the repechages.
The repechage is a round which offers rowers a second chance to qualify for the quarterfinals. Placing in the repechage heats determines which quarterfinal the boat would race in. The top two boats in each repechage heat move on to the quarterfinals, with the remaining boats going to the E/F semifinals.
The four quarterfinals are the second round for rowers still competing for medals. Placing in the quarterfinal heats determines which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in each quarterfinal move on to the A/B semifinals, with the bottom three boats going to the C/D semifinals.
Six semifinals are held, two each of A/B semifinals, C/D semifinals, and E/F semifinals. For each semifinal race, the top three boats move on to the better of the two finals, while the bottom three boats go to the lesser of the two finals possible. For example, a second-place finish in an A/B semifinal would result in advancement to the A final.
The fifth and final round is the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determines the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th. The B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th, the C from 13th to 18th, and so on. Thus, to win a medal rowers have to finish in the top three of their heat (or top two of their repechage heat), top three of their quarterfinal, and top three of their A/B semifinal to reach the A final.
Schedule
The competition was held over eight days. Times given are session start times; multiple rowing events might have races during a session."Olympic Schedule – Rowing", Olympics.com. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
Date Time Round Saturday, 27 July 2024 10:12 Heats Sunday, 28 July 2024 9:00 Repechage Monday, 29 July 2024 9:54 Semifinals E/F Tuesday, 30 July 2024 9:30 Quarterfinals Wednesday, 31 July 2024 10:14 Semifinals C/D Thursday, 1 August 2024 9:30 Semifinals A/B Friday, 2 August 2024 9:42 Final F 10:06 Final E 10:30 Final DSaturday, 3 August 2024 9:30 Final C 9:54 Final B 10:18 Final A
Results Heats The first three of each heat qualify for the quarterfinals, while the remainder go to the repechage. Heat 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes15 Tara Rigney 7:30.71 23 Virginia Díaz Rivas 7:37.30 3 2 Paige Badenhorst 7:39.19 44 Fatemeh Mojallal 8:01.30 51 Kathleen Noble 8:08.90 66 Evidelia González 8:23.25
Heat 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Karolien Florijn 7:36.90 24 Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen 7:41.15 3 1 Nina Kostanjšek 7:46.30 45 Joanie Delgaco 7:56.26 52 Nihed Benchadli 8:06.62 66 Majdouline El Allaoui 8:30.47
Heat 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Emma Twigg 7:34.97 24 Hanna Prakatsen 7:37.80 3 2 Kenia Lechuga 7:46.11 41 Alejandra Alonso 7:52.44 55 Yariulvis Cobas 8:11.13
Heat 4 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Viktorija Senkutė 7:30.01 25 Tatsiana Klimovich 7:34.31 3 3 Beatriz Tavares 7:49.66 44 Elis Özbay 7:57.06 51 Adriana Sanguineti 8:03.87
Heat 5 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Alexandra Föster 7:36.35 21 Desislava Angelova 7:42.73 3 5 Diana Dymchenko 7:52.53 42 Phạm Thị Huệ 8:03.84 54 Saiyidah Aisyah 8:17.04
Heat 6 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Kara Kohler 7:32.46 25 Magdalena Lobnig 7:39.39 3 3 Jovana Arsić 7:52.53 41 Suad Al-Faqaan 8:16.32 54 Akoko Komlanvi 8:44.88
Repechage
The first two in each heat qualify for the quarterfinals; the rest go to Semifinals E/F (out of medal contention).
