Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

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Men's coxless pair
at the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad
Competitors26 from 13 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Drew Ginn
and James Tomkins
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg Siniša Skelin
and Nikša Skelin
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Bronze medal icon.svg Donovan Cech
and Ramon di Clemente
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
  2000
2008  

Men's coxless pair competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

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This rowing event was a sweep event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Two rowers crewed each boat, with no coxswain. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals. [1]

Gold medal with cup.svg Gold Silver medal with cup.svg Silver Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze
Flag of Australia.svg  Drew Ginn
and James Tomkins  (AUS)
Flag of Croatia.svg  Siniša Skelin
and Nikša Skelin  (CRO)
Flag of South Africa.svg  Donovan Cech
and Ramon di Clemente  (RSA)

Heats

Heat 1 (August 14)

  1. Flag of Australia.svg  Australia: Drew Ginn, James Tomkins, 6:55.04 -> SF
  2. Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg  Serbia and Montenegro: Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić, 6:58.11 -> SF
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain: Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn, 6:58.95 -> SF
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina: Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales, 7:02.29 -> R
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia: Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar, 7:05.36 -> R

Heat 2 (August 14)

  1. Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa: Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente, 6:57.06 -> SF
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia: Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin, 7:01.28 -> SF
  3. Flag of the United States.svg  United States: Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov, 7:11.81 -> SF
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic: Adam Michálek, Petr Imre, 7:26.19 -> R

Heat 3 (August 14)

  1. Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand: Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater, 6:54.75 -> SF
  2. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada: Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis, 6:56.23 -> SF
  3. Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy: Giuseppe De Vita, Dario Lari, 7:03.12 -> SF
  4. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany: Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog, 7:14.16 -> R

Repechage

Repechage 1 (August 17)

  1. Flag of Germany.svg  Germany: Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog, 6:28.40 -> SF
  2. Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina: Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales, 6:28.98 -> SF
  3. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia: Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar, 6:30.89 -> SF
  4. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic: Adam Michálek, Petr Imre, 6:33.24

Semifinals

Semifinal A (August 18)

  1. Flag of Australia.svg Australia (Drew Ginn, James Tomkins) 6:22.60 FA
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin) 6:23.57 FA
  3. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater) 6:24.49 FA
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn) 6:25.06 FB
  5. Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Giuseppe de Vita, Dario Lari) 6:31.26 FB
  6. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales) 7:19.57 FB

Semifinal B (August 18)

  1. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog) 6:25.47 FA
  2. Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić) 6:27.50 FA
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente) 6:28.48 FA
  4. Flag of the United States.svg United States (Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov) 6:32.51 FB
  5. Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar) 6:46.12 FB
  6. Flag of Canada.svg Canada (Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis) Excluded FB

Semifinal B was a close, dramatic race. 100 meters from the finishing line, there were four boats in contention for the 3 available places in the finals. Germany held a small lead followed by Canada, South Africa and Serbia and Montenegro. Canada suddenly veered off course, interfering with South Africa and allowing Serbia to pass it. South Africa protested, and Canada was excluded from the results. Canada requested that they would be allowed into the final as the seventh boat. The decision not to allow this came after the B Final had raced.

Finals

Final A (August 21)

  1. Flag of Australia.svg Australia (Drew Ginn, James Tomkins) 6:30.76
  2. Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin) 6:32.64
  3. Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente) 6:33.40
  4. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater) 6:34.24
  5. Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić) 6:39.74
  6. Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog) 6:46.50

In the finals, Australia's Drew Ginn and James Tomkins established an early lead over the field which they stretched to 2 seconds at the 1000 metre mark (halfway), with Croatia in second and Serbia in third. Over the last 1000 meters, Australia maintained its margin over the rest of the field, Croatia continued to run second and South Africa rowed through to finish third. For Tomkins, it was his third gold medal and fourth overall, and for Ginn it was his second gold.

Final B (August 19)

  1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn) 6:22.04
  2. Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Giuseppe de Vita, Dario Lari) 6:22.08
  3. Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar) 6:27.11
  4. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales) 6:27.88
  5. Flag of the United States.svg United States (Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov) 6:30.49
  6. Flag of Canada.svg Canada (Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis) DNS

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References

  1. "Rowing at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2018.