Rowing at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls explained
The women's single sculls competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Han River Regatta Course, South Korea.[1]
Competition format
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
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Marden, Anne" | | | 8:01.55 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Pors Olsen, Inger" | | | 8:09.55 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Hattin, Heather" | | | 8:15.04 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Burešová-Loukotová, Michaela" | | | 8:17.80 | |
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Larsson, Annelie" | | | 8:29.70 | | |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Behrendt, Jutta" | | | 7:51.44 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Popescu-Ciobanu, Marioara" | | | 7:53.75 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Ettekoven, Harriet van" | | | 7:56.80 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Kvasha, Nataliya" | | | 7:59.95 | | |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Georgieva, Magdalena" | | | 7:50.64 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Defauw, Rita" | | | 8:09.25 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Svaier, Tonia" | | | 8:12.13 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Dubedat-Briero, Lydie" | | | 8:28.75 | | |
Repechage
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Kvasha, Nataliya" | | | 8:06.11 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Burešová-Loukotová, Michaela" | | | 8:15.63 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Larsson, Annelie" | | | 8:20.20 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Dubedat-Briero, Lydie" | | | 8:26.86 | | |
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Behrendt, Jutta" | | | 7:37.69 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Marden, Anne" | | | 7:40.51 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Ettekoven, Harriet van" | | | 7:48.84 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Hattin, Heather" | | | 7:56.97 | |
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Defauw, Rita" | | | 8:07.95 | |
| 6 | align=left data-sort-value="Larsson, Annelie" | | | 8:11.21 | | |
Semifinal 2
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|
| 1 | align=left data-sort-value="Georgieva, Magdalena" | | | 7:35.47 | |
| 2 | align=left data-sort-value="Popescu-Ciobanu, Marioara" | | | 7:39.93 | |
| 3 | align=left data-sort-value="Pors Olsen, Inger" | | | 7:42.76 | |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Kvasha, Nataliya" | | | 7:45.50 | |
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Svaier, Tonia" | | | 7:49.15 | |
| 6 | align=left data-sort-value="Burešová-Loukotová, Michaela" | | | 8:08.04 | | |
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
|---|
| 7 | align=left data-sort-value="Svaier, Tonia" | | | 7:57.73 |
| 8 | align=left data-sort-value="Kvasha, Nataliya" | | | 8:00.73 |
| 9 | align=left data-sort-value="Defauw, Rita" | | | 8:04.90 |
| 10 | align=left data-sort-value="Hattin, Heather" | | | 8:08.69 |
| 11 | align=left data-sort-value="Larsson, Annelie" | | | 8:11.69 |
| 12 | align=left data-sort-value="Burešová-Loukotová, Michaela" | | | 8:14.02 | |
Final A
| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
|---|
| align=left data-sort-value="Behrendt, Jutta" | | | 7:47.19 |
| align=left data-sort-value="Marden, Anne" | | | 7:50.28 |
| align=left data-sort-value="Georgieva, Magdalena" | | | 7:53.65 |
| 4 | align=left data-sort-value="Ettekoven, Harriet van" | | | 7:57.29 |
| 5 | align=left data-sort-value="Popescu-Ciobanu, Marioara" | | | 7:59.44 |
| 6 | align=left data-sort-value="Pors Olsen, Inger" | | | 7:59.77 | |
Final classification
Notes and References
- Web site: Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Single Sculls . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418124512/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/ROW/womens-single-sculls.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 9 September 2018.
- Official Report, vol. 2, pp. 528–29.
