Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four
April 09, 2024
The men's coxed four competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley-on-Thames, London.[1] It was held from 5 to 9 August.[2] There were 16 boats (80 competitors) from 16 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's coxed four. Switzerland earned silver, the nation's fifth medal in the event in six Games (having missed the podium only in 1932, when no Swiss team competed). Denmark took its first medal in the men's coxed four since 1912, with bronze.
This was the eighth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The coxed four was one of the four initial events introduced in 1900. It was not held in 1904 or 1908, but was held at every Games from 1912 to 1992 when it (along with the men's coxed pair) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.[2]
Seven of the 16 nations from the 1936 Games returned, including silver medalist Switzerland and bronze medalist France. The two-time reigning champions were Germany, not invited to the 1948 Games following World War II and thus unable to defend their title. The favourites were France and Italy, the winners and runners-up of the 1947 European championship.[2]
Argentina, Australia, Cuba, Greece, and Portugal each made their debut in the event. France and the United States both made their sixth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
Competition formatedit
The coxed four event featured five-person boats, with four 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 venue, Henley-on-Thames, imposed certain restrictions and modifications to the format. The course could handle only three boats at a time (and this required expansion of the typical Henley course), so the six-boat final introduced in 1936 was not possible this time.[3] The course distance was also modified; instead of either the 2000 metres distance that was standard for the Olympics or the 1 mile 550 yards (2112 metres) standard at Henley, a course that was somewhat shorter than either was used. Sources disagree on the exact distance: 1929 metres is listed by the Official Report,[3][2] though other sources say 1850 metres.[4]
Round 1: Eight heats, with 2 boats each. The winner of each advanced to the quarterfinals; the loser went to the repechage.
Repechage: Four heats, with 2 boats each. The winner of each advanced to the quarterfinals; the loser was eliminated.
Quarterfinals: Six heats, with 2 boats each. The winner of each advanced to the semifinals; the loser was eliminated.
Semifinals: Three heats, with 2 boats each. The winner of each advanced to the final; the loser was eliminated.
^"Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
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Official Olympic Report
April 09, 2024
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The men s coxed four competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley on Thames London 1 It was held from 5 to 9 August 2 There were 16 boats 80 competitors from 16 nations with each nation limited to a single boat in the event 2 The event was won by the United States the nation s first victory in the men s coxed four Switzerland earned silver the nation s fifth medal in the event in six Games having missed the podium only in 1932 when no Swiss team competed Denmark took its first medal in the men s coxed four since 1912 with bronze Men s coxed fourat the Games of the XIV OlympiadUnited States team receives its gold medalsVenueHenley on ThamesDatesAugust 5 9Competitors80 from 16 nationsWinning time6 50 3Medalists United States Warren WestlundBob MartinBob WillGordy GiovanelliAllen Morgan cox Switzerland Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmile KnechtPeter SteblerAndre Moccand cox Denmark Erik LarsenBorge Raahauge NielsenHenry LarsenHarry KnudsenIb Olsen cox 19361952 Contents 1 Background 2 Competition format 3 Schedule 4 Results 4 1 Round 1 4 1 1 Heat 1 4 1 2 Heat 2 4 1 3 Heat 3 4 1 4 Heat 4 4 1 5 Heat 5 4 1 6 Heat 6 4 1 7 Heat 7 4 1 8 Heat 8 4 2 Repechage 4 2 1 Repechage heat 1 4 2 2 Repechage heat 2 4 2 3 Repechage heat 3 4 2 4 Repechage heat 4 4 3 Quarterfinals 4 3 1 Quarterfinal 1 4 3 2 Quarterfinal 2 4 3 3 Quarterfinal 3 4 3 4 Quarterfinal 4 4 