The men's eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The competition was held on 28 and 29 August 1920. It was the fifth appearance of the event. Eight boats (72 competitors), each from a different nation, competed.[1] It was the first time that nations were limited to a single boat. The event was won by the United States in a final against Great Britain; the two nations had taken all four previous gold medals (the United States winning in 1900 and 1904, when Great Britain did not compete; Great Britain winning in 1908 and 1912, when the United States did not compete). Bronze went to Norway, the nation's first medal in the men's eight. In addition to gold medals, the winners received a challenge prize that had been donated by Eugenio Brunetta d'Usseaux before his death in 1919.[2]
This was the fifth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900.[2]
The two-time defending Olympic champion was the Leander Club of Great Britain. The United States had won the previous two Games, both times represented by the Vesper Boat Club; in 1920, the American squad came from the United States Naval Academy. The two teams were favoured at the 1920 Games. Another contender was Switzerland, the 1920 European Rowing Championships winners.[2]
Czechoslovakia and Switzerland each made their debut in the event. Belgium, France, Great Britain, Norway, and the United States each made their third appearance, tying the absent Canada for most among nations to that point.
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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 course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]
The 1920 tournament featured three rounds of one-on-one races; with 8 boats in the competition, the bracket was perfectly balanced. There were 4 quarterfinals, 2 semifinals, and a final.
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External linksedit
Belgium Olympic Committee (1957). Olympic Games Antwerp 1920: Official Report (in French).
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish). Retrieved 25 April 2008.
November 23, 2023
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The men s eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1920 Summer Olympics The competition was held on 28 and 29 August 1920 It was the fifth appearance of the event Eight boats 72 competitors each from a different nation competed 1 It was the first time that nations were limited to a single boat The event was won by the United States in a final against Great Britain the two nations had taken all four previous gold medals the United States winning in 1900 and 1904 when Great Britain did not compete Great Britain winning in 1908 and 1912 when the United States did not compete Bronze went to Norway the nation s first medal in the men s eight In addition to gold medals the winners received a challenge prize that had been donated by Eugenio Brunetta d Usseaux before his death in 1919 2 Men s eightat the Games of the VII OlympiadA men s eight race at the 1920 OlympicsVenueBrussels Scheldt Maritime CanalDates28 29 AugustCompetitors72 from 8 nationsWinning time6 05 0Medalists United States Sherm Clark cox Vince GallagherEdwin GravesVirgil JacominiDonald JohnstonWilliam JordanClyde KingEdward MooreAlden Sanborn Great Britain John CampbellSebastian EarlEwart HorsfallWalter JamesRobin JohnstoneRichard LucasGuy Oliver NickallsRalph ShoveSidney Swann Norway Hakon EllingsenThoralf HagenThore MichelsenArne MortensenKarl NagTheodor NagAdolf NilsenConrad OlsenTollef Tollefsen 19121924 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Quarterfinals 4 1 1 Quarterfinal 1 4 1 2 Quarterfinal 2 4 1 3 Quarterfinal 3 4 1 4 Quarterfinal 4 4 2 Semifinals 4 2 1 Semifinal 1 4 2 2 Semifinal 2 4 3 Final 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThis was the fifth appearance of the event Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather The men s eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested beginning in 1900 2 The two time defending Olympic champion was the Leander Club of Great Britain The United States had won the previous two Games both times represented by the Vesper Boat Club in 1920 the American squad came from the United States Naval Academy The two teams were favoured at the 1920 Games Another contender was Switzerland the 1920 European Rowing Championships winners 2 Czechoslovakia and Switzerland each made their debut in the event Belgium France Great Britain Norway and the United States each made their third appearance tying the absent Canada for most among nations to that point 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 course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 3 The 1920 tournament featured three rounds of one on one races with 8 boats in the competition the bracket was perfectly balanced There were 4 quarterfinals 2 semifinals and a final Schedule editDate Time RoundFriday 27 August 1920 16 55 QuarterfinalsSaturday 28 August 1920 17 20 SemifinalsSunday 29 August 1920 17 00 FinalResults editQuarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Theodor NagConrad OlsenAdolf NilsenHakon EllingsenThore MichelsenArne MortensenKarl NagTollef Tollefsen Thoralf Hagen nbsp Norway 6 32 2 Q2 Emil OrdnungFerdinand BrozekVladimir SircBohdan KallmunzerJosef SircJiri KallmunzerOtakar VotikIvan Schweizer Karel Cizek nbsp Czechoslovakia 6 43 0Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ewart HorsfallGuy O NickallsRichard LucasWalter JamesJohn CampbellSebastian EarlRalph ShoveSidney Swann Robin Johnstone nbsp Great Britain 6 19 0 Q2 Hans WalterMax RudolfWilly BruderlinPaul RudolfP BaurFranz TurlerCharles FreulerRudolf Bosshard Paul Staub nbsp Switzerland 6 21 4Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Virgil JacominiEd GravesBill JordanEd MooreZeke SanbornDon JohnstonVince GallagherClyde King Sherm Clark nbsp United States 6 24 0 Q2 Daniel ClarembauxJozef HermansGustave De MulderRene SmetFelix TaymansCharles LalemandJulien CrickxMaurice Requille Joseph Crickx 4 5 6 nbsp Belgium 6 40 0Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Albert DieboldCharles HahnFrederic GrossmannRobert FleigHenri BarbenesFrederic FleigCharles SchlewerEmile Ruhlmann Ernest Barberolle nbsp France 6 37 0 Q2 Philip JongeneelJohannes van der VegteBernard te HennepeWillem HudigFrederik KoopmanHuibert BoumeesterJohannes HaasnootRobbert Blaisse Liong Siang Sie nbsp Netherlands 6 38 2Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ewart HorsfallGuy O NickallsRichard LucasWalter JamesJohn CampbellSebastian EarlRalph ShoveSidney Swann Robin Johnstone nbsp Great Britain 6 26 4 Q nbsp Theodor NagConrad OlsenAdolf NilsenHakon EllingsenThore MichelsenArne MortensenKarl NagTollef Tollefsen Thoralf Hagen nbsp Norway 6 36 0Semifinal 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Virgil JacominiEd GravesBill JordanEd MooreZeke SanbornDon JohnstonVince GallagherClyde King Sherm Clark nbsp United States 6 24 0 Q2 Albert DieboldCharles HahnFrederic GrossmannRobert FleigHenri BarbenesFrederic FleigCharles SchlewerEmile Ruhlmann Ernest Barberolle nbsp France 6 42 6Final edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time nbsp Virgil JacominiEd GravesBill JordanEd MooreZeke SanbornDon JohnstonVince GallagherClyde King Sherm Clark nbsp United States 6 05 0 nbsp Ewart HorsfallGuy O NickallsRichard LucasWalter JamesJohn CampbellSebastian EarlRalph ShoveSidney Swann Robin Johnstone nbsp Great Britain 6 05 8References edit Rowing at the 1920 Antwerp Summer Games Men s Coxed Eights Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 25 July 2018 a b c Eight Men Olympedia Retrieved 21 May 2021 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 19 April 2021 La VIIe Olympiade a Anvers la treizieme journee Aviron la premiere journee II Course a huit rameurs en pointe avec barreur La Meuse 29 August 1920 Olympische organisaties Retrieved 9 October 2021 Lijst van Belgische Olympische roeiers Retrieved 9 October 2021 External links editBelgium Olympic Committee 1957 Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 Official Report in French Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved 25 April 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics Men 27s eight amp oldid 1050183809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
