Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

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Men's coxless pair
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Venue Sloten
Competitors16 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany
Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Paul McDowell, John Schmitt
  1924
1932  

The men's coxless pair event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the fourth appearance of the event. [1]

Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics rowing regatta

Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics featured seven events, for men only. The competitions were held from 2 to 10 August.

1928 Summer Olympics games of the IX Olympiad, celebrated in Amsterdam in 1928

The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but was obliged to give way to war-torn Antwerp in Belgium for the 1920 Games and Pierre de Coubertin's Paris for the 1924 Games.

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Results

Source: Official results; [2] De Wael [3]

Round 1

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

Heat 1
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 8:14.2Q2
2 André Pactat, Robert Guelpa Flag of France.svg  France 8:31.0R1
Heat 2
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:06.4Q2
2 Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:15.0R1
Heat 3
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7:56.2Q2
2 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 7:58.4R1
Heat 4
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 8:12.2Q2
2 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8:30.0R1

Repechage 1

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 8:17.8Q2
2 André Pactat, Robert Guelpa Flag of France.svg  France 9:01.8elim.
Heat 2
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8:18.4Q2
2 Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 8:36.4elim.

Round 2

Winners advanced to the semifinals. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.

Heat 1
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 7:21.4Q
2 Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland 7:29.2elim.
Heat 2
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 7:12.0Q
2 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7:14.2R2
Heat 3
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 7:19.4Q
2 Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7:30.2elim.

Repechage 2

The British boat was the only one that suffered its first loss in the second round, so it had a bye through the second repechage to the semifinals.

Heat 1
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain ByeQ

Semifinals

Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.

Heat 1
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 7:08.2QA
2 Paul McDowell, John Schmitt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 7:15.6QB
Heat 2
RankRowersNationTimeQual.
1 Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7:08.6QA
2 Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 7:16.8QB

Finals

Gold medal final
RankRowersNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 7:06.4
Silver medal icon.svg Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 7:08.8
Bronze medal final
RankRowersNationTime
1 (Bronze medal icon.svg) Paul McDowell, John Schmitt US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 7:20.4
2 (4) Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 7:24.4

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References

  1. "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Rowing 1928".