The men's eight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Finland.[1] It was held from 20 to 23 July.[2] There were 14 boats (126 competitors) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the United States, the nation's seventh consecutive and ninth overall gold medal in the men's eight; the Americans had won every time they competed (missing 1908 and 1912). The Soviet Union took silver in its Olympics debut; Australia's bronze was its first medal in the men's eight.
This was the 11th 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 United States was the dominant nation in the event, with the nation winning the previous six Olympic men's eight competitions (as well as the other two competitions which the United States had entered). Potential challengers included Australia (1950 British Empire champion) and Great Britain (1951 European Rowing Championships winners), but the Americans were heavily favored.[2]
Finland, Romania, and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event. Canada, Great Britain, and the United States each made their ninth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.
Competition format
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 returned to the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948).[3]
The 1952 competition featured five rounds: three main rounds (quarterfinals, semifinals, and a final) as well as two repechages, after the quarterfinals and semifinals.
The 14 boats were divided into 3 heats of 4 or 5 boats each for the quarterfinals. The winner and 2nd place boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to the semifinals, while the remaining boats (8 total) went to the repechage.
The first repechage had 8 boats. They were placed in 3 heats, with 2 or 3 boats each. The winner of each repechage heat (a tie in one heat led to there being a total of 4 boats advancing) went to the second repechage (not the semifinals), with the other boats (4 total) eliminated.
The semifinals placed the 6 boats in 2 heats, with 3 boats per heat. The winner of each heat (2 boats total) advanced directly to the final, while the other boats (4 total) competed in the second repechage.
The second repechage had 8 boats, placed in 3 heats with 2 or 3 boats per heat. The winner of each heat (3 boats) qualified for the final, with all others (5 total) eliminated.
The final round consisted of a single final for the medals and 4th and 5th places.
^ ab. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
^ abcd"Eight, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^"Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
External links
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952(PDF) (PDF). p. 611.
January 09, 2023
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The men s eight competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti Finland 1 It was held from 20 to 23 July 2 There were 14 boats 126 competitors from 14 nations with each nation limited to a single boat in the event 2 The event was won by the United States the nation s seventh consecutive and ninth overall gold medal in the men s eight the Americans had won every time they competed missing 1908 and 1912 The Soviet Union took silver in its Olympics debut Australia s bronze was its first medal in the men s eight Men s eightat the Games of the XV OlympiadRowing pictogramVenueMeilahtiDates20 23 JulyCompetitors126 from 14 nationsWinning time6 25 9Medalists United States Frank ShakespeareWilliam FieldsJames DunbarRichard MurphyRobert DetweilerHenry ProctorWayne FryeEdward StevensCharles Manring Soviet Union Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir KryukovIgor Polyakov Australia Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil CayzerTom Chessell 19481956 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 2 First repechage 4 2 1 First repechage heat 1 4 2 2 First repechage heat 2 4 2 3 First repechage heat 3 4 3 Semifinals 4 3 1 Semifinal 1 4 3 2 Semifinal 2 4 4 Second repechage 4 4 1 Second repechage heat 1 4 4 2 Second repechage heat 2 4 4 3 Second repechage heat 3 4 5 Final 5 Results summary 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditThis was the 11th 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 United States was the dominant nation in the event with the nation winning the previous six Olympic men s eight competitions as well as the other two competitions which the United States had entered Potential challengers included Australia 1950 British Empire champion and Great Britain 1951 European Rowing Championships winners but the Americans were heavily favored 2 Finland Romania and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event Canada Great Britain and the United States each made their ninth 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 returned to the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 with the exception of 1948 3 The 1952 competition featured five rounds three main rounds quarterfinals semifinals and a final as well as two repechages