took place on 17 August. The top two rowers in each repechage heat advanced to the top section of semifinals, while the others were relegated to the consolation semifinals (D and E). Repechage heat 1 Repechage heat 2 Repechage heat 3 Repechage heat 4 Repechage heat 5 Repechage heat 6 Semifinals The semifinals were conducted on 18 August. The A, B, and C semifinals were for those rowers who still had a chance at medaling, and the top two in each of those semifinals moved on to the A final (top 6 places), the next two to the B final (places 7–12), and the bottom two in each to the C final (13–18). The D and E semifinals were consolation semis and the rowers in them had already been eliminated from medal contention; the top three in each moved to the D final (places 19–24) and the rest moved to E final (places 25–29). Three of the four favored scullers, Václav Chalupa, Jüri Jaanson and Olaf Tufte, all qualified relatively easily for the finals from Semis A, B and C, respectively. But in a major surprise, Marcel Hacker, who was in Semi B with Tufte, finished third and failed to qualify. Hacker was the returning bronze medallist, a former World Champion, and holder of the World's best time. Ivo Yanakiev, who finished second in Semi B, went on to win a bronze medal. Semifinal D/E 1 Semifinal D/E 2 Semifinal A/B/C 1 Semifinal A/B/C 2 Semifinal A/B/C 3 Finals Finals were contested on 19 August, except for the medal final on 21 August. In the finals, Václav Chalupa followed by Fernandez and Maeyens pulled out to an early lead. At the 1000 meter mark (halfway), Olaf Tufte grabbed a small lead over Chalupa with Jüri Jaanson a close third. With 500 meters to go, Jaanson took a small lead over Tufte. Two seconds back (one length), Chalupa held a small lead for third over Ivo Yanakiev who had been slowly moving up through the field. In the final 500 meters, Tufte regained the lead and pulled away to win by a length over Jaanson. Meanwhile, Yanakiev grabbed third over Chalupa who faded to fifth place. Final E Final D Final C Final B Final A Results summary References External links Official Olympic Report Men's Single Sculls Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics