Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 2 boats (total of 8 rowers).[1] Four boats from three nations competed.[2]

Men's coxless fours
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueRiver Thames
DatesJuly 28 (semifinals)
July 31 (final)
Competitors16 from 3 nations
Medalists
 Great Britain
Collier Cudmore, James Angus Gillan, Duncan Mackinnon, John Somers-Smith
 Great Britain
Harold Barker, John Fenning, Philip Filleul, Gordon Thomson
 Canada
Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor
 Netherlands
Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma, Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon

Competition format

The 1908 tournament featured two rounds of one-on-one races; with 4 boats in the competition, the semifinals were the first round. Semifinal losers each received bronze medals, so that all competitors earned a medal. The course was 1.5 miles in length, with two slight bends near the start and about halfway.[3]

Standings

PlaceBowRowersStrokeNation
1Collier CudmoreJames Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon
John Somers-Smith Great Britain
2Philip FilleulHarold Barker
John Fenning
Gordon Thomson Great Britain
3Gordon BalfourBecher Gale
Charles Riddy
Geoffrey Taylor Canada
Hermannus HöfteAlbertus Wielsma
Johan Burk
Bernardus Croon Netherlands

Results

Semifinal 1

The British four won by 2¼ lengths.

PlaceBowRowersStrokeNationTime
1Collier CudmoreJames Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon
John Somers-Smith Great Britain8:34.0
2Gordon BalfourBecher Gale
Charles Riddy
Geoffrey Taylor Canada(8:40.5)

Semifinal 2

PlaceBowRowersStrokeNationTime
1Philip FilleulHarold Barker
John Fenning
Gordon Thomson Great Britain9:04.0
2Hermannus HöfteAlbertus Wielsma
Johan Burk
Bernardus Croon NetherlandsUnknown

Final

PlaceBowRowersStrokeNationTime
1Collier CudmoreJames Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon
John Somers-Smith Great Britain8:34.0
2Philip FilleulHarold Barker
John Fenning
Gordon Thomson Great BritainUnknown

References

  1. Official Report, p. 37.
  2. "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. Official Report, pp. 237–38.

Sources

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.
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