1984 Olympic Games Rowing - Men's Single Sculls

[@KaiHellmann]

Pertti Karppinen 3 Olympic Gold. What a A amazing man 🇫🇮. I remember this when i was kid.

[@victorpavon8150]

Perhaps the best competition in the single of all time . Karppinen undoubtedly the best.

[@marcschmidt7846]

Not really. Kolbe had been world champion for five times. He only had always bad luck in the Olympic games.

[@nandc2009]

Don’t think many people understand how much mental and physical torture they’d both be going through with 500m to go.

[@alejandrolicea2648]

The olimpic gold was denied to kolbe 2 times for karppinen and 1 for the great thomas lange but he's considered one of the greatest sculler of all times

[@unclegeemus]

When I saw that had no idea a few months later I would begin rowing in college, barely having been on any water in my life. It was a subliminal message something about that motion, you could just see he was a cool headed shark waiting. Later, if I saw a guy that tall around boathouse I thought there was no point. Once the coach put me in a pair with a guy 6'7 once who was two years older, I had never rowed a pair. What a day I could not adapt.

[@MhLiMz]

Obviously, material doesn't matter. Well done Karppinen.

[@AlexStanovoy]

wooden boat against carbon fiber.

[@unclegeemus]

I bet that wood boat is on top of a ceiling somewhere not touched since that day.

[@row8017]

Yes a Stamfli

[@Vincent_Langlois_Carbone0]

Bateau et pelles en bois. 7' au 2000... What else ? 🤔

[@hugorivarolamedina6172]

Mbae pio pea Richard?

[@kubazoliborz]

After 24 years gold medal was 1 second faster!?!

[@bronzevillecomics2581]

In rowing a lot of the time depends on the water conditions. LA was held in a lake, I’m not sure how much those things effect times.

[@jimmyharlow2826]

@@bronzevillecomics2581every international race is held on a lake

[@jimmyharlow2826]

Rowing is extremely condition dependent, if the top scullers rowed in conditions like this they would easily go around 6:40s

[@bronzevillecomics2581]

@@jimmyharlow2826 Rio was held in a lagoon, 2020 Olympics in Tokyo Bay.

[@jamesmather2839]

Thanks for the spoiler in the info

[@westnyacktwins]

James Mather it was 36 years ago...

[@unclegeemus]

Whoa I didn't see that spoiler you are spot on. The current Olympics titles each reveal the winner of every event. Generational decency bypass. I am sorry you got the zinger. I guess other commenter has no feeling for the reason for rowing.