Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair

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Men's coxed pairs
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Henley Bridge.jpg
Henley-on-Thames
Venue Henley-on-Thames
Dates5–9 August 1948
Competitors28 from 9 nations
Winning time8:00.5
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svg Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Alberto Radi
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Bronze medal icon.svg Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi
Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary
  1936
1952  

The men's coxed pair competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London took place at Henley-on-Thames, London. [1] It was held from 5 to 9 August. [2] There were 9 boats (28 competitors) from 9 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. [2] The event was won by the Danish team, rowers Finn Pedersen and Tage Henriksen and coxswain Carl-Ebbe Andersen; it was the first medal in the men's coxed pair for Denmark. Italy won its second consecutive silver medal (though 12 years apart), with Giovanni Steffè, Aldo Tarlao, and cox Alberto Radi. Hungary also earned its first medal in the event, a bronze for Antal Szendey, Béla Zsitnik, and cox Róbert Zimonyi. The French three-Games pre-war podium streak ended.

Background

This was the seventh appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four. [2]

None of the 18 competitors from the 1936 coxed pair final returned. The Hungarian rowers were a slight favorite; Antal Szendey and Béla Zsitnik were the reigning European champions. [2]

Argentina, Great Britain, and Greece each made their debut in the event. France made its seventh appearance, the only nation to have competed in all editions of the event to that point.

Competition format

The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two 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 tournament expanded to four rounds: quarterfinals, a repechage, semifinals, and a final.

The venue, Henley-on-Thames, imposed certain restrictions and modifications to the format. The course could handle only three boats at a time (and this required expansion of the typical Henley course), so the six-boat final introduced in 1936 was not possible this time. [3] The course distance was also modified; instead of either the 2000 metres distance that was standard for the Olympics or the 1 mile 550 yards (2112 metres) standard at Henley, a course that was somewhat shorter than either was used. Sources disagree on the exact distance: 1929 metres is listed by the Official Report, [3] [2] though other sources say 1850 metres. [4]

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 5 August 1948Quarterfinals
Friday, 6 August 1948Repechage
Saturday, 7 August 194812:30Semifinals
Monday, 9 August 194816:00Final

Results

The following rowers took part: [2]

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Vladeta Ristić
Marko Horvatin
Predrag Sarić Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 7:59.0Q
2 Mark Scott
Howard James
David Walker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:06.8R
3 Vincent Deeney
Joseph Toland
John McIntyre US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:13.3R

Quarterfinal 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Alberto Radi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:47.6Q
2 Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:51.7R
3 Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 8:19.7R

Quarterfinal 3

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Ampelio Sartor
Aristide Sartor
Roger Crezen Flag of France.svg  France 8:01.7Q
2 Iakovidis Diakoumakos
Georgios Venieris
Grigorios Emmanouil Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8:21.9R

Quarterfinal 4

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Pedro Towers
Ramón Porcel
Juan Parker Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina WOQ

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 7:56.4Q
2 Vincent Deeney
Joseph Toland
John McIntyre US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:09.2
3 Iakovidis Diakoumakos
Georgios Venieris
Grigorios Emmanouil Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8:17.3

Repechage heat 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:51.2Q
2 Mark Scott
Howard James
David Walker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:01.7

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8:12.7Q
2 Ampelio Sartor
Aristide Sartor
Roger Crezen Flag of France.svg  France 8:14.9

Semifinal 2

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 8:15.7Q
2 Pedro Towers
Ramón Porcel
Juan Parker Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina 8:27.7

Semifinal 3

RankRowersCoxswainNationTimeNotes
1 Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Alberto Radi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8:04.2Q
2 Vladeta Ristić
Marko Horvatin
Duško Ðorđević Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 8:07.9

Final

RankRowersCoxswainNationTime
Gold medal icon.svg Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8:00.5
Silver medal icon.svg Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Alberto Radi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 8:12.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 8:25.2

Results summary

RankRowersCoxswainNationQuarterfinalsRepechageSemifinalsFinal
Gold medal icon.svg Finn Pedersen
Tage Henriksen
Carl-Ebbe Andersen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7:51.77:51.28:12.78:00.5
Silver medal icon.svg Giovanni Steffè
Aldo Tarlao
Alberto Radi Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 7:47.6Bye8:04.28:12.2
Bronze medal icon.svg Antal Szendey
Béla Zsitnik
Róbert Zimonyi Flag of Hungary (1946-1949, 1956-1957).svg  Hungary 8:19.77:56.48:15.78:25.2
4 Vladeta Ristić
Marko Horvatin
Predrag Sarić (quarters)
Duško Ðorđević (semis)
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Yugoslavia 7:59.0Bye8:07.9Did not advance
5 Ampelio Sartor
Aristide Sartor
Roger Crezen Flag of France.svg  France 8:01.7Bye8:14.9
6 Pedro Towers
Ramón Porcel
Juan Parker Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Argentina WOBye8:27.7
7 Mark Scott
Howard James
David Walker Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg  Great Britain 8:06.88:01.7Did not advance
8 Vincent Deeney
Joseph Toland
John McIntyre US flag 48 stars.svg  United States 8:13.38:09.2
9 Iakovidis Diakoumakos
Georgios Venieris
Grigorios Emmanouil Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Greece 8:21.98:17.3


References

  1. "Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Coxed Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coxed Pairs, Men". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 Official Report, p. 418.
  4. "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2021.