# 2017 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls

The men's lightweight 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 | 10:20 | Heats |
| Tuesday 26 September 2017 | 11:53 | Repechage |
| Wednesday 27 September 2017 | 12:16 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 10:11 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 13:16 | Final E |
| Thursday 28 September 2017 | 13:21 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 09:05 | Final B |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 09:25 | Final D |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 09:30 | Final C |
| Friday 29 September 2017 | 12:15 | Final A |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC-4)

## Results
### Heats

The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Artur Mikołajczewski | Poland | 6:56.84 | Q |
| 2 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 7:02.00 | Q |
| 3 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 7:05.88 | Q |
| 4 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:06.70 | Q |
| 5 | Georgios Konsolas | Greece | 7:17.34 | R |
| 6 | Stephen Paniotei | Nigeria | 8:21.26 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Matthew Dunham | New Zealand | 6:50.43 | Q |
| 2 | Kristoffer Brun | Norway | 6:52.47 | Q |
| 3 | Jan Cincibuch | Czech Republic | 7:03.32 | Q |
| 4 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:08.12 | Q |
| 5 | Shakhboz Kholmurzaev | Uzbekistan | 7:12.50 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:54.68 | Q |
| 2 | Uncas Batista | Brazil | 7:05.75 | Q |
| 3 | Lorenzo Galano | Italy | 7:09.88 | Q |
| 4 | Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 7:17.50 | Q |
| 5 | Gunther Slowing Rossil | Guatemala | 7:19.38 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 6:57.63 | Q |
| 2 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:08.21 | Q |
| 3 | Bayram Sönmez | Turkey | 7:12.85 | Q |
| 4 | Park Hyun-su | South Korea | 7:20.72 | Q |
| 5 | Bryan Sola Zambrano | Ecuador | 7:27.93 | R |

#### Heat 5

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lars Wichert | Germany | 7:00.31 | Q |
| 2 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 7:04.60 | Q |
| 3 | Nicholas Trojan | United States | 7:08.62 | Q |
| 4 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 7:11.20 | Q |
| 5 | Raúl Hernández | Cuba | 7:33.15 | R |

### Repechage

The four fastest boats advanced to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the E final.
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Raúl Hernández | Cuba | 7:14.05 | Q |
| 2 | Shakhboz Kholmurzaev | Uzbekistan | 7:15.51 | Q |
| 3 | Georgios Konsolas | Greece | 7:19.86 | Q |
| 4 | Gunther Slowing Rossil | Guatemala | 7:23.14 | Q |
| 5 | Bryan Sola Zambrano | Ecuador | 8:15.06 | FE |
| 6 | Stephen Paniotei | Nigeria | 8:28.69 | FE |

### 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 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 7:01.41 | SA/B |
| 2 | Kristoffer Brun | Norway | 7:03.37 | SA/B |
| 3 | Artur Mikołajczewski | Poland | 7:09.27 | SA/B |
| 4 | Lorenzo Galano | Italy | 7:13.26 | SC/D |
| 5 | Georgios Konsolas | Greece | 7:24.37 | SC/D |
| 6 | Park Hyun-su | South Korea | 7:31.39 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Matthew Dunham | New Zealand | 7:00.28 | SA/B |
| 2 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:02.93 | SA/B |
| 3 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 7:04.42 | SA/B |
| 4 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 7:05.44 | SC/D |
| 5 | Raúl Hernández | Cuba | 7:13.87 | SC/D |
| 6 | Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 7:21.34 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 3

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:56.99 | SA/B |
| 2 | Lars Wichert | Germany | 7:01.74 | SA/B |
| 3 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:04.54 | SA/B |
| 4 | Jan Cincibuch | Czech Republic | 7:08.13 | SC/D |
| 5 | Bayram Sönmez | Turkey | 7:11.31 | SC/D |
| 6 | Gunther Slowing Rossil | Guatemala | 7:32.17 | SC/D |

#### Quarterfinal 4

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 6:58.45 | SA/B |
| 2 | Uncas Batista | Brazil | 7:00.23 | SA/B |
| 3 | Nicholas Trojan | United States | 7:06.25 | SA/B |
| 4 | Shakhboz Kholmurzaev | Uzbekistan | 7:08.90 | SC/D |
| 5 | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | 7:22.25 | SC/D |
| – | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | DNF | SC/D |

### 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 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 6:59.23 | FC |
| 2 | Jan Cincibuch | Czech Republic | 7:03.68 | FC |
| 3 | Lorenzo Galano | Italy | 7:04.31 | FC |
| 4 | Raúl Hernández | Cuba | 7:05.72 | FD |
| 5 | Park Hyun-su | South Korea | 7:30.11 | FD |
| – | Mohamed Taieb | Tunisia | DNS | – |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 7:10.09 | FC |
| 2 | Shakhboz Kholmurzaev | Uzbekistan | 7:13.77 | FC |
| 3 | Bayram Sönmez | Turkey | 7:14.84 | FC |
| 4 | Georgios Konsolas | Greece | 7:22.56 | FD |
| 5 | Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 7:30.25 | FD |
| 6 | Gunther Slowing Rossil | Guatemala | 7:33.14 | 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 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:55.30 | FA |
| 2 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 6:59.04 | FA |
| 3 | Uncas Batista | Brazil | 7:00.47 | FA |
| 4 | Artur Mikołajczewski | Poland | 7:02.65 | FB |
| 5 | Nicholas Trojan | United States | 7:05.56 | FB |
| 6 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:07.87 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Kristoffer Brun | Norway | 6:54.02 | FA |
| 2 | Matthew Dunham | New Zealand | 6:55.68 | FA |
| 3 | Lars Wichert | Germany | 6:57.11 | FA |
| 4 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 7:05.24 | FB |
| 5 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 7:09.63 | FB |
| 6 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:29.78 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final E

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Bryan Sola Zambrano | Ecuador | 7:41.41 |
| 2 | Stephen Paniotei | Nigeria | 8:21.27 |

#### Final D

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Raúl Hernández | Cuba | 7:21.75 |
| 2 | Park Hyun-su | South Korea | 7:26.95 |
| 3 | Georgios Konsolas | Greece | 7:29.94 |
| 4 | Jaruwat Saensuk | Thailand | 7:31.91 |
| 5 | Gunther Slowing Rossil | Guatemala | 7:45.81 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:05.31 |
| 2 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 7:10.82 |
| 3 | Lorenzo Galano | Italy | 7:12.76 |
| 4 | Jan Cincibuch | Czech Republic | 7:14.20 |
| 5 | Shakhboz Kholmurzaev | Uzbekistan | 7:25.35 |
| 6 | Bayram Sönmez | Turkey | 7:32.64 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| 1 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:07.26 |
| 2 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 7:11.59 |
| 3 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:12.91 |
| 4 | Nicholas Trojan | United States | 7:17.61 |
| 5 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:28.37 |
| 6 | Artur Mikołajczewski | Poland | DNS |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
| | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:48.87 |
| | Matthew Dunham | New Zealand | 6:52.16 |
| | Kristoffer Brun | Norway | 6:52.35 |
| 4 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 6:56.37 |
| 5 | Lars Wichert | Germany | 7:02.25 |
| 6 | Uncas Batista | Brazil | 7:05.85 |