The single sculls event was a rowing

Rowing (sport)

Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...

 event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only.Vyacheslav Ivanov from the Soviet Union took his third consecutive gold medal in single scull event.-Medal summary:-Medal table:-References:*...

programme.

Medallists

Gold	Silver	Bronze

Heats

The top rower in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.

Heat 1
1.		7:40.49	QF
2.		7:45.75	QR
3.		7:48.74	QR
4.		7:53.54	QR
5.		8:03.86	QR
Heat 2
1.		7:41.94	QF
2.		7:53.55	QR
3.		7:55.59	QR
4.		8:16.96	QR
Heat 3
1.		7:43.70	QF
2.		7:49.01	QR
3.		8:08.96	QR
4.		8:15.30	QR

Repechages

The top finisher in each of the three repechages joined the finalists. The second and third place finishers competed in a consolation final for 7th-12th places. The fourth place finisher, in the only repechage with that many competitors, was eliminated.

Repechage 1
1.		7:45.28	QF
2.		7:50.58	QC
3.		8:13.44	QC
Repechage 2
1.		7:39.67	QF
2.		7:42.56	QC
3.		8:02.72	QC
Repechage 3
1.		7:31.76	QF
2.		7:37.64	QC
3.		7:44.75	QC
4.		7:46.84	13th

Consolation final

The consolation final determined places from 7th to 12th.

7.		7:17.50
8.		7:28.70
9.		7:30.06
10.		7:33.24
11.		7:37.90
12.		Did not start

Final

		8:22.51
		8:26.24
		8:29.68
4.		8:31.51
5.		8:35.57
6.		8:37.53