The men's eight was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 25 and 26 August 1900. 5 boats, involving 46 rowers from 5 nations, competed.[1] The event was won by the United States, represented by the Vesper Boat Club. Silver went to the Royal Club Nautique de Gand of Belgium, with bronze to Minerva Amsterdam from the Netherlands.
This was the first appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]
Competition formatedit
The "eight" event featured nine-person boats, with eight rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The distance for each race was 1750 metres, rather than the 2000 metres which was becoming standard even at the time (and has been used in the Olympics since 1912, except in 1948).[3]
The tournament featured two rounds: semifinals and a final.
Semifinals: Two heats of 2 or 3 boats each. It was intended that the top 2 boats from each heat would advance to a 4-boat final, but when one of the boats in the 2-boat heat did not finish, the 3rd-place boat from the 3-boat heat advanced instead.
Final: A single final of 4 boats, determining medals and 4th place.
Scheduleedit
Date
Time
Round
Saturday, 25 August 1900
11:00
Semifinals
Sunday, 26 August 1900
17:30
Final
Resultsedit
Semifinalsedit
The top two boats in each semifinal were intended to advance to the final. However, only one boat in the second semifinal finished, so the third-place boat in the first semifinal advanced. This meant that of the five boats competing in the semifinal, the only one to not advance was the one that did not finish.
^"Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External linksedit
International Olympic Committee medal winners database
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Rowing 1900". Accessed 26 February 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN0-7864-0378-0.
April 10, 2024
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The men s eight was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris It was held on 25 and 26 August 1900 5 boats involving 46 rowers from 5 nations competed 1 The event was won by the United States represented by the Vesper Boat Club Silver went to the Royal Club Nautique de Gand of Belgium with bronze to Minerva Amsterdam from the Netherlands Men s eightat the Games of the II OlympiadUnited States men s eight team at the 1900 GamesVenueSeineDatesAugust 25 26Competitors46 from 5 nationsWinning time6 07 8MedalistsVesper Boat Club United StatesRoyal Club Nautique de Gand BelgiumMinerva Amsterdam Netherlands1904 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Semifinals 4 1 1 Semifinal 1 4 1 2 Semifinal 2 4 2 Final 5 Results summary 6 References 7 External linksBackground editThis was the first appearance of the event Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather The eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested beginning in 1900 2 Competition format editThe eight event featured nine person boats with eight rowers and a coxswain It was a sweep rowing event with the rowers each having one oar and thus each rowing on one side The distance for each race was 1750 metres rather than the 2000 metres which was becoming standard even at the time and has been used in the Olympics since 1912 except in 1948 3 The tournament featured two rounds semifinals and a final Semifinals Two heats of 2 or 3 boats each It was intended that the top 2 boats from each heat would advance to a 4 boat final but when one of the boats in the 2 boat heat did not finish the 3rd place boat from the 3 boat heat advanced instead Final A single final of 4 boats determining medals and 4th place Schedule editDate Time RoundSaturday 25 August 1900 11 00 SemifinalsSunday 26 August 1900 17 30 FinalResults editSemifinals edit The top two boats in each semifinal were intended to advance to the final However only one boat in the second semifinal finished so the third place boat in the first semifinal advanced This meant that of the five boats competing in the semifinal the only one to not advance was the one that did not finish Semifinal 1 edit Rank Boat Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Minerva Amsterdam Francois BrandtJohannes van DijkRoelof KleinRuurd LeegstraWalter MiddelbergHendrik OfferhausWalter ThijssenHenricus Tromp Hermanus Brockmann nbsp Netherlands 4 59 2 Q2 Royal Club Nautique de Gand Jules De BisschopProsper BruggemanOscar DessomvilleOscar De CockMaurice HemelsoetMarcel Van CrombruggeFrank OdbergMaurice Verdonck Rodolphe Poma nbsp Belgium 5 00 2 Q3 Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club Gustav GosslerOscar GosslerErnst JencquelEdgar KatzensteinWalther KatzensteinTheodor LaurezzariWaldemar TietgensArthur Warncke Alexander Gleichmann nbsp Germany 5 04 8 QSemifinal 2 edit Rank Boat Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Vesper Boat Club William CarrHarry DeBaeckeJohn ExleyJohn GeigerEdwin HedleyJames JuvenalRoscoe LockwoodEdward Marsh Louis Abell nbsp United States 5 15 4 Q Societe Nautique de la Marne Maurice CartonChantriauxPaul CocuetJules DemareClement DorliaGuilbertLucien MartinetRene Waleff Unknown nbsp France DNFFinal edit Rank Boat Rowers Coxswain Nation Time nbsp Vesper Boat Club William CarrHarry DeBaeckeJohn ExleyJohn GeigerEdwin HedleyJames JuvenalRoscoe LockwoodEdward Marsh Louis Abell nbsp United States 6 07 8 nbsp Royal Club Nautique de Gand Jules De BisschopProsper BruggemanOscar DessomvilleOscar De CockMaurice HemelsoetMarcel Van CrombruggeFrank OdbergMaurice Verdonck Rodolphe Poma nbsp Belgium 6 13 8 nbsp Minerva Amsterdam Francois BrandtJohannes van DijkRoelof KleinRuurd LeegstraWalter MiddelbergHendrik OfferhausWalter ThijssenHenricus Tromp Hermanus Brockmann nbsp Netherlands 6 23 04 Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club Gustav GosslerOscar GosslerErnst JencquelEdgar KatzensteinWalther KatzensteinTheodor LaurezzariWaldemar TietgensArthur Warncke Unknown nbsp Germany 6 33 0Results summary editRank Boat Rowers Coxswain Nation Semifinals Final nbsp Vesper Boat Club William CarrHarry DeBaeckeJohn ExleyJohn GeigerEdwin HedleyJames JuvenalRoscoe LockwoodEdward Marsh Louis Abell nbsp United States 5 15 4 6 07 8 nbsp Royal Club Nautique de Gand Jules De BisschopProsper BruggemanOscar DessomvilleOscar De CockMaurice HemelsoetMarcel Van CrombruggeFrank OdbergMaurice Verdonck Rodolphe Poma nbsp Belgium 5 00 2 6 13 8 nbsp Minerva Amsterdam Francois BrandtJohannes van DijkRoelof KleinRuurd LeegstraWalter MiddelbergHendrik OfferhausWalter ThijssenHenricus Tromp Hermanus Brockmann nbsp Netherlands 4 59 2 6 23 04 Der Hamburger und Germania Ruder Club Gustav GosslerOscar GosslerErnst JencquelEdgar KatzensteinWalther KatzensteinTheodor LaurezzariWaldemar TietgensArthur Warncke Alexander Gleichmann semis Unknown final nbsp Germany 5 04 8 6 33 05 Societe Nautique de la Marne Maurice CartonChantriauxPaul CocuetJules DemareClement DorliaGuilbertLucien MartinetRene Waleff Unknown nbsp France DNF Did not advanceReferences edit Rowing at the 1900 Paris Summer Games Men s Coxed Eights Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 22 July 2018 Eight Men Olympedia Retrieved 20 May 2021 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 14 April 2021 External links editInternational Olympic Committee medal winners database De Wael Herman Herman s Full Olympians Rowing 1900 Accessed 26 February 2006 Available electronically at 1 Mallon Bill 1998 The 1900 Olympic Games Results for All Competitors in All Events with Commentary Jefferson North Carolina McFarland amp Company Inc Publishers ISBN 0 7864 0378 0 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics Men 27s eight amp oldid 1210708135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
