# Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

The women's single sculls competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at Notre Dame Island Olympic Basin, Canada. It was the first time the event was contested for women.

## Competition format

The competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals) as well as a repechage. The 11 competitors were divided into two heats for the first round, with 5 boats in one heat and 6 in the other. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the "A" final (1st through 6th place). The remaining 9 rowers were placed in the repechage. Two heats were held in the repechage, with 4 boats in one and 5 in the other. The top two boats in each heat of the repechage went to the "A" final as well. The remaining 5 boats (3rd, 4th, and 5th placers in the repechage heats) competed in the "B" final for 7th through 11th place.
All races were over a 1000 metre course.

## Results
### Heats
#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rositsa Spasova | Bulgaria | 3:42.67 | QA |
| 2 | Yelena Antonova | Soviet Union | 3:43.15 | R |
| 3 | Mariann Ambrus | Hungary | 3:47.97 | R |
| 4 | Annick Anthoine | France | 3:55.14 | R |
| 5 | Ewa Ambroziak | Poland | 3:58.09 | R |
| 6 | Colette Pepin | Canada | 4:05.37 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Christine Scheiblich | East Germany | 3:36.09 | QA |
| 2 | Joan Lind | United States | 3:40.67 | R |
| 3 | Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp | Netherlands | 3:49.29 | R |
| 4 | Christel Agrikola | West Germany | 3:50.42 | R |
| 5 | Tone Pahle | Norway | 4:26.19 | R |

### Repechage
#### Repechage heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Yelena Antonova | Soviet Union | 4:02.47 | QA |
| 2 | Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp | Netherlands | 4:05.02 | QA |
| 3 | Christel Agrikola | West Germany | 4:08.35 | QB |
| 4 | Ewa Ambroziak | Poland | 4:16.74 | QB |
| 5 | Colette Pepin | Canada | 4:26.23 | QB |

#### Repechage heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Joan Lind | United States | 4:03.87 | QA |
| 2 | Mariann Ambrus | Hungary | 4:10.20 | QA |
| 3 | Annick Anthoine | France | 4:14.00 | QB |
| 4 | Tone Pahle | Norway | 4:26.19 | QB |

### Finals
#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| 7 | Annick Anthoine | France | 4:19.14 |
| 8 | Christel Agrikola | West Germany | 4:23.49 |
| 9 | Ewa Ambroziak | Poland | 4:26.60 |
| 10 | Tone Pahle | Norway | 4:30.53 |
| 11 | Colette Pepin | Canada | 4:34.76 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Nation | Time |
| | Christine Scheiblich | East Germany | 4:05.56 |
| | Joan Lind | United States | 4:06.21 |
| | Yelena Antonova | Soviet Union | 4:10.24 |
| 4 | Rositsa Spasova | Bulgaria | 4:10.86 |
| 5 | Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp | Netherlands | 4:18.71 |
| 6 | Mariann Ambrus | Hungary | 4:22.59 |

## Final classification

| Rank | Rowers | Country |
| | Christine Scheiblich | East Germany |
| | Joan Lind | United States |
| | Yelena Antonova | Soviet Union |
| 4 | Rositsa Spasova | Bulgaria |
| 5 | Ingrid Munneke-Dusseldorp | Netherlands |
| 6 | Mariann Ambrus | Hungary |
| 7 | Annick Anthoine | France |
| 8 | Christel Agrikola | West Germany |
| 9 | Ewa Ambroziak | Poland |
| 10 | Tone Pahle | Norway |
| 11 | Colette Pepin | Canada |