Repechage heat 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 3 Joanie Delgaco 7:55.00 2 4 Phạm Thị Huệ 8:00.97 32 Yariulvis Cobas 8:10.64 41 Evidelia González 8:26.23 5 5 Akoko Komlanvi 8:43.11
Repechage heat 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Fatemeh Mojallal 7:56.48 23 Elis Özbay 8:00.00 34 Nihed Benchadli 8:10.34 41 Saiyidah Aisyah 8:23.03
Repechage heat 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Alejandra Alonso 7:57.14 24 Adriana Sanguineti 8:07.05 31 Kathleen Noble 8:15.10 45 Suad Al-Faqaan 8:28.89 53 Majdouline El Allaoui 8:42.07
Quarterfinals The first three of each heat qualify to the semifinals A/B, remaining Crews to Semifinal C/D Quarterfinal 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes14 Tara Rigney 7:30.57 23 Kara Kohler 7:34.9635 Desislava Angelova 7:41.2542 Beatriz Tavares 7:47.2951 Adriana Sanguineti 7:57.84 66 Fatemeh Mojallal 8:00.37
Quarterfinal 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Karolien Florijn 7:29.0724 Alexandra Föster 7:30.9835 Tatsiana Klimovich 7:34.3046 Alejandra Alonso 7:47.4052 Kenia Lechuga 7:50.3561 Phạm Thị Huệ 7:56.96
Quarterfinal 3 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Emma Twigg 7:26.8922 Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen 7:31.1234 Virginia Díaz Rivas 7:34.01 41 Diana Dymchenko 7:53.76 55 Jovana Arsić 7:56.1866 Joanie Delgaco 7:58.30
Quarterfinal 4 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Viktorija Senkutė 7:33.3524 Hanna Prakatsen 7:35.9132 Magdalena Lobnig 7:40.07 45 Paige Badenhorst 7:44.0351 Nina Kostanjšek 7:56.3166 Elis Özbay 7:56.51
Semifinals The first three of each heat qualify to the better final (E, C, A) while the remainder go to the lower final (F, D, B). Semifinal A/B 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Karolien Florijn 7:21.26 24 Tara Rigney 7:23.58 36 Desislava Angelova 7:27.16 42 Hanna Prakatsen 7:29.28 55 Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen 7:31.65 61 Virginia Díaz Rivas 7:37.52
Semifinal A/B 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Emma Twigg 7:17.19 24 Viktorija Senkutė 7:19.15 32 Kara Kohler 7:22.33 45 Alexandra Föster 7:24.63 51 Tatsiana Klimovich 7:26.56 66 Magdalena Lobnig 7:40.02
Semifinal C/D 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes12 Jovana Arsić 7:44.60 25 Nina Kostanjšek 7:48.86 33 Beatriz Tavares 7:49.96 44 Alejandra Alonso 7:56.50 51 Joanie Delgaco 8:00.1866 Fatemeh Mojallal 8:06.23
Semifinal C/D 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes13 Paige Badenhorst 7:55.91 25 Kenia Lechuga 7:58.0034 Diana Dymchenko 7:59.23 46 Elis Özbay 8:02.47 52 Adriana Sanguineti 8:17.8461 Phạm Thị Huệ 8:22.85
Semifinal E/F 1 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 2 Yariulvis Cobas 8:36.16 2 3 Saiyidah Aisyah 8:47.41 3 1 Suad Al-Faqaan 9:01.78 4 4 Akoko Komlanvi 9:16.28
Semifinal E/F 2 Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes1 1 Nihed Benchadli 8:34.67 2 2 Kathleen Noble 8:38.70 3 3 Evidelia González 8:43.78 4 4 Majdouline El Allaoui 8:49.70
Finals Final F Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes31 2 Majdouline El Allaoui 8:20.81 32 1 Akoko Komlanvi 8:46.73
Final E Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes25 4 Nihed Benchadli 7:54.25 26 2 Kathleen Noble 7:56.1027 3 Yariulvis Cobas 7:57.99 28 5 Saiyidah Aisyah 8:03.29 29 6 Suad Al-Faqaan 8:05.1830 1 Evidelia González 8:08.61
Final D Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes19 4 Alejandra Alonso 7:42.09 20 2 Joanie Delgaco 7:43.8321 1 Fatemeh Mojallal 7:46.0822 3 Elis Özbay 7:46.95 23 6 Phạm Thị Huệ 7:47.8424 5 Adriana Sanguineti 7:49.31
Final C Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes 13 4 Jovana Arsić 7:26.09 14 3 Paige Badenhorst 7:27.76 15 6 Beatriz Tavares 7:31.3116 2 Kenia Lechuga 7:31.99 17 1 Diana Dymchenko 7:35.19 18 5 Nina Kostanjšek 7:39.00
Final B Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes7 3 Alexandra Föster 7:23.538 5 Tatsiana Klimovich 7:25.619 2 Aurelia-Maxima Katharina Janzen 7:27.0110 1 Magdalena Lobnig 7:30.5411 4 Hanna Prakatsen 7:33.5712 6 Virginia Díaz Rivas 7:34.61
Final A Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes 3 Karolien Florijn 7:17.28 4 Emma Twigg 7:19.14 5 Viktorija Senkutė 7:20.854 2 Tara Rigney 7:21.385 6 Kara Kohler 7:25.076 1 Desislava Angelova 7:33.19
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