Rowing at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's eight

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Men's eight
at the Games of the X Olympiad
1932 Summer Olympics rowing teams.jpg
National rowing teams at the 1932 Olympics
Venue Long Beach Marine Stadium
DatesAugust 10–13
Competitors72 from 8 nations
Winning time6:37.6
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada
  1928
1936  

The men's eight competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place at the Long Beach Marine Stadium. [1] It was held from 10 to 13 August. [2] There were 8 boats (72 competitors) from 8 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. [2] The event was won by the United States, the nation's fourth consecutive and sixth overall victory; the Americans had won every time they competed (missing 1908 and 1912). Silver went to Italy, that nation's second medal in the men's eight after a bronze in 1924. Canada repeated as bronze medalists, stretching their podium streak in the event to three Games.

Background

This was the eighth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900. [2]

Great Britain and the United States were the dominant nations in the event, with the nations winning all seven prior Olympic men's eight competitions between them. The United States held a 5–2 edge and the reigning crown, having beaten the British team in the final in 1928 to take their third straight gold. The United States was again represented by the University of California, Berkeley (the 1928 winners), while Great Britain was now represented by the Leander Club. The Leander Club had won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley in 1929 and 1932. [2]

Brazil, Japan, and New Zealand each made their debut in the event. Canada, Great Britain, and the United States each made their sixth appearance, tied for most among nations to that point.

Competition format

The "eight" event featured nine-person boats, with eight 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 course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912. [3]

The 1932 competition had fewer boats than previous competitions and once again allowed more than two boats per race; this resulted in the event shrinking from 7 rounds in 1928 to 3 rounds. There were two main rounds (semifinals and a final), with one repechage round.

Schedule

DateTimeRound
Wednesday, August 10, 193215:00Heats
Friday, August 12, 1932Repechage
Saturday, August 13, 193215:00Final

Results

Semifinals

The winners of each heat qualified to the final; the remainder went to the repechage.

Semifinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Cesare Milani Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 6:28.2Q
2 John Ranking Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:34.4R
3 Toshi Sano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 6:43.4R
4 Amaro da Cunha Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil 6:52.2R

Semifinal 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Norris Graham US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6:29.0Q
2 Les MacDonald Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 6:33.2R
3 Fritz Bauer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 6:36.8R
4 Delmont Gullery Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:38.2R

Repechage

The winner from each heat qualified for the final.

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 John Ranking Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:49.0Q
2 Delmont Gullery Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6:52.2
Amaro da Cunha Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil DNS

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Les MacDonald Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 7:03.2Q
2 Fritz Bauer Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Germany 7:10.6
3 Toshi Sano Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 7:22.6

Final

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Norris Graham US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 6:37.6
Silver medal icon.svg Cesare Milani Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy 6:37.8
Bronze medal icon.svg Les MacDonald Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Canada 6:40.4
4 John Ranking Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 6:40.8

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