Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

The men's coxless pair event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the fourth appearance of the event.[1]

Men's coxless pair
at the Games of the IX Olympiad
VenueSloten
Competitors16 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Germany
Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter
 Great Britain
Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet
 United States
Paul McDowell, John Schmitt

Results

Source: Official results;[2] De Wael[3]

Round 1

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Germany8:14.2Q2
2André Pactat, Robert Guelpa France8:31.0R1
Heat 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Paul McDowell, John Schmitt United States8:06.4Q2
2Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche Belgium8:15.0R1
Heat 3
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great Britain7:56.2Q2
2Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Switzerland7:58.4R1
Heat 4
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Italy8:12.2Q2
2Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Netherlands8:30.0R1

Repechage 1

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Switzerland8:17.8Q2
2André Pactat, Robert Guelpa France9:01.8elim.
Heat 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Netherlands8:18.4Q2
2Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche Belgium8:36.4elim.

Round 2

Winners advanced to the semifinals. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.

Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Italy7:21.4Q
2Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller Switzerland7:29.2elim.
Heat 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Paul McDowell, John Schmitt United States7:12.0Q
2Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great Britain7:14.2R2
Heat 3
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Germany7:19.4Q
2Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom Netherlands7:30.2elim.

Repechage 2

The British boat was the only one that suffered its first loss in the second round, so it had a bye through the second repechage to the semifinals.

Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great BritainByeQ

Semifinals

Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.

Heat 1
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Germany7:08.2QA
2Paul McDowell, John Schmitt United States7:15.6QB
Heat 2
Rank Rowers Nation Time Qual.
1Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great Britain7:08.6QA
2Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Italy7:16.8QB

Finals

Gold medal final
Rank Rowers Nation Time
Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter Germany7:06.4
Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet Great Britain7:08.8
Bronze medal final
Rank Rowers Nation Time
1 ()Paul McDowell, John Schmitt United States7:20.4
2 (4)Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni Italy7:24.4

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  2. "1928 Summer Olympics official report" (PDF).
  3. "Rowing 1928".
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