The men's
single scull
A single scull (or a scull), abbreviated as a 1x, is a racing shell designed for a single person who propels the boat with two oars, one in each hand.
Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-se ...
s was a
rowing
Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and generate reactional propulsion. Rowing is functionally similar to paddling, but rowing requires oars to be mechanically a ...
event held as part of the
rowing programme at the
1904 Summer Olympics
The 1904 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the III Olympiad and also known as St. Louis 1904) were an international multi-sport event held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, from 1 July to 23 November 1904. Many events were conducted ...
. It was the second time the event was held at the Olympics. The competition was held on Saturday, July 30, 1904. Four American rowers competed.
won the event, with
James Juvenal second and
Constance Titus
Constance Sutton Titus (August 14, 1873 – August 24, 1967) was an American Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he won the bronze medal in the single sculls.
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third. It was the only podium sweep in the history of the event, which restricted the number of boats per nation beginning in 1908.
Background
This was the second appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The single sculls has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.
Two top scullers, James Ten Eyck of the United States and
Lou Scholes of Canada, entered but withdrew before the race. Scholes had won the Henley Diamond Sculls earlier in 1904; he would eventually compete in the Olympics in 1908. The withdrawals left the race as a United States-only affair. The Americans who did compete included the 1902 and 1903 American champions (
Constance Titus
Constance Sutton Titus (August 14, 1873 – August 24, 1967) was an American Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he won the bronze medal in the single sculls.
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and
Frank Greer).
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The United States made its debut in the event, joining France, Great Britain, and Spain as nations who had competed once in the event.
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Competition format
The tournament featured a single race, with all four competitors rowing at the same time.[
The distance for the race was 2 miles (3218 metres), rather than the 2000 metres which was becoming standard even at the time (and has been used in the Olympics since 1912, except in 1948). It was by far the longest distance used in the Games, over the 1.5 mile (2412 metres) course in London in 1908.]
Schedule
Results
Greer won by two lengths over Juvenal, with Titus another half-length behind. Times are not known for rowers other than the winner.[
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Rowing at the 1904 Summer Olympics