Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four
March 25, 2023
The men's coxed four (M4+) competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from Soviet Union. There were 14 boats (71 competitors, with the Soviet Union making one substitution) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[1] The victory was the Soviet Union's first medal in the men's coxed four. East Germany took its third consecutive silver medal, with entirely different crews each time. The defending champion West Germany received bronze this time. Hans-Johann Färber, the only rower from the 1972 gold medal team to return, became the fifth man to earn multiple medals in the event.
Men's coxed four
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Romania stamp commemorating rowing at the 1976 Olympics
This was the 15th 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.[1]
While West Germany had won the previous Olympic event in 1972, the Soviet Union had since won most of the relevant competitions: the 1973 European Rowing Championships (the event was discontinued after 1973) and the 1975 World Rowing Championships. In the 1974 World Rowing Championships, the Soviet Union won silver. East Germany had won silver at the 1972 Summer Olympics and had since won silver at the 1973 European Rowing Championships, gold at the 1974 World Rowing Championships, and silver in the following year. West Germany had not made the A final at the 1973 European Rowing Championships, but had won bronze at both the subsequent world championships.[2] The only other country that had won medals in these events was Czechoslovakia, having won bronze in both 1972 and 1973.[3][4]
Bulgaria and Ireland each made their debut in the event. The United States made its 13th appearance, most among nations to that point.
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 competition used the 2000 metres distance that became standard at the 1912 Olympics and which has been used ever since except at the 1948 Games.[7]
The tournament used the four-round format (three main rounds and a repechage) that had been used in 1968. The competition continued to use the six-boat heat standardised in 1960 as well as the "B" final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964.
Quarterfinals: Three heats of 4 or 5 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (9 total) advanced directly to the semifinals. The remaining boats (5 total) went to the repechage.
Repechage: One heat of 5 boats. The top three boats rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals. The other boats (2 total) were eliminated.
Semifinals: Two heats of 6 boats each. The top three boats in each heat (6 total) advanced to Final A, the remaining boats (6 total) went to Final B.
Final: Two finals. Final A consisted of the top 6 boats. Final B placed boats 7 through 12.
Three heats were rowed on 18 July. Two of the heats had five teams and one had four teams, with the first three teams to qualify for the semifinals, and the remaining teams progressing to the repechage.[8]
One heat was rowed in the repechage on 20 July. Of the five teams competing, the first three progressed to the semifinals.[9] Poland swapped seats 2 and 4 for this race. The team from Bulgaria swapped three of the seats for the repechage. Italy swapped seats 1 to 3. Norway swapped seats 2 to 4. Argentina and Norway were eliminated in the repechage.[10][11]
Two heats were rowed in the semifinals on 23 July. Of the six teams competing per heat, the first three would qualify for the A final, while the others would progress to the B final.[12]
Semifinal 1
East Germany swapped the seats of all four rowers. The New Zealanders swapped seats 2 and 4. The United States swapped seats 2 to 4. The Dutch changed the seats of all four rowers. The French team swapped the stroke with seat 3.[10]
The team from the Soviet Union replaced Aleksandr Sema with Mikhail Kuznetsov. The team from West Germany swapped seats 2 and 3. Ireland swapped rowers in seats 1, 2, and 4.[10]
The team from the Soviet Union swapped rowers in seats 3 and 4. The East German Dießner twins swapped their seats. The Czechoslovakian, Bulgarian, and New Zealand teams changed seats for all four rowers.[10]
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^"Rudern – Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer mit Steuermann – Herren" [Rowing – World Championships. Four with coxswain – Men]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^"Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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^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 15 October 2016.
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References
Proulx, Daniel; Mollitt, J. James (1969). Chantigny, Louis (ed.). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXI Olympiad (PDF). Ottawa, Canada: Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXI Olympiad.
