The single sculls was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics

At the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, four events in rowing were contested, marking the introduction of the sport to the Olympic program. At the inaugural 1896 Games, the rowing competition was cancelled due to strong winds.-Medal summary:...

 events in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

. It was held on 25 August and 26 August 1900. 12 athletes from 4 nations competed. Four preliminary heats, two semifinals, and a final were held.

First round, heat 1

Ashe went out of his rowing lane, interfering with Benoit. Despite this, he was not disqualified.

Place	Rower	Time
1		6:38.8
2		6:45.4
3		7:13.0

First round, heat 2

Place	Rower	Time
1		6:38.8
2		6:43.0
3		6:46.4

First round, heat 3

Place	Rower	Time
1		6:29.6
2		6:38.8
—		DNF

First round, heat 4

Place	Rower	Time
1		6:33.8
2		6:46.8
—		DNF

Semifinal 1

For unknown reasons, Ashe protested the result of this semifinal. Barrelet and Gaudin objected and refused to race if Ashe were advanced, but eventually relented. The final therefore included five rowers instead of the planned four.

Place	Rower	Time
1		8:23.0
2		8:33.4
3		8:37.2
4		Unknown

Semifinal 2

Place	Rower	Time
1		8:36.4
2		8:45.0
3		9:25.2
4		Unknown

Final

Yet another protest marred the single sculls competition in the final, as Prével complained of being interfered with after falling in the water and dropping out of the race; His protest was rejected. Barrelet and Gaudin, who had placed first and second in both the preliminary round and the semifinal, did so once again in the final. Ashe took the bronze medal, with d'Heilly close behind him.

Place	Rower	Time
1		7:35.6
2		7:41.6
3		8:15.6
4		8:16.0
—		DNF