Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four
The men's coxed fours event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the fourth appearance of the event, was held from 13 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.
| Men's coxed four at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Argenteuil Basin, Seine |
| Dates | 13–17 July |
| Competitors | 51 from 10 nations |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Background
Ten teams, each from a different nation, competed. Norway and Czechoslovakia were also nominated but they did not start. Switzerland was the favourite, having won every edition of the European Championships since 1911 except for 1922 when the French team had the upper hand; Switzerland came second that year.[1][2]
Results
There are contradictory sources regarding the Swiss coxswain. The official Olympic record lists Walter Loosli as having coxed the team in all their three races.[3] Other Olympic results lists show Émile Lachapelle as the Swiss cox. This page reflects how the results are displayed by the Sports Reference database, where Loosli is shown to have competed on the day of the heats and repechage, and replaced by Lachapelle in the final.[4][5]
Heats
Four heats were rowed on 13 July. The top team from each heat would qualify for the final, with the second placed boat going into the repechage. The third placed boats, in the two heats with three boats, were eliminated.[6]
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Gerhardt Sid Jelinek Ed Mitchell Henry Welsford John Kennedy (cox) |
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7:19.0 | Q |
| 2 | Lucien Brouha Victor Denis Jules Georges Marcel Roman Jean Van Silfhout (cox) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
7:29.0 | r |
| 3 | Leandro Coll Jaime Giralt Ricardo Massana Luis Omedes Josep Balsells (cox) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
7:34.0 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eugène Constant Louis Gressier Georges Lecointe Raymond Talleux Marcel Lepan (cox) |
 France |
7:10.0 | Q |
| 2 | Victor Bovington Bernard Croucher Thomas Monk John Townend Harry Barnsley (cox) |
 Great Britain |
7:21.6 | r |
| 3 | Henryk Fronczak Edmund Kowalec Józef Szawara Władysław Nadratowski Antoni Brzozowski (cox) |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Poland |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Renato Berninzone Marcello Casanova Gastone Cerato Jean Cipollina Massimo Ballestrero (cox) |
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7:13.0 | Q |
| 2 | Sándor Hautzinger István Szendeffy Zoltán Török Lajos Wick Károly Koch (cox) |
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7:13.8 | r |
Heat 4
In heat 4, the Dutch team beat the favourites from Switzerland in the two-boat-race. Switzerland, with Loosli as their coxswain, went to the repechage.[4]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Brandsma Jo Brandsma Dirk Fortuin Jean Van Silfhout Louis Dekker (cox) |
 Netherlands |
7:08.0 | Q |
| 2 | Émile Albrecht Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter Walter Loosli (cox) |
 Switzerland |
7:12.2 | r |
Repechage
The repechage was held on the same day as the heats. The top boat advanced to the final, with the other three eliminated.[7]
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Émile Albrecht Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter Walter Loosli (cox) |
Switzerland |
7:27.2 | Q |
| 2 | Victor Bovington Bernard Croucher Thomas Monk John Townend Harry Barnsley (cox) |
Great Britain |
7:33.0 | r |
| 3 | Sándor Hautzinger István Szendeffy Zoltán Török Lajos Wick Károly Koch (cox) |
Hungary |
at one metre | |
| 4 | Lucien Brouha Victor Denis Jules Georges Marcel Roman Jean Van Silfhout (cox) |
Belgium |
at one length |
Final
The A final was rowed on 17 July.[8] The Dutch team led the race for the first half but then dropped out of the race through exhaustion and did not finish the race.[1] The Swiss team took the gold, followed by France and the United States.[8]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Émile Albrecht Alfred Probst Eugen Sigg Hans Walter Émile Lachapelle (cox) |
Switzerland |
7:18.4 |
 |
Eugène Constant Louis Gressier Georges Lecointe Raymond Talleux Marcel Lepan (cox) |
France |
7:21.6 |
 |
Bob Gerhardt Sid Jelinek Ed Mitchell Henry Welsford John Kennedy (cox) |
United States |
at two metres |
| 4 | Renato Berninzone Marcello Casanova Gastone Cerato Jean Cipollina Massimo Ballestrero (cox) |
Italy |
|
| Jacob Brandsma Jo Brandsma Dirk Fortuin Jean Van Silfhout Louis Dekker (cox) |
Netherlands |
did not finish |
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Heckert, Karlheinz. "Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Vierer m.Stm.)" (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Comité Olympique Français. Avé, M. (ed.). Les Jeux de la VIIIe Olympiade Paris 1924 – Rapport Officiel [The Games of the VIIIth Olympiad Paris 1924 – Official Report] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Librairie de France. p. 176. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Walter Loosli". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Émile Lachapelle". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Round One Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
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