Croatia won the silver medal in Men's Single Sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Damir Martin finished with a time of 6:41.34, a new Olympic record, tying gold medallist Mahe Drysdale (New Zealand) but Martin lost by a bow ball. A bow ball is a small squishy ball at the bow of the scull.
Single sculls is a Rowing event of the Summer Olympics
China won the bronze medal in women's single sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Jingli Duan finished with a time of 7:24.13, losing to silver medallist Genevra Stone (United States) by 1.21 seconds. This is Duan's first Olympics.
Czech Republic won the bronze medal in Men's Single Sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Ondrej Synek finished with a time of 6:44.10 losing to the silver medallist Damir Martin (Croatia) by 2.76 seconds.
Single sculls is a rowing event where one rower propels a boat with two sculls (oars).
Ondřej SynekCzech Republic (CZE)
Australia won the gold medal in women's single sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Kimberley Brennan finished with a time of 7:21.54, beating silver medallist Genevra Stone (United States) by 1.38 seconds. She won bronze in this event in London 2012.
Fie Udby Erichsen Denmark (DEN)
Fie Udby Erichsen in the Single sculls won a silver medalAnne Lolk & Juliane Elander Rasmussen came in 4th for the Lightweight double sculls
United States won the silver medal in women's single sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. Genevra Stone finished with a time of 7:22.92, losing to gold medallist Kimberley Brennan (Australia) by 1.38 seconds and beating bronze medallist Jingli Duan (China) by 1.21 seconds. Stone placed 7th in the London 2012 Olympics and moved up to 2nd.
Ondrej Synek (Czech Republic) won the bronze medal in Men's Single Sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. He finished with a time of 6:44.10 losing to the silver medallist Damir Martin (Croatia) by 2.76 seconds.
A bronze in the Men's Single Sculls.
Genevra Stone (United States) won the silver medal in women's single sculls at the Rio 2016 Olympics. She finished with a time of 7:22.92, losing to gold medallist Kimberley Brennan (Australia) by 1.38 seconds and beating bronze medallist Jingli Duan (China) by 1.21 seconds. Stone placed 7th in the London 2012 Olympics and moved up to 2nd.