# 2018 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls

The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.

## Schedule

The schedule was as follows:
| Date | Time | Round |
| Sunday 9 September 2018 | 09:30 | Heats |
| Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 10:10 | Repechages |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 10:42 | Semifinals A/B |
| Thursday 13 September 2018 | 17:09 | Semifinals C/D |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 13:00 | Final A |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:11 | Final B |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:27 | Final C |
| Friday 14 September 2018 | 15:43 | Final D |
All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

## Results
### Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.

#### Heat 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 6:48.49 | SA/B |
| 2 | Andrew Campbell | United States | 6:51.91 | SA/B |
| 3 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:03.94 | R |
| 4 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 7:19.19 | R |
| 5 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:23.89 | R |

#### Heat 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 6:47.93 | SA/B |
| 2 | Martino Goretti | Italy | 6:48.39 | SA/B |
| 3 | Samuel Mottram | Great Britain | 6:52.80 | R |
| 4 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:08.93 | R |
| 5 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:30.08 | R |

#### Heat 3

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Sun Man | China | 6:52.58 | SA/B |
| 2 | Hugo Beurey | France | 6:52.89 | SA/B |
| 3 | Hamish Parry | Australia | 6:54.08 | R |
| 4 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria | 7:05.51 | R |
| 5 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:10.48 | R |

#### Heat 4

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jason Osborne | Germany | 6:41.03 | SA/B, WB |
| 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:10.33 | SA/B |
| 3 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:25.79 | R |
| 4 | Jason Williams | Bahamas | 7:57.39 | R |

### Repechages

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

#### Repechage 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 6:53.48 | SA/B |
| 2 | Hamish Parry | Australia | 6:59.57 | SA/B |
| 3 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:05.06 | SC/D |
| 4 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:12.00 | SC/D |
| 5 | Jason Williams | Bahamas | 7:55.32 | SC/D |

#### Repechage 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Samuel Mottram | Great Britain | 6:54.64 | SA/B |
| 2 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 6:58.46 | SA/B |
| 3 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria | 6:59.09 | SC/D |
| 4 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:06.20 | SC/D |
| 5 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:21.42 | SC/D |
| 6 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:35.76 | SC/D |

### Semifinals C/D

All but the slowest boat in each semi were sent to the C final. The slowest boats were sent to the D final.

#### Semifinal 1

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:23.27 | FC |
| 2 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:25.23 | FC |
| 3 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:41.90 | FD |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria | 7:27.29 | FC |
| 2 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:34.59 | FC |
| 3 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:53.09 | FC |
| 4 | Jason Williams | Bahamas | 8:28.29 | 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 | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 6:54.03 | FA |
| 2 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 6:54.92 | FA |
| 3 | Sun Man | China | 6:56.79 | FA |
| 4 | Martino Goretti | Italy | 6:59.05 | FB |
| 5 | Alexis Lopez | Mexico | 7:04.49 | FB |
| 6 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:07.70 | FB |

#### Semifinal 2

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
| 1 | Jason Osborne | Germany | 6:52.97 | FA |
| 2 | Andrew Campbell | United States | 6:53.65 | FA |
| 3 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 6:55.72 | FA |
| 4 | Samuel Mottram | Great Britain | 6:59.33 | FB |
| 5 | Hamish Parry | Australia | 7:00.64 | FB |
| 6 | Hugo Beurey | France | 7:10.39 | FB |

### Finals

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

#### Final D

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Lazar Penev | Bulgaria | 7:40.44 |
| 2 | Jason Williams | Bahamas | 8:29.88 |

#### Final C

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Rainer Kepplinger | Austria | 7:04.75 |
| 2 | Chiu Hin Chun | Hong Kong | 7:06.80 |
| 3 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:07.14 |
| 4 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:12.03 |
| 5 | Kasper Hirvilampi | Finland | 7:32.92 |

#### Final B

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| 1 | Martino Goretti | Italy | 7:06.00 |
| 2 | Samuel Mottram | Great Britain | 7:06.94 |
| 3 | Hamish Parry | Australia | 7:07.84 |
| 4 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:10.52 |
| 5 | Alexis López | Mexico | 7:15.40 |
| 6 | Hugo Beurey | France | 7:19.10 |

#### Final A

| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
| | Jason Osborne | Germany | 6:56.36 |
| | Michael Schmid | Switzerland | 6:58.34 |
| | Andrew Campbell | United States | 7:00.04 |
| 4 | Aaron Lattimer | Canada | 7:01.80 |
| 5 | Sun Man | China | 7:10.12 |
| 6 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:13.03 |