# 2017 World Rowing Championships – Men's single sculls

The men's single sculls competition at the 2017 World Rowing Championships in Sarasota took place in Nathan Benderson Park.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 24 September 2017 | 12:56 | Heats |
| Monday 25 September 2017 | 12:39 | Repechages |
| Wednesday 27 September 2017 | 10:34 | Semifinals E/F/G |
| Wednesday 27 September 2017 | 12:41 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 09:30 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 10:45 | Semifinals A/B |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 13:20 | Final G |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 13:25 | Final F |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 13:30 | Final E |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 13:40 | Final D |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 14:20 | Final C |
| Sunday 1 October 2017 | 09:15 | Final B |
| Sunday 1 October 2017 | 11:27 | Final A |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

## Results
### Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ángel Fournier | Cuba | 7:04.48 | Q |
| 2 | Robert Ven | Finland | 7:06.97 | Q |
| 3 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:11.12 | R |
| 4 | Lucas Verthein | Brazil | 7:17.21 | R |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | Mexico | 7:20.29 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 7:03.32 | Q |
| 2 | Thibaut Verhoeven | France | 7:14.47 | Q |
| 3 | Kim Dong-yong | South Korea | 7:32.78 | R |
| 4 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:55.14 | R |
| 5 | Ozave Miller | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8:06.47 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tim Ole Naske | Germany | 7:08.09 | Q |
| 2 | Vladislav Ryabtsev | Russia | 7:11.16 | Q |
| 3 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:32.29 | R |
| 4 | Maksym Rashchepkin | Ukraine | 7:39.02 | R |
| 5 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:40.71 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 7:04.48 | Q |
| 2 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 7:10.81 | Q |
| 3 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 7:14.34 | R |
| 4 | David Prada | Spain | 7:19.61 | R |
| 5 | Michael Knowles | Bahamas | 8:59.27 | R |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Damir Martin | Croatia | 7:10.38 | Q |
| 2 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 7:18.99 | Q |
| 3 | Sabrillo Barotov | Uzbekistan | 7:37.82 | R |
| 4 | Mohamed Ben Sidhom | Tunisia | 7:42.06 | R |
| 5 | Daniel Marquardt | Samoa | 7:46.70 | R |

#### Heat 6

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tom Barras | Great Britain | 6:51.20 | Q |
| 2 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:56.97 | Q |
| 3 | Michael Clougher | United States | 7:01.13 | R |
| 4 | Kyle Schoonbee | South Africa | 7:08.57 | R |
| 5 | Cai Pengpeng | China | 7:20.80 | R |

#### Heat 7

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:59.80 | Q |
| 2 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 7:05.60 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Purman | Puerto Rico | 7:22.13 | R |
| 4 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:26.52 | R |
| 5 | Roberto López | El Salvador | 7:29.68 | R |

#### Heat 8

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Stanislau Shcharbachenia | Belarus | 6:57.65 | Q |
| 2 | Stefan Broenink | Netherlands | 6:59.97 | Q |
| 3 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:07.37 | R |
| 4 | Salvatore Monfrecola | Italy | 7:16.01 | R |
| 5 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:38.74 | R |

### Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E/F/G semifinals.

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | Mexico | 7:04.25 | Q |
| 2 | Kim Dong-yong | South Korea | 7:05.97 | Q |
| 3 | Salvatore Monfrecola | Italy | 7:07.37 | SE/F/G |
| 4 | David Prada | Spain | 7:08.12 | SE/F/G |
| 5 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:24.28 | SE/F/G |
| 6 | Daniel Marquardt | Samoa | 7:52.02 | SE/F/G |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:09.05 | Q |
| 2 | Lucas Verthein | Brazil | 7:14.90 | Q |
| 3 | Joseph Purman | Puerto Rico | 7:25.91 | SE/F/G |
| 4 | Cai Pengpeng | China | 7:28.36 | SE/F/G |
| 5 | Mohamed Ben Sidhom | Tunisia | 7:35.92 | SE/F/G |
| 6 | Ozave Miller | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7:55.96 | SE/F/G |

