Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls

This was the first appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/results/157500 |title=Single Sculls, Men |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 April 2021}}

Great Britain's best sculler, C. V. Fox, entered but withdrew.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympedia.org/editions/2/sports/ROW |title=Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics |work=Olympedia |access-date=14 April 2021}}

The tournament featured three rounds: quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final. There were four quarterfinals, each with three boats; the top two in each advanced to the semifinals. The two semifinals each had four boats, with the top two advancing to the final. The final was a four-boat race.

The distance for each race was 1750 metres, rather than the 2000 metres which was becoming standard even at the time (and has been used in the Olympics since 1912, except in 1948).{{cite web |url=https://worldrowing.com/2017/05/01/why-race-2000m-the-history-behind-the-distance/ |title=Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance |publisher=World Rowing |date=1 May 2017 |access-date=14 April 2021}}

The top two rowers in each heat advanced to the semifinals.

Ashe went out of his rowing lane, interfering with Benoit. Despite this, he was not disqualified.

The top two rowers in each semifinal advanced to the final.

For unknown reasons, Ashe protested the result of this semifinal. Barrelet and Gaudin objected and refused to race if Ashe were advanced, but eventually relented. The final therefore included five rowers instead of the planned four.

Yet another protest marred the single sculls competition in the final, as Prével complained of being interfered with after falling in the water and dropping out of the race; his protest was rejected. Barrelet and Gaudin, who had placed first and second in both the preliminary round and the semifinal, did so once again in the final. Ashe took the bronze medal, with d'Heilly close behind him.

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• [http://olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp International Olympic Committee] medal winners database
• De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Rowing 1900". Accessed 26 February 2006. Available electronically at [http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/row1900.html ].
• {{cite book | author = Mallon, Bill | year = 1998 | title = The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary | publisher = McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers | location = Jefferson, North Carolina | isbn = 0-7864-0378-0 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/1900olympicgames00mall }}

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