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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four

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 four
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
United States team receives its gold medals
VenueHenley-on-Thames
DatesAugust 5–9
Competitors80 from 16 nations
Winning time6:50.3
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Denmark
← 1936
1952 →

Background edit

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 format edit

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.
  • Final: A single final, with 3 boats.

Schedule edit

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Date Time Round
Thursday, 5 August 1948 Round 1
Friday, 6 August 1948 Repechage
Saturday, 7 August 1948 9:30
16:30		 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Monday, 9 August 1948 14:30 Final

Results edit

Round 1 edit

Heat 1 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Leonel Rêgo   Portugal 6:51.4 Q
2
Grigorios Emmanouil   Greece 7:07.2 R

Heat 2 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Róbert Zimonyi   Hungary 6:58.8 Q
2
Duško Ðorđević   Yugoslavia 7:08.0 R

Heat 3 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Reginaldo Polloni   Italy 6:49.1 Q
2
Tom Darcy   Australia 7:04.3 R

Heat 4 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Allen Morgan   United States 6:48.8 Q
2
John Healey   Great Britain 7:01.9 R

Heat 5 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Karl Riedel   Austria 7:02.2 Q
2
Tirso del Junco   Cuba 7:08.7 R

Heat 6 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Ib Olsen   Denmark 6:52.5 Q
2
Thoralf Sandaker   Norway 6:58.9 R

Heat 7 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
André Moccand   Switzerland 6:57.3 Q
2
Ricardo Boneo   Argentina 7:07.9 R

Heat 8 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Marcel Boigegrain   France 6:57.7 Q
2
Veli Autio   Finland 7:00.6 R

Repechage edit

Repechage heat 1 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Veli Autio   Finland 7:01.6 Q
2
Tom Darcy   Australia 7:07.1

Repechage heat 2 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Thoralf Sandaker   Norway 7:04.4 Q
2
Duško Ðorđević   Yugoslavia 7:13.5

Repechage heat 3 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Tirso del Junco   Cuba 7:12.0 Q
2
Grigorios Emmanouil   Greece 7:17.1

Repechage heat 4 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
John Healey   Great Britain 6:58.4 Q
2
Ricardo Boneo   Argentina 7:00.1

Quarterfinals edit

Quarterfinal 1 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Reginaldo Polloni   Italy 7:30.5 Q
2
Thoralf Sandaker   Norway 7:34.7

Quarterfinal 2 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
André Moccand   Switzerland 7:21.8 Q
2
Karl Riedel   Austria 7:35.9

Quarterfinal 3 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Allen Morgan   United States 7:21.4 Q
2
Veli Autio   Finland 7:36.5

Quarterfinal 4 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Ib Olsen   Denmark 7:21.3 Q
2
Leonel Rêgo   Portugal 7:28.5

Quarterfinal 5 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Marcel Boigegrain   France 7:28.7 Q
2
Tirso del Junco   Cuba 7:37.2

Quarterfinal 6 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Róbert Zimonyi   Hungary 7:31.6 Q
2
John Healey   Great Britain 7:36.6

Semifinals edit

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Allen Morgan   United States 7:22.1 Q
2
Marcel Boigegrain   France 7:28.9

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Ib Olsen   Denmark 7:31.3 Q
2
Róbert Zimonyi   Hungary 7:46.1

Semifinal 3 edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
André Moccand   Switzerland 7:22.0 Q
2
Reginaldo Polloni   Italy 7:32.8

Final edit

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time
 
Allen Morgan   United States 6:50.3
 
André Moccand   Switzerland 6:53.3
 
Ib Olsen   Denmark 6:58.6

References edit

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Coxed Fours, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Official Report, p. 418.
  4. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.

External links edit

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