Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four
Rowing at the Olympics
Men's coxless fours at the Games of the IV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | River Thames | ||||||||||||
Dates | July 28 (semifinals) July 31 (final) | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 3 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's coxless four was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 2 boats (total of 8 rowers).[1] Four boats from three nations competed.[2]
Competition format
The 1908 tournament featured two rounds of one-on-one races; with 4 boats in the competition, the semifinals were the first round. Semifinal losers each received bronze medals, so that all competitors earned a medal. The course was 1.5 miles in length, with two slight bends near the start and about halfway.[3]
Standings
Place | Bow | Rowers | Stroke | Nation |
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1 | Collier Cudmore | James Angus Gillan Duncan Mackinnon | John Somers-Smith | Great Britain |
2 | Philip Filleul | Harold Barker John Fenning | Gordon Thomson | Great Britain |
3 | Gordon Balfour | Becher Gale Charles Riddy | Geoffrey Taylor | Canada |
Hermannus Höfte | Albertus Wielsma Johan Burk | Bernardus Croon | Netherlands |
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
The British four won by 2¼ lengths.
Place | Bow | Rowers | Stroke | Nation | Time |
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1 | Collier Cudmore | James Angus Gillan Duncan Mackinnon | John Somers-Smith | Great Britain | 8:34.0 |
2 | Gordon Balfour | Becher Gale Charles Riddy | Geoffrey Taylor | Canada | (8:40.5) |
Semifinal 2
Place | Bow | Rowers | Stroke | Nation | Time |
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1 | Philip Filleul | Harold Barker John Fenning | Gordon Thomson | Great Britain | 9:04.0 |
2 | Hermannus Höfte | Albertus Wielsma Johan Burk | Bernardus Croon | Netherlands | Unknown |
Final
Place | Bow | Rowers | Stroke | Nation | Time |
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1 | Collier Cudmore | James Angus Gillan Duncan Mackinnon | John Somers-Smith | Great Britain | 8:34.0 |
2 | Philip Filleul | Harold Barker John Fenning | Gordon Thomson | Great Britain | Unknown |
References
Sources
- Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
- De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.