The men'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 20 to 27 July.
Gold medalist Pertti Karppinen (at a different event in 1980)
Diamond Challenge Sculls
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The Diamond Challenge Sculls is a rowing event for men's single sculls at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. First run in 1844, it is open to male scul
The Diamond Challenge Sculls trophy (centre in wooden case)
Alexander Alcée Casamajor (single scull) five-time winner in the mid-19th century
Guy Nicholls caricature from 1889
Jack Beresford (left) congratulates Walter Hoover (right) after the final of the Diamond Sculls in 1922