Rowing at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four

Men's coxed four
at the Games of the XV Olympiad
Commemorative postcard featuring Jan Jindra
VenueMei Bay, Helsinki
Dates20–23 August 1952
Competitors85 from 17 nations
Winning time7:33.4
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Czechoslovakia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Switzerland
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  United States
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Rowing at the
1952 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Double scullsmen
Coxless pairmen
Coxed pairmen
Coxless fourmen
Coxed fourmen
Eightmen

The men's coxed four competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Mei Bay, Helsinki, Finland. It was held from 20 to 23 August and was won by the team from Czechoslovakia.[1] There were 17 boats (85 competitors) from 17 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] The gold medal was Czechoslovakia's first medal in the men's coxed four. Switzerland earned its third consecutive silver medal, and sixth medal in seven Games dating back to 1920 (the only Games in that time where the Swiss team did not win a medal was 1932, when no Swiss boat competed). The reigning champion United States took bronze.

Background

This was the ninth 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]

The Italian team was regarded as the slight favourite for the event; they had won gold at the European Rowing Championships in 1949, silver in 1950, and gold again in 1951, with the team having changed between competitions. Of the New Zealand team that had won the 1950 British Empire Games, three rowers were in the 1952 Olympic event: Ted Johnson, John O'Brien, and Colin Johnstone. The Danish team was made up of the 1950 European Rowing Championships winners: Niels Kristensen, Ove Nielsen, Peter Hansen, Bent Blach Petersen, and Eivin Kristensen. The New Zealand and Italian team met in the repechage and New Zealand was eliminated. The Czechoslovakian team dominated the competition and won every round. In the final, they defeated the Swizz quad, while the team from the USA—the winners of the 1948 Olympic competition—won bronze.[1]

Egypt and the Soviet Union each made their debut in the event. France and the United States both made their seventh appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.

Competition format

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.[3]

Based on a previous decision, each boat raced a minimum of two races before it could be eliminated.[4]

The competition featured five rounds (three main rounds and two repechages).

  • Quarterfinals: 4 heats, 4 or 5 boats each, top 2 in each heat (8 total) advanced to the semifinals while others (9 boats) went to the first repechage.
  • First repechage: 3 heats, 3 boats each, top 1 in each heat (3 total) advanced to the second repechage (not the semifinals) while all others (6 boats) were eliminated.
  • Semifinals: 2 heats, 4 boats each, top 1 in each heat (2 total) advanced to the final while all others (6 boats) went to the second repechage.
  • Second repechage: 3 heats, 3 boats each, to 1 in each heat (3 total) advanced to the final while all others (6 boats) were eliminated.
  • Final: 1 heat, 5 boats, determining medals and 4th and 5th places.

Schedule

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Date Time Round
Monday, 21 July 1952 9:00
9:00
16:00		 Quarterfinals
First repechage
Semifinals
Tuesday, 22 July 1952 9:00 Second repechage
Wednesday, 23 July 1952 16:00 Final

Results

Quarterfinals

Four heats were rowed on 20 July.[5] Three of the heats had four teams and one had five teams, with the first two teams to qualify for the semifinals, and the remaining teams progressing to the round one repechage.[6]

Quarterfinal 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Didier Moureau  France 7:18.4 Q
2
Boris Brechko  Soviet Union 7:19.9 Q
3
Domenico Cambieri  Italy 7:20.5 R
4
Luis Omedes  Spain 7:25.5 R
—
Antero Tukiainen  Finland DNF[5] R

Quarterfinal 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Al Rossi  United States 7:17.9 Q
2
Paul Massey  Great Britain 7:18.3 Q
3
Eivin Kristensen  Denmark 7:33.9 R
4
Albert Selim El-Mankabadi  Egypt 7:52.8 R

Quarterfinal 3

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Miroslav Koranda  Czechoslovakia 7:16.6 Q
2
Leif Andersen  Norway 7:21.6 Q
3
Hans Caro  Netherlands 7:24.9 R
4
Tamatsu Kogure  Japan 7:29.8 R

Quarterfinal 4

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Walter Leiser  Switzerland 7:20.7 Q
2
Jorge Arripe  Argentina 7:24.4 Q
3
Hans Joachim Wiemken  Germany 7:24.8 R
4
Colin Johnstone  New Zealand 7:25.2 R

First repechage

Three heats were rowed in the round one repechage on 21 July,[7] with the first team to qualify for the semi-final repechage.[8]

First repechage heat 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Domenico Cambieri  Italy 7:06.0 Q
2
Colin Johnstone  New Zealand 7:07.3
3
Tamatsu Kogure  Japan 7:13.9

First repechage heat 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Eivin Kristensen  Denmark 7:03.4 Q
2
Hans Joachim Wiemken  Germany 7:04.6
3
Luis Omedes  Spain 7:06.9

First repechage heat 3

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Antero Tukiainen  Finland 7:00.7 Q
2
Hans Caro  Netherlands 7:04.2
3
Albert Selim El-Mankabadi  Egypt 7:21.0

Semifinals

Two heats were rowed in the semifinals on 21 July,[7] with the first team to qualify for the final, and all other teams to progress to the semifinal repechage.[9][10]

Semifinal 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Al Rossi  United States 7:07.6 Q
2
Didier Moureau  France 7:11.2 R
3
Leif Andersen  Norway 7:12.6 R
4
Jorge Arripe  Argentina 7:14.6 R

Semifinal 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Miroslav Koranda  Czechoslovakia 6:58.5 Q
2
Walter Leiser  Switzerland 6:59.2 R
3
Paul Massey  Great Britain 7:04.1 R
4
Boris Brechko  Soviet Union 7:11.6 R

Second repechage

Three heats were rowed in the semifinals repechage on 22 July,[7] with the winning teams progressing to the final.[10]

Second repechage heat 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Antero Tukiainen  Finland 7:03.5 Q
2
Boris Brechko  Soviet Union 7:05.1
3
Didier Moureau  France 7:09.4

Second repechage heat 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Walter Leiser  Switzerland 7:02.3 Q
2
Domenico Cambieri  Italy 7:06.0
3
Jorge Arripe  Argentina 7:14.8

Second repechage heat 3

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1
Paul Massey  Great Britain 7:02.3 Q
2
Leif Andersen  Norway 7:06.6
3
Eivin Kristensen  Denmark 7:08.6

Final

Jiri Havlis of the Czech team with his gold medal

Five teams reached the final, which was decided in one race held on 23 July.[7][11] While conditions had been favourable on the first three days of racing, the day the finals were held saw wind at considerable force. This wind died down later, but the coxed four was the first race of the day and the results were affected by the strong wind.[4]

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)
Miroslav Koranda  Czechoslovakia 7:33.4
2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Walter Leiser  Switzerland 7:36.5
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Al Rossi  United States 7:37.0
4
Paul Massey  Great Britain 7:41.2
5
Antero Tukiainen  Finland 7:43.8

Notes

  1. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Coxed Fours, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Official Report of the Organising Committee 1955, p. 606.
  5. ^ a b Official Report of the Organising Committee 1955, p. 618.
  6. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki 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 4 October 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d Official Report of the Organising Committee 1955, p. 619.
  8. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Round One Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  9. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki 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 5 October 2016.
  10. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Semi-Finals Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  11. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1952 Helsinki 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 5 October 2016.

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