Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics

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Rowing
at the Games of the V Olympiad
Rowing pictogram.svg
Venue Djurgårdsbrunnsviken
Dates17–19 July 1912
Competitors185 from 14 nations
  1908
1920  

Rowing at the 1912 Summer Olympics featured four events, for men only. All races were held in Djurgårdsbrunnsviken from Thursday to Saturday, 17 to 19 July. [1]

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Single Sculls
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Wally Kinnear  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Polydore Veirman  (BEL)Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Everard Butler  (CAN)
Flag of Russia.svg  Mart Kuusik  (RU1)
Coxed four
details
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)
Albert Arnheiter
Hermann Wilker
Rudolf Fickeisen
Otto Fickeisen
Karl Leister [2]
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Julius Beresford
Karl Vernon
Charles Rought
Bruce Logan
Geoffrey Carr
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Erik Bisgaard
Rasmus Frandsen
Mikael Simonsen
Poul Thymann
Ejgil Clemmensen
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Henry Larsen
Mathias Torstensen
Theodor Klem
Håkon Tønsager
Ejnar Tønsager
Coxed four, Inriggers
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Ejler Allert
Christian Hansen
Carl Møller
Carl Pedersen
Poul Hartmann
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Ture Rosvall
William Bruhn-Möller
Conrad Brunkman
Herman Dahlbäck
Leo Wilkens
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)
Claus Høyer
Reidar Holter
Max Herseth
Frithjof Olstad
Olav Bjørnstad
Eights
details
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Leander
Edgar Burgess
Sidney Swann
Leslie Wormald
Ewart Horsfall
James Angus Gillan
Stanley Garton
Alister Kirby
Philip Fleming
Henry Wells
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
New College, Oxford
William Fison
William Parker
Thomas Gillespie
Beaufort Burdekin
Frederick Pitman
Arthur Wiggins
Charles Littlejohn
Robert Bourne
John Walker
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)
Berlin
Otto Liebing
Max Bröske
Max Vetter
Willi Bartholomae
Fritz Bartholomae
Werner Dehn
Rudolf Reichelt
Hans Matthiae
Kurt Runge

Bronze medals

Bronze medals were not awarded to the losing semi finalists in any of the events, they were instead given diplomas of merit. Although the IOC database currently includes bronze medallists for every event, it is not certain if this an oversight on their behalf or if a retrospective change has been made.

The Stockholm rowing club's boat house. 1912 Stockholm Rowing Club's Boat House.JPG
The Stockholm rowing club's boat house.
The British eights of the Leander Club. 1912 British eights Leander 2.JPG
The British eights of the Leander Club.

Amateur definitions

The definition for the rowing competitions was:

An amateur is one:

An amateur shall be allowed, when taking part in races or displays, to receive his travelling and hotel expenses from the club to which he belongs, or, with the consent of the said club, from the club arranging the competition or display, without forfeiting his amateur status. Payment for such a journey, however, may be made only through the club which he represents in the said competition. No competitor shall be allowed to make any pecuniary gain or profit from such payment.

A professional shall not be allowed to take part in any competitions or displays for amateurs, neither may he officiate as judge or in any other capacity. A professional is one who as a seaman, fisherman, or in any other capacity, has in any way, in the exercise of his calling, engaged in rowing within two years previous to the date of competition.

Participating nations

A total of 185(*) rowers from 14 nations competed at the Stockholm Games:

(*) NOTE: Both German coxswains from the coxed fours event are counted.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)2204
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)1012
Flag of the German Empire.svg  Germany  (GER)1012
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)0101
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0101
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0022
7Canadian Red Ensign (1868-1921).svg  Canada  (CAN)0011
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia  (RUS)0011
Totals (8 entries)44614

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References

  1. "Rowing at the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  2. The German team changed the cox after the first round. But it is not known, if Otto Maier participated in the first round and Karl Leister did the rest of the tournament or Karl Leister participated in the first round and Otto Maier did the rest. However, the IOC medal database credits the gold medal only to Karl Leister.