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The men s coxed four M4 competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics took place at the rowing basin on Notre Dame Island in Montreal Quebec Canada It was held from 18 to 25 July and was won by the team from Soviet Union There were 14 boats 71 competitors with the Soviet Union making one substitution from 14 nations with each nation limited to a single boat in the event 1 The victory was the Soviet Union s first medal in the men s coxed four East Germany took its third consecutive silver medal with entirely different crews each time The defending champion West Germany received bronze this time Hans Johann Farber the only rower from the 1972 gold medal team to return became the fifth man to earn multiple medals in the event Men s coxed fourat the Games of the XXI OlympiadRomania stamp commemorating rowing at the 1976 OlympicsVenueOlympic basin at Notre Dame IslandDates18 25 JulyCompetitors71 from 14 nationsWinning time6 40 22Medalists Soviet Union Vladimir EshinovNikolay IvanovMikhail KuznetsovAleksandr KlepikovAleksandr Lukyanov cox Aleksandr Sema heat 1 East Germany Andreas SchulzRudiger KunzeWalter DiessnerUllrich DiessnerJohannes Thomas cox West Germany Hans Johann FarberRalph KubailSiegfried FrickePeter NiehusenHartmut Wenzel cox 19721980 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Previous M4 competitions 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 Repechage 4 3 Semifinals 4 3 1 Semifinal 1 4 3 2 Semifinal 2 4 4 Finals 4 4 1 Final B 4 4 2 Final A 5 Notes 6 ReferencesBackground EditThis was the 15th 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 1 While West Germany had won the previous Olympic event in 1972 the Soviet Union had since won most of the relevant competitions the 1973 European Rowing Championships the event was discontinued after 1973 and the 1975 World Rowing Championships In the 1974 World Rowing Championships the Soviet Union won silver East Germany had won silver at the 1972 Summer Olympics and had since won silver at the 1973 European Rowing Championships gold at the 1974 World Rowing Championships and silver in the following year West Germany had not made the A final at the 1973 European Rowing Championships but had won bronze at both the subsequent world championships 2 The only other country that had won medals in these events was Czechoslovakia having won bronze in both 1972 and 1973 3 4 Bulgaria and Ireland each made their debut in the event The United States made its 13th appearance most among nations to that point Previous M4 competitions Edit Competition Gold Silver Bronze1972 Summer Olympics 3 West Germany East Germany Czechoslovakia1973 European Rowing Championships 4 Soviet Union East Germany Czechoslovakia1974 World Rowing Championships 5 East Germany Soviet Union West Germany1975 World Rowing Championships 6 Soviet Union East Germany West GermanyCompetition 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 competition used the 2000 metres distance that became standard at the 1912 Olympics and which has been used ever since except at the 1948 Games 7 The tournament used the four round format three main rounds and a repechage that had been used in 1968 The competition continued to use the six boat heat standardised in 1960 as well as the B final for ranking 7th through 12th place introduced in 1964 Quarterfinals Three heats of 4 or 5 boats each The top three boats in each heat 9 total advanced directly to the semifinals The remaining boats 5 total went to the repechage Repechage One heat of 5 boats The top three boats rejoined the quarterfinal winners in the semifinals The other boats 2 total were eliminated Semifinals Two heats of 6 boats each The top three boats in each heat 6 total advanced to Final A the remaining boats 6 total went to Final B Final Two finals Final A consisted of the top 6 boats Final B placed boats 7 through 12 Schedule EditAll times are Eastern Daylight Time UTC 4 Date Time RoundSunday 18 July 1976 10 00 QuarterfinalsTuesday 20 July 