after the quarterfinals and semifinals The 14 boats were divided into 3 heats of 4 or 5 boats each for the quarterfinals The winner and 2nd place boats in each heat 6 total advanced to the semifinals while the remaining boats 8 total went to the repechage The first repechage had 8 boats They were placed in 3 heats with 2 or 3 boats each The winner of each repechage heat a tie in one heat led to there being a total of 4 boats advancing went to the second repechage not the semifinals with the other boats 4 total eliminated The semifinals placed the 6 boats in 2 heats with 3 boats per heat The winner of each heat 2 boats total advanced directly to the final while the other boats 4 total competed in the second repechage The second repechage had 8 boats placed in 3 heats with 2 or 3 boats per heat The winner of each heat 3 boats qualified for the final with all others 5 total eliminated The final round consisted of a single final for the medals and 4th and 5th places Schedule EditAll times are Eastern European Summer Time UTC 3 Date Time RoundSunday 20 July 1952 9 00 QuarterfinalsMonday 21 July 1952 9 0016 00 First repechageSemifinalsTuesday 22 July 1952 9 00 Second repechageWednesday 23 July 1952 19 00 FinalResults EditQuarterfinals Edit Quarterfinal 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ladislav MateticBranko BelacicVladimir HorvatVojko SeravicKarlo PavlencBoris BeljakStanko DespotDrago Husjak Zdenko Bego Yugoslavia 6 06 9 Q2 Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil Cayzer Tom Chessell Australia 6 07 2 Q3 Iosif BergeszMilivoi IancoviciȘtefan KonyelicskaGheorghe MăcinicIon NigaȘtefan PongratzAlexandru RotaruȘtefan Somogy Ion Vlăduț Romania 6 23 0 R4 Ted ChilcottJack TaylorBo WestlakeFrank YoungJohn SharpMervin KayeJack RussellGeorge McCauley Norm Rowe Canada 6 26 5 R5 Tor LundstenBirger AnderssonEero LehtovirtaYrjo HakoilaAntti ArellHarry WikmanEsko LyytikkaKlaus Lampi Toivo Rasanen Finland 6 28 5 RQuarterfinal 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Frank ShakespeareWilliam FieldsJames DunbarRichard MurphyRobert DetweilerHenry ProctorWayne FryeEdward Stevens Charles Manring United States 6 09 0 Q2 David MacklinAlastair MacLeodNicholas ClackRoger SharpleyEdward WorlidgeBrian LloydWilliam WindhamDavid Jennens John Hinde Great Britain 6 15 1 Q3 Anton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZunklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni Siebenhaar Hermann Zander Germany 6 18 7 R4 Lennart AnderssonFrank OlssonJohn NiklassonGosta AdamssonIvan SimonssonRagnar EkThore BorjessonRune Andersson Sture Baatz Sweden 6 24 3 R5 Felisberto FortesAlbino Simoes NetoManuel RegalaJoao CravoJoao Alberto LemosCarlos da BentaJoao da PaulaZacarias Andias Jose Pinheiro Portugal 6 30 8 RQuarterfinal 3 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir Kryukov Igor Polyakov Soviet Union 6 10 2 Q2 Istvan SandorCsaba KovacsMiklos ZagonTibor NadasRezso RiheczkyPal BakosLaszlo MartonBela Zsitnik Robert Zimonyi Hungary 6 13 6 Q3 Albino BaldanSavino Dalla PuppaAlberto BozzatoFerdinando SmerghettoMontanino NuvoliDino NardinOttorino EnzoPiero Attorrese Sergio Ghiatto Italy 6 17 0 R4 Bjorn StybertPreben HochMogens SnogdahlJorn SnogdahlHelge Muxoll SchroderBjorn BronnumLeif HermansenOle Scavenius Jensen John Vilhelmsen Denmark 6 17 9 RFirst repechage Edit First repechage heat 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Bjorn StybertPreben HochMogens SnogdahlJorn SnogdahlHelge Muxoll SchroderBjorn BronnumLeif HermansenOle Scavenius Jensen John Vilhelmsen Denmark 6 17 8 Q2 Iosif BergeszMilivoi IancoviciȘtefan KonyelicskaGheorghe MăcinicIon NigaȘtefan PongratzAlexandru RotaruȘtefan Somogy Ion Vlăduț Romania 6 20 73 Felisberto FortesAlbino Simoes NetoManuel RegalaJoao CravoJoao Alberto LemosCarlos da BentaJoao da PaulaZacarias Andias Jose Pinheiro Portugal 6 25 3First repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Anton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZunklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni Siebenhaar Hermann Zander Germany 6 15 1 Q2 Albino BaldanSavino Dalla PuppaAlberto BozzatoFerdinando SmerghettoMontanino NuvoliDino NardinOttorino EnzoPiero Attorrese Sergio Ghiatto Italy 6 15 83 Tor LundstenBirger AnderssonEero LehtovirtaYrjo HakoilaAntti ArellHarry WikmanEsko LyytikkaKlaus Lampi Toivo Rasanen Finland 6 28 4First repechage heat 3 Edit The finish between these two boats was so close that even the photo finish could not separate them Both boats advanced Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ted ChilcottJack TaylorBo WestlakeFrank YoungJohn SharpMervin KayeJack RussellGeorge McCauley Norm Rowe Canada 6 25 9 QLennart AnderssonFrank OlssonJohn NiklassonGosta AdamssonIvan SimonssonRagnar EkThore BorjessonRune Andersson Sture Baatz Sweden 6 25 9 QSemifinals Edit Semifinal 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 David MacklinAlastair MacLeodNicholas ClackRoger SharpleyEdward WorlidgeBrian LloydWilliam WindhamDavid Jennens John Hinde Great Britain 