3 5 Quarterfinal 5 4 3 6 Quarterfinal 6 4 4 Semifinals 4 4 1 Semifinal 1 4 4 2 Semifinal 2 4 4 3 Semifinal 3 4 5 Final 5 References 6 External linksBackground editThis was the eighth appearance of the event Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather The coxed four was one of the four initial events introduced in 1900 It was not held in 1904 or 1908 but was held at every Games from 1912 to 1992 when it along with the men s coxed pair was replaced with the men s lightweight double sculls and men s lightweight coxless four 2 Seven of the 16 nations from the 1936 Games returned including silver medalist Switzerland and bronze medalist France The two time reigning champions were Germany not invited to the 1948 Games following World War II and thus unable to defend their title The favourites were France and Italy the winners and runners up of the 1947 European championship 2 Argentina Australia Cuba Greece and Portugal each made their debut in the event France and the United States both made their sixth appearance tied for most among nations to that point Competition format editThe coxed four event featured five person boats with four 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 venue Henley on Thames imposed certain restrictions and modifications to the format The course could handle only three boats at a time and this required expansion of the typical Henley course so the six boat final introduced in 1936 was not possible this time 3 The course distance was also modified instead of either the 2000 metres distance that was standard for the Olympics or the 1 mile 550 yards 2112 metres standard at Henley a course that was somewhat shorter than either was used Sources disagree on the exact distance 1929 metres is listed by the Official Report 3 2 though other sources say 1850 metres 4 Round 1 Eight heats with 2 boats each The winner of each advanced to the quarterfinals the loser went to the repechage Repechage Four heats with 2 boats each The winner of each advanced to the quarterfinals the loser was eliminated Quarterfinals Six heats with 2 boats each The winner of each advanced to the semifinals the loser was eliminated Semifinals Three heats with 2 boats each The winner of each advanced to the final the loser was eliminated Final A single final with 3 boats Schedule editAll times are British Summer Time UTC 1 Date Time RoundThursday 5 August 1948 Round 1Friday 6 August 1948 RepechageSaturday 7 August 1948 9 3016 30 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsMonday 9 August 1948 14 30 FinalResults editRound 1 edit Heat 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Antonio TorresDelfim Jose da SilvaJose Joaquim CancelaJose do Seixo Leonel Rego nbsp Portugal 6 51 4 Q2 Filas ParaskevaidisNikos FilippidisIraklis KlangasNikos Nikolaou Grigorios Emmanouil nbsp Greece 7 07 2 RHeat 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Miklos ZagonLajos NagyJozsef SatoriTibor Nadas Robert Zimonyi nbsp Hungary 6 58 8 Q2 Sime BujasStipe KrncevicJakov LaburaDaniel Krncevic Dusko Dorđevic nbsp Yugoslavia 7 08 0 RHeat 3 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Domenico CambieriRiccardo CeruttiFrancesco GottiRenato Macario Reginaldo Polloni nbsp Italy 6 49 1 Q2 Wal LambertHugh LambieColin Douglas SmithJack Webster Tom Darcy nbsp Australia 7 04 3 RHeat 4 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Warren WestlundBob MartinBob WillGordy Giovanelli Allen Morgan nbsp United States 6 48 8 Q2 Anthony PurssellRobert CollinsWilliam WoodwardWilliam Leckie John Healey nbsp Great Britain 7 01 9 RHeat 5 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Erwin BittmannKarl SitterFranz FraunederTheodor Obrietan Karl Riedel nbsp Austria 7 02 2 Q2 Ramon CoraJoaquin GodoyManuel PuigRamon Puig Tirso del Junco nbsp Cuba 7 08 7 RHeat 6 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Erik LarsenBorge Raahauge NielsenHenry LarsenHarry Knudsen Ib Olsen nbsp Denmark 6 52 5 Q2 Arne Serck HanssenGunnar SandborgSigurd GronliWilly Evensen Thoralf Sandaker nbsp Norway 6 58 9 RHeat 7 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmile KnechtPeter Stebler Andre Moccand nbsp Switzerland 6 57 3 Q2 Carlos SeminoCarlos CrostaAdolfo YedroItalo Sartori Ricardo Boneo nbsp