#### Repechage 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 7:08.93 | Q |
| 2 | Kyle Schoonbee | South Africa | 7:15.70 | Q |
| 3 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:23.61 | SE/F/G |
| 4 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:25.64 | SE/F/G |
| 5 | Roberto López | El Salvador | 7:33.00 | SE/F/G |
| 6 | Sabrillo Barotov | Uzbekistan | 7:44.12 | SE/F/G |

#### Repechage 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Clougher | United States | 7:04.66 | Q |
| 2 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:08.95 | Q |
| 3 | Maksym Rashchepkin | Ukraine | 7:17.69 | SE/F/G |
| 4 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:25.90 | SE/F/G |
| 5 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:27.13 | SE/F/G |
| 6 | Michael Knowles | Bahamas | 8:58.51 | SE/F/G |

### Quarterfinals

The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.

#### Quarterfinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ángel Fournier | Cuba | 6:49.30 | SA/B |
| 2 | Damir Martin | Croatia | 6:51.52 | SA/B |
| 3 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:55.88 | SA/B |
| 4 | Thibaut Verhoeven | France | 7:02.22 | SC/D |
| 5 | Kyle Schoonbee | South Africa | 7:03.20 | SC/D |
| 6 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | Mexico | 7:06.28 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:47.22 | SA/B |
| 2 | Tom Barras | Great Britain | 6:47.83 | SA/B |
| 3 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 6:54.02 | SA/B |
| 4 | Robert Ven | Finland | 7:01.89 | SC/D |
| 5 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:04.99 | SC/D |
| 6 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:27.37 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tim Ole Naske | Germany | 6:48.23 | SA/B |
| 2 | Stefan Broenink | Netherlands | 6:50.16 | SA/B |
| 3 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:57.75 | SA/B |
| 4 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 7:07.04 | SC/D |
| 5 | Kim Dong-yong | South Korea | 7:15.27 | SC/D |
| 6 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 7:18.42 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Vladislav Ryabtsev | Russia | 6:47.15 | SA/B |
| 2 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 6:48.21 | SA/B |
| 3 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:48.23 | SA/B |
| 4 | Stanislau Shcharbachenia | Belarus | 6:48.90 | SC/D |
| 5 | Michael Clougher | United States | 6:54.38 | SC/D |
| 6 | Lucas Verthein | Brazil | 7:11.39 | SC/D |

### Semifinals E/F/G

In each semi, the boats progressed as follows:
The two fastest were sent to the E final. The next two fastest were sent to the F final. Any remaining boats were sent to the G final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Maksym Rashchepkin | Ukraine | 7:37.23 | FE |
| 2 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:43.22 | FE |
| 3 | Joseph Purman | Puerto Rico | 7:52.85 | FF |
| 4 | Roberto López | El Salvador | 7:59.39 | FF |
| 5 | Daniel Marquardt | Samoa | 8:01.02 | FG |
| 6 | Michael Knowles | Bahamas | 9:10.58 | FG |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | David Prada | Spain | 7:34.23 | FE |
| 2 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:35.72 | FE |
| 3 | Cai Pengpeng | China | 7:45.32 | FF |
| 4 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:57.49 | FF |
| 5 | Ozave Miller | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8:17.91 | FG |

#### Semifinal 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Salvatore Monfrecola | Italy | 7:30.37 | FE |
| 2 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:37.22 | FE |
| 3 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | 7:46.39 | FF |
| 4 | Mohamed Ben Sidhom | Tunisia | 7:48.51 | FF |
| 5 | Sabrillo Barotov | Uzbekistan | 8:17.75 | FG |

