title: 2016 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls
text: # 2016 World Rowing Championships – Men's lightweight single sculls
  
  The men's lightweight single sculls competition at the 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam took place at the Willem-Alexander Baan.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Monday 22 August 2016 | 16:55 | Heats |
  | Tuesday 23 August 2016 | 11:20 | Repechage |
  | Wednesday 24 August 2016 | 16:00 | Quarterfinals |
  | Thursday 25 August 2016 | 15:35 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Friday 26 August 2016 | 11:55 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Saturday 27 August 2016 | 10:45 | Final D |
  | Saturday 27 August 2016 | 11:00 | Final C |
  | Saturday 27 August 2016 | 11:20 | Final B |
  | Saturday 27 August 2016 | 12:40 | Final A |
  
  All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The four fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the quarterfinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechage.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Silvan Zehnder | Switzerland | 7:17.66 | Q |
  | 2 | José Gómez-Feria | Spain | 7:21.35 | Q |
  | 3 | Jerzy Kowalski | Poland | 7:24.63 | Q |
  | 4 | Juho-Pekka Petäjäniemi | Finland | 7:25.90 | Q |
  | 5 | Sargis Gharabaghtsyan | Armenia | 9:38.93 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Konstantin Steinhübel | Germany | 7:04.36 | Q |
  | 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:07.37 | Q |
  | 3 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:18.19 | Q |
  | 4 | Iurii Peshkov | Russia | 7:36.78 | Q |
  | 5 | Andres Mejia | Colombia | 8:02.01 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 7:11.73 | Q |
  | 2 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:16.87 | Q |
  | 3 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:19.70 | Q |
  | 4 | Liu Jiajian | China | 7:23.04 | Q |
  | 5 | Bart Lukkes | Netherlands | 7:30.12 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Matteo Mulas | Italy | 7:20.26 | Q |
  | 2 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:22.06 | Q |
  | 3 | Renzo León García | Peru | 7:22.92 | Q |
  | 4 | Prem Nampratueng | Thailand | 7:23.10 | Q |
  | 5 | Mattias Johansson | Sweden | 7:23.11 | R |
  
  **Heat 5**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 7:11.54 | Q |
  | 2 | Matthias Taborsky | Austria | 7:16.54 | Q |
  | 3 | Colin Ethridge | United States | 7:21.44 | Q |
  | 4 | Milan Viktora | Czech Republic | 7:29.25 | Q |
  | 5 | Alhussein Ghambour | Libya | 7:49.98 | R |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  The four fastest boats advanced to the final. The remaining boat took no further part in the competition.
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bart Lukkes | Netherlands | 7:17.98 | Q |
  | 2 | Mattias Johansson | Sweden | 7:29.21 | Q |
  | 3 | Andres Mejia | Colombia | 7:37.67 | Q |
  | 4 | Alhussein Ghambour | Libya | 7:38.74 | Q |
  | 5 | Sargis Gharabaghtsyan | Armenia | 8:30.89 | |
  
  ### Quarterfinals
  
  The three fastest boats in each quarter advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Quarterfinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Konstantin Steinhübel | Germany | 6:58.20 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 6:58.52 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Silvan Zehnder | Switzerland | 7:00.07 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Milan Viktora | Czech Republic | 7:06.30 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Renzo León García | Peru | 7:19.58 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Alhussein Ghambour | Libya | 7:44.36 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:54.79 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Colin Ethridge | United States | 6:57.06 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 7:01.04 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Jerzy Kowalski | Poland | 7:04.48 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Iurii Peshkov | Russia | 7:09.48 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Mattias Johansson | Sweden | 7:21.77 | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 3**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 6:56.19 | SA/B |
  | 2 | José Gómez-Feria | Spain | 7:02.73 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Matteo Mulas | Italy | 7:08.36 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Liu Jiajian | China | 7:20.06 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Andres Mejia | Colombia | 7:44.18 | SC/D |
  | – | Matthias Taborsky | Austria | DNF | SC/D |
  
  **Quarterfinal 4**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 6:55.86 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 6:57.58 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 6:59.08 | SA/B |
  | 4 | Bart Lukkes | Netherlands | 7:01.87 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Juho-Pekka Petäjäniemi | Finland | 7:11.34 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Prem Nampratueng | Thailand | 7:22.87 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals C/D
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi were sent to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jerzy Kowalski | Poland | 7:37.40 | FC |
  | 2 | Milan Viktora | Czech Republic | 7:42.23 | FC |
  | 3 | Matthias Taborsky | Austria | 7:44.12 | FC |
  | 4 | Juho-Pekka Petäjäniemi | Finland | 7:45.00 | FD |
  | 5 | Alhussein Ghambour | Libya | 8:20.04 | FD |
  | 6 | Andres Mejia | Colombia | 8:27.11 | FD |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Liu Jiajian | China | 7:44.98 | FC |
  | 2 | Bart Lukkes | Netherlands | 7:45.62 | FC |
  | 3 | Renzo León García | Peru | 7:46.13 | FC |
  | 4 | Iurii Peshkov | Russia | 8:03.05 | FD |
  | 5 | Mattias Johansson | Sweden | 8:05.04 | FD |
  | 6 | Prem Nampratueng | Thailand | 8:12.82 | FD |
  
  ### Semifinals A/B
  
  The three fastest boats in each semi advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 6:51.71 | FA |
  | 2 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 6:52.31 | FA |
  | 3 | Konstantin Steinhübel | Germany | 6:52.32 | FA |
  | 4 | José Gómez-Feria | Spain | 6:53.21 | FB |
  | 5 | Silvan Zehnder | Switzerland | 6:59.42 | FB |
  | 6 | Matteo Mulas | Italy | 7:17.33 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 6:52.50 | FA |
  | 2 | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 6:53.12 | FA |
  | 3 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 6:54.15 | FA |
  | 4 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 6:57.96 | FB |
  | 5 | Colin Ethridge | United States | 7:02.61 | FB |
  | 6 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:06.16 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Juho-Pekka Petäjäniemi | Finland | 8:01.12 |
  | 2 | Iurii Peshkov | Russia | 8:08.90 |
  | 3 | Mattias Johansson | Sweden | 8:09.06 |
  | 4 | Prem Nampratueng | Thailand | 8:22.06 |
  | 5 | Andres Mejia | Colombia | 8:33.30 |
  | 6 | Alhussein Ghambour | Libya | 8:37.33 |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jerzy Kowalski | Poland | 7:51.80 |
  | 2 | Liu Jiajian | China | 8:00.39 |
  | 3 | Milan Viktora | Czech Republic | 8:03.25 |
  | 4 | Bart Lukkes | Netherlands | 8:04.12 |
  | 5 | Matthias Taborsky | Austria | 8:07.27 |
  | 6 | Renzo León García | Peru | 8:11.76 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | José Gómez-Feria | Spain | 7:52.21 |
  | 2 | Yuki Ikeda | Japan | 7:52.45 |
  | 3 | Matteo Mulas | Italy | 7:58.39 |
  | 4 | Colin Ethridge | United States | 7:59.54 |
  | 5 | Luka Radonić | Croatia | 8:00.21 |
  | 6 | Silvan Zehnder | Switzerland | 8:03.73 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Paul O'Donovan | Ireland | 7:32.84 |
  | | Péter Galambos | Hungary | 7:36.95 |
  | | Lukáš Babač | Slovakia | 7:38.89 |
  | 4 | Rajko Hrvat | Slovenia | 7:41.07 |
  | 5 | Konstantin Steinhübel | Germany | 7:48.66 |
  | 6 | Miloš Stanojević | Serbia | 7:49.03 |
  