1976 10 00 RepechageFriday 23 July 1976 10 00 SemifinalsSunday 25 July 1976 10 00 FinalsResults EditQuarterfinals Edit Three heats were rowed on 18 July Two of the heats had five teams and one had four teams with the first three teams to qualify for the semifinals and the remaining teams progressing to the repechage 8 Quarterfinal 1 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Martin BaltusAdrie KlemEvert KroesGert Jan van Woudenberg Jos Ruijs Netherlands 6 38 95 Q2 Vladimir EshinovNikolay IvanovAleksandr KlepikovAleksandr Sema Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union 6 41 54 Q3 Bernard BruandSerge FornaraLionel GirardJean Jacques Mulot Jean Pierre Huguet Balent France 6 42 14 Q4 Lachezar BoychevIvan BotevNacho MinchevKiril Kirchev Nenko Dobrev Bulgaria 6 43 69 R5 Enzo BorgonoviGino IseppiBattista PaganelliAriosto Temporin Paolo Trisciani Italy 6 44 81 RQuarterfinal 2 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Vladimir JanosOtakar MarecekKarel NeffeMilan Suchopar Vladimir Petricek Czechoslovakia 6 47 57 Q2 Ian BoserioViv HaarDanny KeaneTim Logan David Simmons New Zealand 6 48 25 Q3 Jim MuldoonChristy O BrienWillie RyanMick Ryan Liam Redmond Ireland 6 50 76 Q4 Tom AmundsenKjell Sverre JohansenSverre NorbergRune Dahl Alf Torp Norway 6 52 18 R5 Hugo AberasteguiGerardo ConstantiniIgnacio RuizRaul Tettamanti Jorge Segurado Argentina 7 04 38 RQuarterfinal 3 Edit Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Ullrich DiessnerWalter DiessnerRudiger KunzeAndreas Schulz Johannes Thomas East Germany 6 27 97 Q2 Hans Johann FarberSiegfried FrickeRalph KubailPeter Niehusen Hartmut Wenzel West Germany 6 31 52 Q3 Fred BorcheltRobert ZagunisPat HayesMichael Plumb John Hartigan United States 6 36 52 Q4 Jerzy BroniecRyszard BurakJerzy UlczynskiAdam Tomasiak Wlodzimierz Chmielewski Poland 6 42 55 RRepechage Edit One heat was rowed in the repechage on 20 July Of the five teams competing the first three progressed to the semifinals 9 Poland swapped seats 2 and 4 for this race The team from Bulgaria swapped three of the seats for the repechage Italy swapped seats 1 to 3 Norway swapped seats 2 to 4 Argentina and Norway were eliminated in the repechage 10 11 Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Jerzy BroniecAdam TomasiakJerzy UlczynskiRyszard Burak Wlodzimierz Chmielewski Poland 6 22 16 Q2 Nacho MinchevIvan BotevKiril KirchevLachezar Boychev Nenko Dobrev Bulgaria 6 23 47 Q3 Battista PaganelliEnzo BorgonoviGino IseppiAriosto Temporin Paolo Trisciani Italy 6 25 43 Q4 Hugo AberasteguiGerardo ConstantiniIgnacio RuizRaul Tettamanti Jorge Segurado Argentina 6 26 895 Tom AmundsenRune DahlKjell Sverre JohansenSverre Norberg Alf Torp Norway 6 26 93Semifinals Edit Two heats were rowed in the semifinals on 23 July Of the six teams competing per heat the first three would qualify for the A final while the others would progress to the B final 12 Semifinal 1 Edit East Germany swapped the seats of all four rowers The New Zealanders swapped seats 2 and 4 The United States swapped seats 2 to 4 The Dutch changed the seats of all four rowers The French team swapped the stroke with seat 3 10 Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Andreas SchulzRudiger KunzeUllrich DiessnerWalter Diessner Johannes Thomas East Germany 6 11 32 QA2 Nacho MinchevIvan BotevKiril KirchevLachezar Boychev Nenko Dobrev Bulgaria 6 13 26 QA3 Ian BoserioTim LoganDanny KeaneViv Haar David Simmons New Zealand 6 14 10 QA4 Fred BorcheltPat HayesMichael PlumbRobert Zagunis John Hartigan United States 6 14 87 QB5 Adrie KlemMartin BaltusGert Jan van WoudenbergEvert Kroes Jos Ruijs Netherlands 6 18 61 QB6 Lionel GirardSerge FornaraBernard BruandJean Jacques Mulot Jean Pierre Huguet Balent France 6 19 61 QBSemifinal 2 Edit The team from the Soviet Union replaced Aleksandr Sema with Mikhail Kuznetsov The team from West Germany swapped seats 2 and 3 Ireland swapped rowers in seats 1 2 and 4 10 Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Vladimir EshinovNikolay IvanovAleksandr KlepikovMikhail