# 2024 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls

The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2024 World Rowing Championships took place in St. Catharines between 18 and 24 August 2024.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 18 August 2024 | 14:30 | Heats |
| Monday 19 August 2024 | 14:30 | Repechages |
| Thursday 22 August 2024 | 11:49 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 23 August 2024 | 11:09 | Semifinals A/B |
| Saturday 24 August 2024 | 09:57 | Final D |
| Saturday 24 August 2024 | 11:07 | Final C |
| Saturday 24 August 2024 | 11:17 | Final B |
| Saturday 24 August 2024 | 15:00 | Final A |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

## Results
### Heats

The fastest boat advanced to Semifinal A/B. Remaining crews to Repechage.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Samuel Melvin | United States | 6:43.62 | SAB |
| 2 | Marlon Colpaert | Belgium | 6:56.09 | R |
| 3 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 6:57.58 | R |
| 4 | Pedro Dickson | Argentina | 6:58.65 | R |
| 5 | Mitsuo Nishimura | Japan | 6:59.02 | R |
| 6 | Stephen Harris | Canada | 7:14.78 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Niels Torre | Italy | 6:39.56 | SAB WB |
| 2 | Felipe Klüver | Uruguay | 6:56.81 | R |
| 3 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 6:59.82 | R |
| 4 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:06.81 | R |
| 5 | Lucas Salmon Hernandez | Peru | 7:10.16 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Julian Schöberl | Austria | 6:49.55 | SAB |
| 2 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 6:52.17 | R |
| 3 | Paul Leerkamp | Germany | 6:57.16 | R |
| 4 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 7:04.32 | R |
| 5 | Murray Bales-Smith | South Africa | 7:07.05 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:41.98 | SAB |
| 2 | Alexis López | Mexico | 6:49.52 | R |
| 3 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:07.53 | R |
| 4 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:20.48 | R |
| 5 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 7:24.71 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in repechage advanced to the semifinals A/B. The remaining boats were sent to the semifinals C/D.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:57.44 | SAB |
| 2 | Paul Leerkamp | Germany | 7:59.90 | SAB |
| 3 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 8:10.71 | SCD |
| 4 | Mitsuo Nishimura | Japan | 8:15.79 | SCD |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 7:51.56 | SAB |
| 2 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 8:21.81 | SAB |
| 3 | Pedro Dickson | Argentina | 8:09.18 | SCD |
| 4 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 8:24.32 | SCD |

#### Repechage 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Felipe Klüver | Uruguay | 7:54.54 | SAB |
| 2 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:58.01 | SAB |
| 3 | Murray Bales-Smith | South Africa | 8:03.91 | SCD |
| 4 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 8:33.33 | SCD |

#### Repechage 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 7:43.26 | SAB |
| 2 | Marlon Colpaert | Belgium | 7:49.01 | SAB |
| 3 | Stephen Harris | Canada | 7:50.28 | SCD |
| 4 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 8:10.59 | SCD |
| 5 | Lucas Salmon Hernandez | Peru | 8:39.54 | SCD |

### Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stephen Harris | Canada | 7:19.63 | FC |
| 2 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:26.38 | FC |
| 3 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:29.14 | FC |
| 4 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 7:33.69 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Mitsuo Nishimura | Japan | 7:15.06 | FC |
| 2 | Pedro Dickson | Argentina | 7:20.41 | FC |
| 3 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:24.10 | FC |
| 4 | Lucas Salmon Hernandez | Peru | 7:40.17 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 6:49.82 | FA |
| 2 | Niels Torre | Italy | 6:51.01 | FA |
| 3 | Samuel Melvin | United States | 6:51.96 | FA |
| 4 | Paul Leerkamp | Germany | 6:56.99 | FB |
| 5 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 7:06.85 | FB |
| 6 | Felipe Klüver | Uruguay | 7:07.40 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:47.74 | FA |
| 2 | Julian Schöberl | Austria | 6:54.08 | FA |
| 3 | Alexis López | Mexico | 6:55.60 | FA |
| 4 | Marlon Colpaert | Belgium | 6:58.23 | FB |
| 5 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 6:59.19 | FB |
| 6 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:15.16 | FB |

### Final

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.

#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Lucas Salmon Hernandez | Peru | 7:15.15 | 19 |
| 2 | Amel Younis | Palestine | 7:19.16 | 20 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Stephen Harris | Canada | 6:59.70 | 13 |
| 2 | Mitsuo Nishimura | Japan | 7:00.29 | 14 |
| 3 | Pedro Dickson | Argentina | 7:05.96 | 15 |
| 4 | Oskar Soedal | Norway | 7:09.69 | 16 |
| 5 | Ghaith Kadri | Tunisia | 7:12.58 | 17 |
| 6 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:15.44 | 18 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Total rank |
| 1 | Ghaith Kadri | Uruguay | 6:52.57 | 7 |
| 2 | Marlon Colpaert | Belgium | 6:54.28 | 8 |
| 3 | Paul Leerkamp | Germany | 6:56.14 | 9 |
| 4 | Baptiste Savaete | France | 6:57.79 | 10 |
| 5 | Sid Ali Boudina | Algeria | 6:58.16 | 11 |
| 6 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:07.31 | 12 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:49.68 |
| | Antonios Papakonstantinou | Greece | 6:51.90 |
| | Niels Torre | Italy | 6:52.64 |
| 4 | Samuel Melvin | United States | 6:54.35 |
| 5 | Julian Schöberl | Austria | 7:04.62 |
| 6 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:08.26 |