# Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

These are the results of the Women's single sculls competition, one of six events for female competitors in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

## Heats

24 competitors raced in four heats on August 14. The top boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, and the remaining boats moved to the repechage.
* SF denotes qualification to semifinal
* R denotes qualification to repechage

### Heat 1

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | Germany | 7:35.20 | SF |
| 2 | Carolina Lüthi | Switzerland | 7:49.88 | R |
| 3 | Femke Dekker | Netherlands | 7:55.50 | R |
| 4 | Rocio Rivarola | Paraguay | 8:03.85 | R |
| 5 | Lee Yun-hui | South Korea | 8:04.48 | R |
| 6 | Doaa Moussa | Egypt | 8:26.87 | R |

### Heat 2

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:25.23 | SF |
| 2 | Sonia Waddell | New Zealand | 7:36.15 | R |
| 3 | Soraya Jadué | Chile | 7:58.28 | R |
| 4 | Analía Marín | Argentina | 8:01.56 | R |
| 5 | Pere Koroba | Indonesia | 8:04.76 | R |
| 6 | Ibtissem Trimech | Tunisia | 8:15.87 | R |

### Heat 3

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ekaterina Karsten | Belarus | 7:45.22 | SF |
| 2 | Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:55.15 | R |
| 3 | Mu Suli | China | 7:58.92 | R |
| 4 | Fabiana Beltrame | Brazil | 8:02.89 | R |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:24.03 | R |
| 6 | Yelena Usarova | Uzbekistan | 8:32.56 | R |

### Heat 4

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rumyana Neykova | Bulgaria | 7:35.66 | SF |
| 2 | Irina Fedotova | Russia | 7:51.71 | R |
| 3 | Frida Svensson | Sweden | 7:54.29 | R |
| 4 | Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:55.60 | R |
| 5 | Martha Garcia Mayo | Mexico | 8:07.32 | R |
| 6 | Chiang Chien-ju | Chinese Taipei | 8:15.86 | R |

## Repechages

20 competitors raced in four repechages on August 17. All Competitors advanced to the semi-final.

### Repechage 1

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Martha Garcia Mayo | Mexico | 7:35.55 |
| 2 | Soraya Jadué | Chile | 7:37.60 |
| 3 | Carolina Lüthi | Switzerland | 7:37.90 |
| 4 | Fabiana Beltrame | Brazil | 7:48.74 |
| 5 | Doaa Moussa | Egypt | 8:16.57 |

### Repechage 2

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sonia Waddell | New Zealand | 7:27.92 |
| 2 | Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:40.31 |
| 3 | Mu Suli | China | 7:48.09 |
| 4 | Ibtissem Trimech | Tunisia | 7:56.19 |
| 5 | Lee Yoon-hui | South Korea | 7:59.53 |

### Repechage 3

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Frida Svensson | Sweden | 7:35.35 |
| 2 | Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:25.91 |
| 3 | Pere Koroba | Indonesia | 7:54.17 |
| 4 | Rocio Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:57.77 |
| 5 | Elena Usarova | Uzbekistan | 8:06.11 |

### Repechage 4

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Irina Fedotova | Russia | 7:35.83 |
| 2 | Femke Dekker | Netherlands | 7:39.84 |
| 3 | Chiang Chien-ju | Chinese Taipei | 7:48.36 |
| 4 | Analia Marin | Argentina | 7:51.94 |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 7:53.52 |

## Semifinals

24 competitors raced in the semifinals on August 18, 2004. They were moved forward to finals A-D based on their time.
* FA denotes qualification to Final A.
* FB denotes qualification to Final B
* FC denotes qualification to Final C.
* FD denotes qualification to Final D.

### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | Germany | 7:35.20 | FA |
| 2 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:36.73 | FA |
| 3 | Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:43.59 | FA |
| 4 | Irina Fedotova | Russia | 7:45.43 | FB |
| 5 | Frida Svensson | Sweden | 7:53.83 | FB |
| 6 | Soraya Jadué | Chile | 8:16.21 | FB |

### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ekaterina Karsten | Belarus | 7:31.91 | FA |
| 2 | Rumyana Neykova | Bulgaria | 7:32.06 | FA |
| 3 | Sonia Waddell | New Zealand | 7:42.00 | FA |
| 4 | Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:53.65 | FB |
| 5 | Martha Garcia Mayo | Mexico | 8:04.83 | FB |
| 6 | Femke Dekker | Netherlands | 8:10.76 | FB |

### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Carolina Lüthi | Switzerland | 7:47.33 | FC |
| 2 | Mu Suli | China | 7:48.54 | FC |
| 3 | Analia Marin | Argentina | 7:58.07 | FC |
| 4 | Lee Yoon-hui | South Korea | 8:03.01 | FD |
| 5 | Rocio Rivarola | Paraguay | 8:05.92 | FD |
| 6 | Doaa Moussa | Egypt | 8:22.45 | FD |

### Semifinal 4

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Fabiana Beltrame | Brazil | 8:00.89 | FC |
| 2 | Chiang Chien-ju | Chinese Taipei | 8:05.71 | FC |
| 3 | Pere Koroba | Indonesia | 8:09.21 | FC |
| 4 | Ibtissem Trimech | Tunisia | 8:14.73 | FD |
| 5 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:17.13 | FD |
| 6 | Elena Usarova | Uzbekistan | 8:34.04 | FD |

## Finals

All 24 competitors raced on 19 August 2004 in the Finals.

### Final A

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| | Katrin Rutschow-Stomporowski | Germany | 7:18.12 |
| | Ekaterina Karsten | Belarus | 7:22.04 |
| | Rumyana Neykova | Bulgaria | 7:23.10 |
| 4 | Miroslava Knapková | Czech Republic | 7:25.14 |
| 5 | Sonia Waddell | New Zealand | 7:31.66 |
| 6 | Nuria Domínguez | Spain | 7:49.11 |

### Final B

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Irina Fedotova | Russia | 7:29.04 |
| 2 | Frida Svensson | Sweden | 7:32.02 |
| 3 | Jennifer Devine | United States | 7:33.69 |
| 4 | Femke Dekker | Netherlands | 7:39.15 |
| 5 | Soraya Jadué | Chile | 7:42.76 |
| 6 | Martha Garcia Mayo | Mexico | 7:43.44 |

### Final C

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Mu Suli | China | 7:39.64 |
| 2 | Fabiana Beltrame | Brazil | 7:43.38 |
| 3 | Carolina Lüthi | Switzerland | 7:44.11 |
| 4 | Pere Koroba | Indonesia | 7:47.92 |
| 5 | Chiang Chien-ju | Chinese Taipei | 7:49.13 |
| 6 | Analia Marin | Argentina | DNF |

### Final D

| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time |
| 1 | Ibtissem Trimech | Tunisia | 7:51.21 |
| 2 | Lee Yoon-hui | South Korea | 7:53.33 |
| 3 | Rocio Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:57.36 |
| 4 | Phuttharaksa Neegree | Thailand | 8:00.44 |
| 5 | Elena Usarova | Uzbekistan | 8:09.92 |
| 6 | Doaa Moussa | Egypt | 8:34.80 |