The most common race in single skulls as well as other classes is the type seen at the Olympics, this is always a 2000m course.
Another common race is a Head, this is generally a much longer course (around 10 - 15 km is not unusual), and competitors are set off at intervals.
Single sculls is a rowing event where one rower propels a boat with two sculls (oars).
Single sculls is a Rowing event of the Summer Olympics
Mahé Drysdale won the Gold Medal for Men's single sculls
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Single, double and quad sculls are categories in the sport of competitive rowing.
Single, double and quad sculls are categories in the sport of competitive rowing.
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Rank Event Year Venue ResultOlympic Games 1 Single Sculls 2000 Sydney, AUS 6:48.90 World Championships 1 Single Sculls 1999 St. Catharines, CAN 6:36.68 1 Single Sculls 1998 Cologne, GER 6:39.65 World Cup1 Double Sculls 2008 Poznan, POL 6:32.78 1 Double Sculls 2008 Lucerne, SUI 6:14.04
There were 14 Rowing Events with heats from July 28-30 and finals Started on August 1 2012 for Men's Eight, Women's Pair, & Women's Quadruple Sculls. August 2 has finals for Men's Double Sculls, Men's Lightweight Four, & Women's Eight 4 Finals will be held August 3 2012 (Men's Single Sculls, Men's Pair, Men's Quadruple Sculls, & Women's Double Sculls) and August 4 2012 (Men's Lightweight Double Sculls, Men's Four, Women's Single Sculls, & Women's Lightweight Double Sculls)
A bronze in the Men's Single Sculls.
There are 302 events, but only 28 sports (eg. In rowing there is single sculls men, double sculls women, coxless 4 men etc.)
Three. New Zealand rower Rob Waddell competed at the 1996, 2000, and 2008 Summer Games. He won gold at the 2000 Games in Single Sculls, finished 7th at the 1996 Games in Single Sculls, and finished 4th at the 2008 Games in Double Sculls with partner Nathan Cohen.