Rowing at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.

Men's coxless four
at the Games of the XXVII Olympiad
VenueSydney International Regatta Centre
Date17–23 September
Competitors52 from 13 nations
Winning time5:56.24
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) James Cracknell
Steve Redgrave
Tim Foster
Matthew Pinsent
 Great Britain
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Valter Molea
Riccardo Dei Rossi
Lorenzo Carboncini
Carlo Mornati
 Italy
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) James Stewart
Ben Dodwell
Geoff Stewart
Bo Hanson
 Australia
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Competition format edit

This rowing event is a sweep rowing event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Four rowers crew each boat, and no coxswain is used. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.

With 13 boats in with heats, the best boats qualify directly for the semi-finals. All other boats progress to the repechage round, which offers a second chance to qualify for the semi-finals. Unsuccessful boats from the repechage are eliminated from the competition. The best three boats in each of the two semi-finals qualify for final A, which determines places 1–6 (including the medals). Unsuccessful boats from semi-finals A/B go forward to final B, which determines places 7–12.[1]

Schedule edit

All times are Australian Time (UTC+10)

Date Time Round
Sunday, 17 September 2000 11:30 Heats
Tuesday, 19 September 2000 11:10 Repechages
Thursday, 21 September 2000 09:50 Semifinals
Friday, 22 September 2000 11:10 Final B
Saturday, 23 September 2000 10:30 Final

Results edit

Heats edit

The first three boats of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

Heat 1 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 James Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent   Great Britain 6:01.58 Q
2 James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson   Australia 6:05.03 Q
3 Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog   Slovenia 6:07.09 Q
4 Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu   Romania 6:14.00 R
5 Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić   FR Yugoslavia 6:16.46 R

Heat 2 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati   Italy 6:04.59 Q
2 Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser   United States 6:07.36 Q
3 Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen   Norway 6:13.14 Q
4 Paweł Jarosiński, Rafał Smoliński, Artur Rozalski, Arkadiusz Sobkowiak   Poland 6:22.00 R

Heat 3 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet   France 6:08.57 Q
2 Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom   New Zealand 6:13.60 Q
3 Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt   Germany 6:13.62 Q
4 Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim   Egypt 6:21.10 R

Repechage edit

First three qualify to semifinals.

Repechage 1 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić   FR Yugoslavia 6:09.69 Q
2 Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu   Romania 6:11.24 Q
3 Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim   Egypt 6:13.73 Q
4 Paweł Jarosiński, Rafał Smoliński, Artur Rozalski, Arkadiusz Sobkowiak   Poland 6:15.75

Semifinals edit

First three places advance to Final A, the remainder to Final B.

Semifinal 1 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 James Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent   Great Britain 6:02.28 A
2 Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog   Slovenia 6:04.07 A
3 Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser   United States 6:05.80 A
4 Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet   France 6:07.77 B
5 Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt   Germany 6:15.12 B
6 Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu   Romania 6:15.14 B

Semifinal 2 edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson   Australia 6:02.03 A
2 Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati   Italy 6:02.31 A
3 Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom   New Zealand 6:05.33 A
4 Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen   Norway 6:08.55 B
5 Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić   FR Yugoslavia 6:08.82 B
6 Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim   Egypt 6:21.22 B

Finals edit

Final B edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
1 Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet   France 6:01.29
2 Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić   FR Yugoslavia 6:01.54
3 Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen   Norway 6:04.28
4 Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu   Romania 6:06.73
5 Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt   Germany 6:08.11
6 Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim   Egypt 6:08.37

Final A edit

Rank Rower Country Time Notes
  James Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent   Great Britain 5:56.24
  Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati   Italy 5:56.62
  James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson   Australia 5:57.61
4 Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog   Slovenia 5:58.34
5 Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser   United States 6:02.34
6 Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom   New Zealand 6:09.13

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2012.

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