title: 2018 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls
text: # 2018 World Rowing Championships – PR1 Men's single sculls
  
  The PR1 men's single sculls competition at the 2018 World Rowing Championships in Plovdiv took place at the Plovdiv Regatta Venue.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  The schedule was as follows:
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 09:30 | Heats |
  | Wednesday 12 September 2018 | 09:50 | Repechages |
  | Thursday 13 September 2018 | 16:53 | Semifinals C/D |
  | Friday 14 September 2018 | 10:23 | Semifinals A/B |
  | Saturday 15 September 2018 | 15:33 | Final D |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 09:30 | Final C |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 10:20 | Final B |
  | Sunday 16 September 2018 | 11:33 | Final A |
  
  All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roman Polianskyi | Ukraine | 9:58.48 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Fabrizio Caselli | Italy | 10:15.21 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Augustas Navickas | Lithuania | 10:28.92 | R |
  | 4 | Shmuel Daniel | Israel | 10:35.57 | R |
  | 5 | Alejandro Vera | Argentina | 10:39.05 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andrew Houghton | Great Britain | 10:01.96 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Rene Pereira | Brazil | 10:03.93 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Louis Toussaint | Belgium | 10:40.21 | R |
  | 4 | Zsolt Peto | Hungary | 11:02.55 | R |
  | 5 | Jose Duarte | Paraguay | 13:25.66 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alexey Chuvashev | Russia | 9:42.15 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Blake Haxton | United States | 10:09.30 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Kingsley Okoroafor | Nigeria | 10:39.66 | R |
  | 4 | Takayuki Endo | Japan | 10:42.36 | R |
  | 5 | Maksim Miatlou | Belarus | 11:04.94 | R |
  
  **Heat 4**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Erik Horrie | Australia | 9:25.11 | SA/B, WB |
  | 2 | Jaroslaw Kailing | Poland | 10:01.65 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Julien Hardi | France | 10:20.61 | R |
  | 4 | Manesh Jayakodi | Sri Lanka | 11:36.55 | R |
  
  ### Repechages
  
  The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the A/B semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the C/D semifinals.
  
  **Repechage 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Augustas Navickas | Lithuania | 10:23.24 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Kingsley Okoroafor | Nigeria | 10:35.05 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Alejandro Vera | Argentina | 10:35.46 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Zsolt Peto | Hungary | 10:39.41 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Manesh Jayakodi | Sri Lanka | 11:27.16 | SC/D |
  
  **Repechage 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Julien Hardi | France | 10:21.92 | SA/B |
  | 2 | Louis Toussaint | Belgium | 10:25.30 | SA/B |
  | 3 | Shmuel Daniel | Israel | 10:30.94 | SC/D |
  | 4 | Takayuki Endo | Japan | 10:47.89 | SC/D |
  | 5 | Maksim Miatlou | Belarus | 10:59.37 | SC/D |
  | 6 | Jose Duarte | Paraguay | 12:34.68 | SC/D |
  
  ### Semifinals C/D
  
  All but the slowest boat in each semi were sent to the C final. The slowest boats were sent to the D final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alejandro Vera | Argentina | 11:21.98 | FC |
  | 2 | Takayuki Endo | Japan | 11:37.36 | FC |
  | 3 | Manesh Jayakodi | Sri Lanka | 12:30.57 | FC |
  | 4 | Jose Duarte | Paraguay | 13:41.07 | FD |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shmuel Daniel | Israel | 11:08.13 | FC |
  | 2 | Zsolt Peto | Hungary | 11:16.45 | FC |
  | 3 | Maksim Miatlou | Belarus | 11:31.77 | 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 | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Roman Polianskyi | Ukraine | 9:36.45 | FA |
  | 2 | Blake Haxton | United States | 9:51.46 | FA |
  | 3 | Andrew Houghton | Great Britain | 9:55.62 | FA |
  | 4 | Jaroslaw Kailing | Poland | 9:57.68 | FB |
  | 5 | Augustas Navickas | Lithuania | 10:20.78 | FB |
  | 6 | Louis Toussaint | Belgium | 10:21.49 | FB |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Erik Horrie | Australia | 9:41.68 | FA |
  | 2 | Alexey Chuvashev | Russia | 9:45.29 | FA |
  | 3 | Rene Pereira | Brazil | 9:53.39 | FA |
  | 4 | Fabrizio Caselli | Italy | 10:07.84 | FB |
  | 5 | Julien Hardi | France | 10:35.82 | FB |
  | 6 | Kingsley Okoroafor | Nigeria | 10:39.54 | FB |
  
  ### Finals
  
  The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.
  
  **Final D**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Maksim Miatlou | Belarus | 10:56.89 |
  | 2 | Jose Duarte | Paraguay | 12:20.65 |
  
  **Final C**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Shmuel Daniel | Israel | 10:29.80 |
  | 2 | Alejandro Vera | Argentina | 10:38.70 |
  | 3 | Takayuki Endo | Japan | 10:45.77 |
  | 4 | Zsolt Peto | Hungary | 10:51.34 |
  | 5 | Manesh Jayakodi | Sri Lanka | 11:59.47 |
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jaroslaw Kailing | Poland | 10:02.64 |
  | 2 | Fabrizio Caselli | Italy | 10:04.43 |
  | 3 | Augustas Navickas | Lithuania | 10:15.76 |
  | 4 | Julien Hardi | France | 10:16.94 |
  | 5 | Louis Toussaint | Belgium | 10:34.72 |
  | 6 | Kingsley Okoroafor | Nigeria | 10:39.69 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Erik Horrie | Australia | 9:16.90 | WB |
  | | Roman Polianskyi | Ukraine | 9:17.36 | |
  | | Alexey Chuvashev | Russia | 9:35.33 | |
  | 4 | Blake Haxton | United States | 9:49.98 | |
  | 5 | Rene Pereira | Brazil | 9:50.81 | |
  | 6 | Andrew Houghton | Great Britain | 10:01.82 | |
  