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Rowing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

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Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXVI Olympiad
VenueLake Lanier
Date21–27 July
Competitors17 from 17 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ekaterina Khodotovich  Belarus
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silken Laumann  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Trine Hansen  Denmark
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The Women'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 to 27 July 1996.[1]

Heats

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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.

Heat 1

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Maria Brandin  Sweden (SWE) 8:00.70 SF
2 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria (BUL) 8:12.85 R
3 Tonia Svaier  Greece (GRE) 8:17.49 R
4 Birutė Šakickienė  Lithuania (LTU) 8:21.78 R
5 Meike Evers  Germany (GER) 8:24.14 R
6 Ana Urbano  Argentina (ARG) 8:42.59 R

Heat 2

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Ekaterina Khodotovich  Belarus (BLR) 8:03.73 SF
2 Annelies Bredael  Belgium (BEL) 8:08.40 R
3 Ruth Davidon  United States (USA) 8:09.78 R
4 Céline Garcia  France (FRA) 8:10.22 R
5 Elisabeta Lipă  Romania (ROM) 8:22.92 R
6 Samia Hireche  Algeria (ALG) 9:08.31 R

Heat 3

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Trine Hansen  Denmark (DEN) 8:02.06 SF
2 Silken Laumann  Canada (CAN) 8:10.57 R
3 Liu Xiaochun  China (CHN) 8:12.82 R
4 Guin Batten  Great Britain (GBR) 8:54.05 R
5 Laila Finska-Bezerra  Finland (FIN) 8:31.56 R

Repechage

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First three rowers in each race advanced to Semifinal 1 or 2, the rest went to Final C.

Repechage 1

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Ruth Davidon  United States (USA) 8:33.73 S
2 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria (BUL) 8:41.37 S
3 Guin Batten  Great Britain (GBR) 8:44.73 S
4 Meike Evers  Germany (GER) 8:54.05 FC
5 Samia Hireche  Algeria (ALG) 9:28.41 FC

Repechage 2

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Elisabeta Lipă  Romania (ROM) 8:30.97 S
2 Annelies Bredael  Belgium (BEL) 8:33.72 S
3 Liu Xiaochun  China (CHN) 8:37.01 S
4 Birutė Šakickienė  Lithuania (LTU) 8:41.08 FC

Repechage 3

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Silken Laumann  Canada (CAN) 8:28.88 S
2 Céline Garcia  France (FRA) 8:32.58 S
3 Laila Finska-Bezerra  Finland (FIN) 8:35.72 S
4 Tonia Svaier  Greece (GRE) 8:49.44 FC
5 Ana Urbano  Argentina (ARG) 9:04.66 FC

Semifinal

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First three rowers from each semifinal advanced to Final A, while the others advanced to Final B.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Silken Laumann  Canada (CAN) 7:57.68 FA
2 Ekaterina Khodotovich  Belarus (BLR) 8:00.02 FA
3 Maria Brandin  Sweden (SWE) 8:01.55 FA
4 Annelies Bredael  Belgium (BEL) 8:05.78 FB
5 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria (BUL) 8:15.63 FB
6 Laila Finska-Bezerra  Finland (FIN) 8:25.00 FB

Semifinal 2

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1 Trine Hansen  Denmark (DEN) 7:53.45 FA
2 Ruth Davidon  United States (USA) 7:54.97 FA
3 Guin Batten  Great Britain (GBR) 7:56.61 FA
4 Elisabeta Lipă  Romania (ROM) 8:01.84 FB
5 Céline Garcia  France (FRA) 8:13.37 FB
6 Liu Xiaochun  China (CHN) 8:15.83 FB

Final

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Final C

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
13 Meike Evers  Germany (GER) 8:16.51
14 Birutė Šakickienė  Lithuania (LTU) 8:17.80
15 Tonia Svaier  Greece (GRE) 8:25.83
16 Ana Urbano  Argentina (ARG) 8:41.51
17 Samia Hireche  Algeria (ALG) 9:09.92

Final B

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
7 Annelies Bredael  Belgium (BEL) 7:25.83
8 Rumyana Neykova  Bulgaria (BUL) 7:27.77
9 Elisabeta Lipă  Romania (ROM) 7:28.79
10 Céline Garcia  France (FRA) 7:33.30
11 Liu Xiaochun  China (CHN) 7:33.67
12 Laila Finska-Bezerra  Finland (FIN) 7:34.85

Final A

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Rank Athlete Name Country Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Ekaterina Khodotovich  Belarus (BLR) 7:32.31
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Silken Laumann  Canada (CAN) 7:35.15
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Trine Hansen  Denmark (DEN) 7:37.20
4 Maria Brandin  Sweden (SWE) 7:42.58
5 Guin Batten  Great Britain (GBR) 7:45.08
6 Ruth Davidon  United States (USA) 7:46.47

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Single Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2018.

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