Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's single sculls
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The men's single sculls competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, was officially termed Eton Dorney.[1][2] It was held from 28 July to 3 August.[3] There were 33 competitors from 33 nations.[3] The event was won by Mahé Drysdale of New Zealand, the nation's first victory in the event since 2000. Ondřej Synek of the Czech Republic earned his second consecutive silver in the event; Drysdale and Synek were the 13th and 14th men to win multiple medals in the single sculls; they would go on to be the 5th and 6th to earn three in the event in 2016 when Drysdale repeated as champion and Synek added a bronze. The 2012 bronze went to Alan Campbell, Great Britain's first medal in the event since 1928.
Men's single sculls at the Games of the XXX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Venue | Eton Dorney | |||||||||
Dates | 28 July – 3 August | |||||||||
Competitors | 33 from 33 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 6:57.82 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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