The men's eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the sixth appearance of the event, was held from 13 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine. Ten teams (90 competitors), each from a different nation, competed.[1] The event was won by the United States, the nation's second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the event. Canada took silver, its first medal in the men's eight since 1908. Italy, making its debut in the event, took bronze.
This was the sixth 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]
Great Britain and the United States were the dominant nations in the event, with the nations winning all five prior Olympic men's eight competitions between them. The United States held a 3–2 edge and the reigning crown. For the first time, Great Britain's top entry was not the Leander Club; instead, the Thames Rowing Club (winners of the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1923) was the British boat in 1924. The Americans were represented by a crew from Yale University. Other contenders included the 1923 European Rowing Championships winners from Italy.[2]
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Switzerland entered but withdrew before competition.[2]
Argentina, Australia, Italy, and Spain each made their debut in the event (though Australian rowers had appeared as part of the Australasia team in 1912). Belgium, Canada, France, Great Britain, and the United States each made their fourth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
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 course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]
For the first time since 1900, there were more than 2 boats per heat. The tournament also introduced the repechage, allowing boats that did not win a race to have another opportunity to advance. The 1924 competition featured two main rounds (semifinals and a final) and one repechage.
Semifinals: Three heats of 3 or 4 boats each. The top boat in each heat (3 boats total) advanced directly to the final; the last place boat (3 boats) was eliminated; the middle boats (2nd place in the heats of 3, 2nd and 3rd places in the heat of 4) went to the repechage.
Repechage: One heat of 4 boats. The winner advanced to the final; the other 3 boats were eliminated.
Final: One heat of 4 boats. Determined the medals and 4th place.
ScheduleEdit
Date
Time
Round
Tuesday, 15 July 1924
Semifinals Repechage
Thursday, 17 July 1924
Final
ResultsEdit
SemifinalsEdit
The top boat in each semifinal advanced to the final, with the second-placed boat (and the third-placed boat, in the semifinal with four boats) going to the repechage. The last placed boat in each semifinal was eliminated.
^Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
^ abc"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.
SourcesEdit
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2009.
Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish).
October 21, 2023
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The men s eight event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics The competition the sixth appearance of the event was held from 13 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine Ten teams 90 competitors each from a different nation competed 1 The event was won by the United States the nation s second consecutive and fourth overall victory in the event Canada took silver its first medal in the men s eight since 1908 Italy making its debut in the event took bronze Men s eightat the Games of the VIII OlympiadPostcard of the Australian teamVenueSeineDates15 17 JulyCompetitors90 from 10 nationsWinning time6 33 4Medalists United States Leonard CarpenterHoward KingsburyAlfred LindleyJohn MillerJames Stillman RockefellerFrederick SheffieldBenjamin SpockAlfred WilsonLaurence Stoddard cox Canada Arthur BellRobert HunterWilliam LangfordHarold LittleJohn SmithWarren SnyderNorman TaylorWilliam WallaceIvor Campbell cox Italy Ante KatalinicFrane KatalinicSimun KatalinicGiuseppe CrivelliLatino GalassoPetar IvanovBruno SoricCarlo ToniattiVittorio Gliubich cox 19201928 Among the American rowers was Benjamin Spock who later became more known for his work in pediatrics and politics Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Semifinals 4 1 1 Semifinal 1 4 1 2 Semifinal 2 4 1 3 Semifinal 3 4 2 Repechage 4 3 Final 5 References 6 SourcesBackground EditThis was the sixth 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 Great Britain and the United States were the dominant nations in the event with the nations winning all five prior Olympic men s eight competitions between them The United States held a 3 2 edge and the reigning crown For the first time Great Britain s top entry was not the Leander Club instead the Thames Rowing Club winners of the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1923 was the British boat in 1924 The Americans were represented by a crew from Yale University Other contenders included the 1923 European Rowing Championships winners from Italy 2 Czechoslovakia