Argentina 7 07 9 RHeat 8 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Jean Paul PieddeloupRene LottiGerald MaquatJean Pierre Souche Marcel Boigegrain nbsp France 6 57 7 Q2 Veikko LommiHelge ForsbergOiva LommiOsrik Forsberg Veli Autio nbsp Finland 7 00 6 RRepechage edit Repechage heat 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Veikko LommiHelge ForsbergOiva LommiOsrik Forsberg Veli Autio nbsp Finland 7 01 6 Q2 Wal LambertHugh LambieColin Douglas SmithJack Webster Tom Darcy nbsp Australia 7 07 1Repechage heat 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Arne Serck HanssenGunnar SandborgSigurd GronliWilly Evensen Thoralf Sandaker nbsp Norway 7 04 4 Q2 Sime BujasStipe KrncevicJakov LaburaDaniel Krncevic Dusko Dorđevic nbsp Yugoslavia 7 13 5Repechage heat 3 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ramon CoraJoaquin GodoyManuel PuigRamon Puig Tirso del Junco nbsp Cuba 7 12 0 Q2 Filas ParaskevaidisNikos FilippidisIraklis KlangasNikos Nikolaou Grigorios Emmanouil nbsp Greece 7 17 1Repechage heat 4 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Anthony PurssellRobert CollinsWilliam WoodwardWilliam Leckie John Healey nbsp Great Britain 6 58 4 Q2 Carlos SeminoCarlos CrostaAdolfo YedroItalo Sartori Ricardo Boneo nbsp Argentina 7 00 1Quarterfinals edit Quarterfinal 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Domenico CambieriRiccardo CeruttiFrancesco GottiRenato Macario Reginaldo Polloni nbsp Italy 7 30 5 Q2 Arne Serck HanssenGunnar SandborgSigurd GronliWilly Evensen Thoralf Sandaker nbsp Norway 7 34 7Quarterfinal 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmile KnechtPeter Stebler Andre Moccand nbsp Switzerland 7 21 8 Q2 Erwin BittmannKarl SitterFranz FraunederTheodor Obrietan Karl Riedel nbsp Austria 7 35 9Quarterfinal 3 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Warren WestlundBob MartinBob WillGordy Giovanelli Allen Morgan nbsp United States 7 21 4 Q2 Veikko LommiHelge ForsbergOiva LommiOsrik Forsberg Veli Autio nbsp Finland 7 36 5Quarterfinal 4 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Erik LarsenBorge Raahauge NielsenHenry LarsenHarry Knudsen Ib Olsen nbsp Denmark 7 21 3 Q2 Antonio TorresDelfim Jose da SilvaJose Joaquim CancelaJose do Seixo Leonel Rego nbsp Portugal 7 28 5Quarterfinal 5 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Jean Paul PieddeloupRene LottiGerald MaquatJean Pierre Souche Marcel Boigegrain nbsp France 7 28 7 Q2 Ramon CoraJoaquin GodoyManuel PuigRamon Puig Tirso del Junco nbsp Cuba 7 37 2Quarterfinal 6 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Miklos ZagonLajos NagyJozsef SatoriTibor Nadas Robert Zimonyi nbsp Hungary 7 31 6 Q2 Anthony PurssellRobert CollinsWilliam WoodwardWilliam Leckie John Healey nbsp Great Britain 7 36 6Semifinals edit Semifinal 1 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Warren WestlundBob MartinBob WillGordy Giovanelli Allen Morgan nbsp United States 7 22 1 Q2 Jean Paul PieddeloupRene LottiGerald MaquatJean Pierre Souche Marcel Boigegrain nbsp France 7 28 9Semifinal 2 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Erik LarsenBorge Raahauge NielsenHenry LarsenHarry Knudsen Ib Olsen nbsp Denmark 7 31 3 Q2 Miklos ZagonLajos NagyJozsef SatoriTibor Nadas Robert Zimonyi nbsp Hungary 7 46 1Semifinal 3 edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmile KnechtPeter Stebler Andre Moccand nbsp Switzerland 7 22 0 Q2 Domenico CambieriRiccardo CeruttiFrancesco GottiRenato Macario Reginaldo Polloni nbsp Italy 7 32 8Final edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time nbsp Warren WestlundBob MartinBob WillGordy Giovanelli Allen Morgan nbsp United States 6 50 3 nbsp Rudolf ReichlingErich SchrieverEmile KnechtPeter Stebler Andre Moccand nbsp Switzerland 6 53 3 nbsp Erik LarsenBorge Raahauge NielsenHenry LarsenHarry Knudsen Ib Olsen nbsp Denmark 6 58 6References edit Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 2 August 2018 a b c d e Coxed Fours Men Olympedia Retrieved 13 May 2021 a b Official Report p 418 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 26 April 2021 External links editOfficial Olympic Report Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1948 Summer 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