| Men's coxless fours at the Games of the XI Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12–14 August |
| Competitors | 36 from 9 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
The men's coxless fours competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place at Grünau on the Langer See. [1]
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 12 August 1936 | Heats |
| 13 August 1936 | Semifinal |
| 14 August 1936 | Final |
First boat of each heat qualified to the final, remainder goes to the semifinal.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Eckstein Anton Rom Martin Karl Wilhelm Menne |  Germany | 6:22.5 | Q |
| 2 | Rudolf Höpfler Camillo Winkler Wilhelm Pichler Hans Binder |  Austria | 6:32.1 | |
| 3 | Knud Olsen Keld Karise Bjørner Drøger Emil Boje Jensen |  Denmark | 6:36.8 | |
| 4 | Ferenc Dobos Frigyes Pabsz Tibor Vadai Gyula Halmay |  Hungary | 6:40.7 | |
| 5 | James Thomson Eugene Fruehauf George Hague Alfred Sapecky |  United States | 6:41.4 |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hermann Betschart Hans Homberger Alex Homberger Karl Schmid |  Switzerland | 6:27.2 | Q |
| 2 | Martin Bristow Alan Barrett Peter Jackson John Sturrock |  Great Britain | 6:30.8 | |
| 3 | Antonio Ghiardello Luigi Luxardo Aldo Pellizzoni Francesco Pittaluga |  Italy | 6:34.5 | |
| 4 | Mak Schoorl Flip Regout Hotse Bartlema Simon de Wit |  Netherlands | 6:46.0 |
First two qualify to the final.
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudolf Höpfler Camillo Winkler Wilhelm Pichler Hans Binder | Austria | 7:23.4 | Q |
| 2 | Knud Olsen Keld Karise Bjørner Drøger Emil Boje Jensen | Denmark | 7:27.6 | Q |
| 3 | James Thomson Eugene Fruehauf George Hague Alfred Sapecky | United States | 7:31.5 |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Bristow Alan Barrett Peter Jackson John Sturrock | Great Britain | 7:27.4 | Q |
| 2 | Antonio Ghiardello Luigi Luxardo Aldo Pellizzoni Francesco Pittaluga | Italy | 7:33.9 | Q |
| 3 | Ferenc Dobos Frigyes Pabsz Tibor Vadai Gyula Halmay | Hungary | 7:57.0 |
| Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Rudolf Eckstein Anton Rom Martin Karl Wilhelm Menne | Germany | 7:01.8 | |
 | Martin Bristow Alan Barrett Peter Jackson John Sturrock | Great Britain | 7:06.5 | |
 | Hermann Betschart Hans Homberger Alex Homberger Karl Schmid | Switzerland | 7:10.6 | |
| 4 | Antonio Ghiardello Luigi Luxardo Aldo Pellizzoni Francesco Pittaluga | Italy | 7:12.4 | |
| 5 | Rudolf Höpfler Camillo Winkler Wilhelm Pichler Hans Binder | Austria | 7:20.5 | |
| 6 | Knud Olsen Keld Karise Bjørner Drøger Emil Boje Jensen | Denmark | 7:26.3 |
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