6 32 4 Q2 Ladislav MateticBranko BelacicVladimir HorvatVojko SeravicKarlo PavlencBoris BeljakStanko DespotDrago Husjak Zdenko Bego Yugoslavia 6 33 5 R3 Istvan SandorCsaba KovacsMiklos ZagonTibor NadasRezso RiheczkyPal BakosLaszlo MartonBela Zsitnik Robert Zimonyi Hungary 6 37 4 RSemifinal 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Frank ShakespeareWilliam FieldsJames DunbarRichard MurphyRobert DetweilerHenry ProctorWayne FryeEdward Stevens Charles Manring United States 6 32 1 Q2 Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir Kryukov Igor Polyakov Soviet Union 6 44 0 R3 Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil Cayzer Tom Chessell Australia 6 44 5 RSecond repechage Edit Second repechage heat 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil Cayzer Tom Chessell Australia 6 09 6 Q2 Ladislav MateticBranko BelacicVladimir HorvatVojko SeravicKarlo PavlencBoris BeljakStanko DespotDrago Husjak Zdenko Bego Yugoslavia 6 12 03 Lennart AnderssonFrank OlssonJohn NiklassonGosta AdamssonIvan SimonssonRagnar EkThore BorjessonRune Andersson Sture Baatz Sweden 6 28 1Second repechage heat 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir Kryukov Igor Polyakov Soviet Union 6 10 6 Q2 Istvan SandorCsaba KovacsMiklos ZagonTibor NadasRezso RiheczkyPal BakosLaszlo MartonBela Zsitnik Robert Zimonyi Hungary 6 15 43 Bjorn StybertPreben HochMogens SnogdahlJorn SnogdahlHelge Muxoll SchroderBjorn BronnumLeif HermansenOle Scavenius Jensen John Vilhelmsen Denmark 6 16 0Second repechage heat 3 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Anton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZunklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni Siebenhaar Hermann Zander Germany 6 19 3 Q2 Ted ChilcottJack TaylorBo WestlakeFrank YoungJohn SharpMervin KayeJack RussellGeorge McCauley Norm Rowe Canada 6 24 8Final Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Frank ShakespeareWilliam FieldsJames DunbarRichard MurphyRobert DetweilerHenry ProctorWayne FryeEdward Stevens Charles Manring United States 6 25 9 Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir Kryukov Igor Polyakov Soviet Union 6 31 2 Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil Cayzer Tom Chessell Australia 6 33 14 David MacklinAlastair MacLeodNicholas ClackRoger SharpleyEdward WorlidgeBrian LloydWilliam WindhamDavid Jennens John Hinde Great Britain 6 34 85 Anton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZunklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni Siebenhaar Hermann Zander Germany 6 42 8Results summary EditThe following rowers took part 1 Rank Rowers Coxswain Country Frank ShakespeareWilliam FieldsJames DunbarRichard MurphyRobert DetweilerHenry ProctorWayne FryeEdward Stevens Charles Manring United States Yevgeny BragoVladimir RodimushkinAleksey KomarovIgor BorisovSlava AmiragovLeonid GissenYevgeny SamsonovVladimir Kryukov Igor Polyakov Soviet Union Bob TinningErnest ChapmanNimrod GreenwoodDavid AndersonGeoff WilliamsonMervyn FinlayEdward PainPhil Cayzer Tom Chessell AustraliaDavid MacklinAlastair MacLeodNicholas ClackRoger SharpleyEdward WorlidgeBrian LloydWilliam WindhamDavid Jennens John Hinde Great BritainAnton ReinartzMichael ReinartzRoland FreihoffHeinz ZunklerPeter BetzStefan ReinartzHans BetzToni Siebenhaar Hermann Zander GermanyLadislav MateticBranko BelacicVladimir HorvatVojko SeravicKarlo PavlencBoris BeljakStanko DespotDrago Husjak Zdenko Bego YugoslaviaIstvan SandorCsaba KovacsMiklos ZagonTibor NadasRezso RiheczkyPal BakosLaszlo MartonBela Zsitnik Robert Zimonyi HungaryTed ChilcottJack TaylorBo WestlakeFrank YoungJohn SharpMervin KayeJack RussellGeorge McCauley Norm Rowe CanadaLennart AnderssonFrank OlssonJohn NiklassonGosta AdamssonIvan SimonssonRagnar EkThore BorjessonRune Andersson Sture Baatz SwedenBjorn StybertPreben HochMogens SnogdahlJorn SnogdahlHelge Muxoll SchroderBjorn BronnumLeif HermansenOle Scavenius Jensen John Vilhelmsen DenmarkIosif BergeszMilivoi IancoviciȘtefan KonyelicskaGheorghe MăcinicIon NigaȘtefan PongratzAlexandru RotaruȘtefan Somogy Ion Vlăduț RomaniaAlbino BaldanSavino Dalla PuppaAlberto BozzatoFerdinando SmerghettoMontanino NuvoliDino NardinOttorino EnzoPiero Attorrese Sergio Ghiatto ItalyFelisberto FortesAlbino Simoes NetoManuel RegalaJoao CravoJoao Alberto LemosCarlos da BentaJoao da PaulaZacarias Andias Jose Pinheiro PortugalTor LundstenBirger AnderssonEero LehtovirtaYrjo HakoilaAntti ArellHarry WikmanEsko LyytikkaKlaus Lampi Toivo Rasanen FinlandReferences Edit a b Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games Men s Coxed Eights Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 6 August 2018 a b c d Eight Men Olympedia Retrieved 2 June 2021 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 19 April 2021 External links EditThe Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XV Olympiad Helsinki 1952 PDF PDF p 611 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics Men 27s eight amp oldid 1084575520, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
