Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's single sculls

The women's single sculls rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.[1]

Women's single sculls
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueKrylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin
Date21–26 July
Competitors11 from 11 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)Sanda Toma Romania
2nd place, silver medalist(s)Antonina Makhina Soviet Union
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Martina Schröter East Germany
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Heats

The two fastest teams in each heat advanced to the semifinals. The remaining teams had to compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the semifinals.[2]

Heat One

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Sanda Toma  Romania (ROU)4:07.20
2Martina Schröter  East Germany (GDR)4:09.76
3Antonina Makhina  Soviet Union (URS)4:13.39
4Hette Borrias  Netherlands (NED)4:25.97

Heat Two

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Beryl Mitchell  Great Britain (GBR)4:05.72
2Mariann Ambrus  Hungary (HUN)4:09.55
3Lise Justesen  Denmark (DEN)4:11.94
4Frances Cryan  Ireland (IRL)4:12.16

Heat Three

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria (BUL)4:01.33
2Beata Dziadura  Poland (POL)4:02.11
3María Fernanda de la Fuente  Mexico (MEX)4:12.84

Repechage

The three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the semifinals.[3]

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Antonina Makhina  Soviet Union (URS)3:54.10
2Frances Cryan  Ireland (IRL)3:59.17
3María Fernanda de la Fuente  Mexico (MEX)4:00.24
4Lise Justesen  Denmark (DEN)4:00.40
5Hette Borrias  Netherlands (NED)4:05.39

Semifinals

The three fastest teams in each semifinal advanced to the final.[4]

Semifinal One

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Sanda Toma  Romania (ROU)3:42.63
2Beryl Mitchell  Great Britain (GBR)3:45.88
3Beata Dziadura  Poland (POL)3:49.06
4Frances Cryan  Ireland (IRL)3:49.22

Semifinal Two

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1Martina Schröter  East Germany (GDR)3:42.97
2Antonina Makhina  Soviet Union (URS)3:43.68
3Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria (BUL)3:47.86
4Mariann Ambrus  Hungary (HUN)DNF

Finals

Finals A

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
Sanda Toma  Romania (ROU)3:40.69
Antonina Makhina  Soviet Union (URS)3:41.65
Martina Schröter  East Germany (GDR)3:43.54
4Rositsa Spasova  Bulgaria (BUL)3:47.22
5Beryl Mitchell  Great Britain (GBR)3:49.71
6Beata Dziadura  Poland (POL)3:51.45

Finals B

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
7Frances Cryan  Ireland (IRL)walkover
Mariann Ambrus  Hungary (HUN)np

Finals C

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
9Lise Justesen  Denmark (DEN)walkover
María Fernanda de la Fuente  Mexico (MEX)np
Hette Borrias  Netherlands (NED)np

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