| | Event type
Single Sculls, Men
| Date | 30 July 1904 — 17:10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Creve Coeur Lake, Maryland Heights | |
| Participants | 4 from 1 countries | |
| Format | Final only | |
The single sculls event had the potential to be a great event for the time, as the world’s top two amateur scullers, James Ten Eyck (USA) and Lou Scholes (CAN), both entered. Scholes had won the Diamond Sculls at Henley earlier in the year, but neither he nor the American champion Ten Eyck participated.
Frank Greer had won the NAAO (National Association of Amateur Oarsmen) title in 1903, and would win again in 1905 and 1908. The 1904 Olympic events doubled as the NAAO Championships, and Greer also won in this year, triumphing by two lengths over Jim Juvenal. The bronze medal went to Constance Titus, who had won the 1902 national title and would win again in 1906.
| Pos | Lane | Competitor | NOC | Time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Frank Greer |  USA | 10:08.6 | Gold | ||
| 2 | – | Jim Juvenal | USA | at 2 lengths | Silver | ||
| 3 | – | Constance Titus | USA | at ½ length | Bronze | ||
| 4 | – | Divie Duffield | USA | – | |||
| – | Edward Atherton | USA | – | ||||
| – | Frank Vesely | USA | – |