Hungary and Switzerland entered but withdrew before competition 2 Argentina Australia Italy and Spain each made their debut in the event though Australian rowers had appeared as part of the Australasia team in 1912 Belgium Canada France Great Britain and the United States each made their fourth appearance tied 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 For the first time since 1900 there were more than 2 boats per heat The tournament also introduced the repechage allowing boats that did not win a race to have another opportunity to advance The 1924 competition featured two main rounds semifinals and a final and one repechage Semifinals Three heats of 3 or 4 boats each The top boat in each heat 3 boats total advanced directly to the final the last place boat 3 boats was eliminated the middle boats 2nd place in the heats of 3 2nd and 3rd places in the heat of 4 went to the repechage Repechage One heat of 4 boats The winner advanced to the final the other 3 boats were eliminated Final One heat of 4 boats Determined the medals and 4th place Schedule EditDate Time RoundTuesday 15 July 1924 SemifinalsRepechageThursday 17 July 1924 FinalResults EditSemifinals Edit The top boat in each semifinal advanced to the final with the second placed boat and the third placed boat in the semifinal with four boats going to the repechage The last placed boat in each semifinal was eliminated Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Reginald BareCecil ChandlerHorace DebenhamPeter DulleyIan FairbairnAlexander LongHarold MorphyCharles Rew Jack Godwin nbsp Great Britain 6 04 0 Q2 Arthur D AnversGerard De GezelleR De LandtsheereAugust GeingerLeon LippensHippolyte SchouppeRobert SwarteleJean Van Silfhout Marcel Wauters nbsp Belgium Unknown R3 Julio AllesAlberto AndersonFrancisco BorgonovoTomas CerruttiFederico LecotDavid NoltingCarlos SerantesArmando Trabucco Miguel Madero nbsp Argentina Unknown R4 Maurice BaudechonLouis CarlierMichel FournyHenri GatineauAndre LancelotHenri MenardAndre OriolFernand Oriol J Betout nbsp France UnknownSemifinal 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Leonard CarpenterHoward KingsburyAlfred LindleyJohn MillerJames Stillman RockefellerFrederick SheffieldBenjamin SpockAlfred Wilson Laurence Stoddard nbsp United States 5 51 0 Q2 Arthur BellRobert HunterWilliam LangfordHarold LittleJohn SmithWarren SnyderNorman TaylorWilliam Wallace Ivor Campbell nbsp Canada Unknown R3 Simon BonCornelis EecenAntony FennemaRoelof HommemaPaul MaaslandHenk RijndersGerrit TrompEgbertus Waller Jacob Cremer nbsp Netherlands UnknownSemifinal 3 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ante KatalinicFrane KatalinicSimun KatalinicGiuseppe CrivelliLatino GalassoPetar IvanovBruno SoricCarlo Toniatti Vittorio Gliubich nbsp Italy 6 06 0 Q2 Frank CummingsHerbert GraetzWalter JarvisWalter PfeifferArthur ScottWilliam SladdenAlf TaeuberTed Thomas Robert Cummings nbsp Australia Unknown R3 Leandro CollJaime GiraltJose LasplazasRicardo MassanaEliseo MoralesEnrique PerezJuan RibaLuis Omedes Jose Martinez nbsp Spain UnknownRepechage Edit The top boat advanced to the final with the other three eliminated Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Arthur BellRobert HunterWilliam LangfordHarold LittleJohn SmithWarren SnyderNorman TaylorWilliam Wallace Ivor Campbell nbsp Canada 6 37 0 Q2 Julio AllesAlberto AndersonFrancisco BorgonovoTomas CerruttiFederico LecotDavid NoltingCarlos SerantesArmando Trabucco Miguel Madero nbsp Argentina 6 42 03 Frank CummingsHerbert GraetzWalter JarvisWalter PfeifferArthur ScottWilliam SladdenAlf TaeuberTed Thomas Robert Cummings nbsp Australia 6 47 04 Arthur D AnversGerard De GezelleR De LandtsheereAugust GeingerLeon LippensHippolyte SchouppeRobert SwarteleJean Van Silfhout Marcel Wauters nbsp Belgium 6 52 0Final Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time nbsp Leonard CarpenterHoward KingsburyAlfred LindleyJohn MillerJames Stillman RockefellerFrederick SheffieldBenjamin SpockAlfred Wilson Laurence Stoddard nbsp United States 6 33 4 nbsp Arthur BellRobert HunterWilliam LangfordHarold LittleJohn SmithWarren SnyderNorman TaylorWilliam Wallace Ivor Campbell nbsp Canada 6 49 0 nbsp Ante KatalinicFrane KatalinicSimun KatalinicGiuseppe CrivelliLatino GalassoPetar IvanovBruno SoricCarlo Toniatti Vittorio Gliubich nbsp Italy Unknown4 Reginald BareCecil ChandlerHorace DebenhamPeter DulleyIan FairbairnAlexander LongHarold MorphyCharles Rew Jack Godwin nbsp Great Britain UnknownReferences Edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games Men s Coxed Eights Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 27 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 Sources EditEvans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games Men s coxed eight Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 12 September 2009 Wudarski Pawel 1999 Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich in Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics Men 27s eight amp oldid 1179766474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
