Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair

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The men's coxed pair competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place at Grünau on the Langer See.[1] It was held from 12 to 14 August.[2] There were 12 boats (36 competitors) from 12 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.[2] It was twice the highest number of boats that had previously competed in an Olympic tournament (6 boats in 1928). The event was won by the German team, rowers Gerhard Gustmann and Herbert Adamski and coxswain Dieter Arend, in the nation's debut in the event. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1924 with silver by Almiro Bergamo, Guido Santin, and cox Luciano Negrini. France extended its podium streak to three Games with bronze by Marceau Fourcade, Georges Tapie, and cox Noël Vandernotte.

Men's coxed pairs
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
VenueGrünau, Langer See
Dates12–14 August
Competitors36 from 12 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Gerhard Gustmann
Herbert Adamski
Dieter Arend (cox)
 Germany
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Almiro Bergamo
Guido Santin
Luciano Negrini (cox)
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Marceau Fourcade
Georges Tapie
Noël Vandernotte (cox)
 France
← 1932
1948 →

Background

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This was the sixth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.[2]

Five of the 12 competitors from the 1932 coxed pair event returned: Poland's silver medal team, Jerzy Braun, Janusz Ślązak, and cox Jerzy Skolimowski; and two members of Brazil's fourth-place boat, José Ramalho and cox Estevam Strata.[2]

Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. France made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed in all editions of the event to that point. Belgium was the only nation to have competed previously but not in 1936.

Competition format

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The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two 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 tournament featured three rounds: semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3] The competition introduced the 6-boat heat.

  • Semifinals: There were 2 semifinals, each with 6 boats. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the final; the remaining boats competed in the repechage.
  • Repechage: There were 2 repechage heats, each with 5 boats (before a withdrawal). The top two boats in each heat advanced to the final, with the rest of the boats eliminated.
  • Final: A single final, with 6 boats.

Schedule

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Date Time Round
Wednesday, 12 August 1936 15:00 Semifinals
Thursday, 13 August 1936 16:00 Repechage
Friday, 14 August 1936 16:00 Final

Results

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Semifinals

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The first boat of each heat qualified for the final; the remainder went to the repechage.

Semifinal 1

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1 Gerhard Gustmann
Herbert Adamski
Dieter Arend   Germany 7:27.3 Q
2 Almiro Bergamo
Guido Santin
Luciano Negrini   Italy 7:33.6 R
3 Károly Győry
Tibor Mamusich
László Molnár   Hungary 7:36.5 R
4 Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski   Poland 7:53.9 R
5 Tom Curran
Joe Dougherty
George Loveless   United States 7:55.6 R
6 Estevam Strata
José Ramalho
Decio Klettenberg   Brazil 8:13.7 R

Semifinal 2

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1 Marceau Fourcade
Georges Tapie
Noël Vandernotte   France 7:38.4 Q
2 Remond Larsen
Carl Berner
Aage Jensen   Denmark 7:41.1 R
3 Georges Gschwind
Hans Appenzeller
Rolf Spring   Switzerland 7:48.7 R
4 Ivo Fabris
Elko Mrduljaš
Pavao Ljubičić   Yugoslavia 7:53.3 R
5 Tsutomu Mitsudome
Osamu Abe
Taro Teshima   Japan 7:53.4 R
6 Karel Hardeman
Ernst de Jonge
Hans van Walsem   Netherlands 7:56.9 R

Repechage

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The first two in each heat qualified for the final.

Repechage heat 1

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1 Remond Larsen
Carl Berner
Aage Jensen   Denmark 8:51.1 Q
2 Georges Gschwind
Hans Appenzeller
Rolf Spring   Switzerland 8:58.9 Q
3 Karel Hardeman
Ernst de Jonge
Hans van Walsem   Netherlands 9:03.1
4 Tom Curran
Joe Dougherty
George Loveless   United States 9:13.6
5 Estevam Strata
José Ramalho
Decio Klettenberg   Brazil 9:32.3

Repechage heat 2

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes
1 Almiro Bergamo
Guido Santin
Luciano Negrini   Italy 8:50.0 Q
2 Ivo Fabris
Elko Mrduljaš
Pavao Ljubičić   Yugoslavia 8:53.8 Q
3 Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski   Poland 8:56.2
4 Tsutomu Mitsudome
Osamu Abe
Taro Teshima   Japan 9:06.3
Károly Győry
Tibor Mamusich
László Molnár   Hungary DNS

Final

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time
  Gerhard Gustmann
Herbert Adamski
Dieter Arend   Germany 8:36.9
  Almiro Bergamo
Guido Santin
Luciano Negrini   Italy 8:49.7
  Marceau Fourcade
Georges Tapie
Noël Vandernotte   France 8:54.0
4 Remond Larsen
Carl Berner
Aage Jensen   Denmark 8:55.8
5 Georges Gschwind
Hans Appenzeller
Rolf Spring   Switzerland 9:10.9
6 Ivo Fabris
Elko Mrduljaš
Pavao Ljubičić   Yugoslavia 9:19.4

Results summary

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Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Semifinals Repechage Final
  Gerhard Gustmann
Herbert Adamski
Dieter Arend   Germany 7:27.3 Bye 8:36.9
  Almiro Bergamo
Guido Santin
Luciano Negrini   Italy 7:33.6 8:50.0 8:49.7
  Marceau Fourcade
Georges Tapie
Noël Vandernotte   France 7:38.4 Bye 8:54.0
4 Remond Larsen
Carl Berner
Aage Jensen   Denmark 7:41.1 8:51.1 8:55.8
5 Georges Gschwind
Hans Appenzeller
Rolf Spring   Switzerland 7:48.7 8:58.9 9:10.9
6 Ivo Fabris
Elko Mrduljaš
Pavao Ljubičić   Yugoslavia 7:53.3 8:53.8 9:19.4
7 Jerzy Braun
Janusz Ślązak
Jerzy Skolimowski   Poland 7:53.9 8:56.2 Did not advance
8 Karel Hardeman
Ernst de Jonge
Hans van Walsem   Netherlands 7:56.9 9:03.1
9 Tsutomu Mitsudome
Osamu Abe
Taro Teshima   Japan 7:53.4 9:06.3
10 Tom Curran
Joe Dougherty
George Loveless   United States 7:55.6 9:13.6
11 Estevam Strata
José Ramalho
Decio Klettenberg   Brazil 8:13.7 9:32.3
12 Károly Győry
Tibor Mamusich
László Molnár   Hungary 7:36.5 DNS

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Coxed Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Coxed Pairs, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
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