Kuznetsov Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union 6 09 28 QA2 Vladimir JanosOtakar MarecekKarel NeffeMilan Suchopar Vladimir Petricek Czechoslovakia 6 10 32 QA3 Hans Johann FarberRalph KubailSiegfried FrickePeter Niehusen Hartmut Wenzel West Germany 6 10 74 QA4 Mick RyanJim MuldoonWillie RyanChristy O Brien Liam Redmond Ireland 6 11 94 QB5 Jerzy BroniecAdam TomasiakJerzy UlczynskiRyszard Burak Wlodzimierz Chmielewski Poland 6 13 53 QB6 Battista PaganelliEnzo BorgonoviGino IseppiAriosto Temporin Paolo Trisciani Italy 6 17 79 QBFinals Edit The two finals were rowed on 25 July 13 Final B Edit In the B final the Dutch team changed seats 2 to 4 The team from the USA swapped the stroke with seat 4 10 Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time7 Mick RyanJim MuldoonWillie RyanChristy O Brien Liam Redmond Ireland 6 49 568 Jerzy BroniecAdam TomasiakJerzy UlczynskiRyszard Burak Wlodzimierz Chmielewski Poland 6 51 859 Lionel GirardSerge FornaraBernard BruandJean Jacques Mulot Jean Pierre Huguet Balent France 6 52 1310 Adrie KlemEvert KroesMartin BaltusGert Jan van Woudenberg Jos Ruijs Netherlands 6 53 5511 Robert ZagunisPat HayesMichael PlumbFred Borchelt John Hartigan United States 6 54 9212 Battista PaganelliEnzo BorgonoviGino IseppiAriosto Temporin Paolo Trisciani Italy 6 55 53Final A Edit The team from the Soviet Union swapped rowers in seats 3 and 4 The East German Diessner twins swapped their seats The Czechoslovakian Bulgarian and New Zealand teams changed seats for all four rowers 10 Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Vladimir EshinovNikolay IvanovMikhail KuznetsovAleksandr Klepikov Aleksandr Lukyanov Soviet Union 6 40 22 Andreas SchulzRudiger KunzeWalter DiessnerUllrich Diessner Johannes Thomas East Germany 6 42 70 Hans Johann FarberRalph KubailSiegfried FrickePeter Niehusen Hartmut Wenzel West Germany 6 46 964 Otakar MarecekKarel NeffeMilan SuchoparVladimir Janos Vladimir Petricek Czechoslovakia 6 50 155 Lachezar BoychevNacho MinchevIvan BotevKiril Kirchev Nenko Dobrev Bulgaria 6 52 886 Viv HaarDanny KeaneTim LoganIan Boserio David Simmons New Zealand 7 00 17Notes Edit a b Coxed Fours Men Olympedia Retrieved 18 May 2021 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Final Round Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 14 October 2016 a b M4 Men s Coxed Four Final International Rowing Federation Retrieved 15 October 2016 a b M4 Men s Coxed Four Final International Rowing Federation Retrieved 15 October 2016 Rudern Weltmeisterschaften Vierer mit Steuermann Herren Rowing World Championships Four with coxswain Men Sport Komplett de in German Archived from the original on 12 March 2016 Retrieved 15 October 2016 M4 Men s Coxed Four Final International Rowing Federation Retrieved 15 October 2016 Why Do We Race 2000m The History Behind the Distance World Rowing 1 May 2017 Retrieved 14 April 2021 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Round One Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 October 2016 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Round One Repechage Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 15 October 2016 a b c d e Official Report of the Organising Committee 1978 Vol 3 pp 111 113 Official Report of the Organising Committee 1978 Vol 3 p 111 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Semi Finals Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 October 2016 Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Rowing at the 1976 Montreal Summer Games Men s Coxed Fours Final Round Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 15 October 2016 References EditProulx Daniel Mollitt J James 1969 Chantigny Louis ed The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XXI Olympiad PDF Ottawa Canada Organizing Committee of the Games of the XXI Olympiad Volume 1 Part 1 up to page 279 Volume 1 Part 1 from page 280 Volume 2 Volume 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rowing at the 1976 Summer 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