### Semifinals C/D

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Thibaut Verhoeven | France | 6:58.90 | FC |
| 2 | Robert Ven | Finland | 7:01.57 | FC |
| 3 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 7:03.12 | FC |
| 4 | Michael Clougher | United States | 7:04.28 | FD |
| 5 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | Mexico | 7:10.23 | FD |
| 6 | Kim Dong-yong | South Korea | 7:12.24 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kyle Schoonbee | South Africa | 7:04.37 | FC |
| 2 | Stanislau Shcharbachenia | Belarus | 7:04.91 | FC |
| 3 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 7:06.15 | FC |
| 4 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:10.50 | FD |
| 5 | Lucas Verthein | Brazil | 7:15.61 | FD |
| 6 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:19.04 | FD |

### Semifinals A/B

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

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:51.16 | FA |
| 2 | Ángel Fournier | Cuba | 6:52.68 | FA |
| 3 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:53.01 | FA |
| 4 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:56.43 | FB |
| 5 | Stefan Broenink | Netherlands | 7:04.21 | FB |
| 6 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 7:17.22 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Tom Barras | Great Britain | 6:49.97 | FA |
| 2 | Damir Martin | Croatia | 6:51.36 | FA |
| 3 | Tim Ole Naske | Germany | 6:51.94 | FA |
| 4 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 6:53.42 | FB |
| 5 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 7:02.95 | FB |
| 6 | Vladislav Ryabtsev | Russia | 7:09.81 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final G

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Sabrillo Barotov | Uzbekistan | 7:27.72 |
| 2 | Daniel Marquardt | Samoa | 7:42.32 |
| 3 | Ozave Miller | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7:53.80 |
| 4 | Michael Knowles | Bahamas | 8:28.23 |

#### Final F

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Joseph Purman | Puerto Rico | 7:13.65 |
| 2 | Cai Pengpeng | China | 7:22.51 |
| 3 | Mohamed Ben Sidhom | Tunisia | 7:24.78 |
| 4 | Privel Hinkati | Benin | 7:29.05 |
| 5 | Roberto López | El Salvador | 7:34.91 |
| 6 | Aleksandar Aleksandrov | Azerbaijan | DNS |

#### Final E

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Dani Fridman | Israel | 7:02.87 |
| 2 | Salvatore Monfrecola | Italy | 7:04.28 |
| 3 | David Prada | Spain | 7:04.78 |
| 4 | Maksym Rashchepkin | Ukraine | 7:15.72 |
| 5 | Stephen Cox | Zimbabwe | 7:20.98 |
| 6 | Arturo Rivarola | Paraguay | 7:24.98 |

#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Michael Clougher | United States | 6:58.87 |
| 2 | Juan Carlos Cabrera | Mexico | 7:01.58 |
| 3 | Kim Dong-yong | South Korea | 7:04.66 |
| 4 | Anders Backeus | Sweden | 7:05.36 |
| 5 | Quentin Antognelli | Monaco | 7:10.02 |
| 6 | Lucas Verthein | Brazil | 7:14.76 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Thibaut Verhoeven | France | 6:47.42 |
| 2 | Stanislau Shcharbachenia | Belarus | 6:49.52 |
| 3 | Kyle Schoonbee | South Africa | 6:49.87 |
| 4 | Robert Ven | Finland | 6:52.09 |
| 5 | Brian Rosso | Argentina | 6:57.62 |
| 6 | Ryuta Arakawa | Japan | 7:00.26 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Natan Węgrzycki-Szymczyk | Poland | 6:57.81 |
| 2 | Marko Marjanović | Serbia | 6:57.87 |
| 3 | Nico Stahlberg | Switzerland | 7:01.38 |
| 4 | Vladislav Ryabtsev | Russia | 7:03.64 |
| 5 | Stefan Broenink | Netherlands | 7:04.17 |
| 6 | Sverri Sandberg Nielsen | Denmark | 7:04.93 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Ondřej Synek | Czech Republic | 6:40.64 |
| | Ángel Fournier | Cuba | 6:43.49 |
| | Tom Barras | Great Britain | 6:45.14 |
| 4 | Damir Martin | Croatia | 6:45.50 |
| 5 | Robbie Manson | New Zealand | 6:52.84 |
| 6 | Tim Ole Naske | Germany | 6:55.90 |