Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Albano, Italy.[1]
| Men's coxed pair at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 31 August – 3 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 54 from 18 nations | ||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Competition format
This rowing competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and final), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the final. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.
- Heats: Three heats. With 18 boats entered, there were six boats per heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the final; all other boats went to the repechage.
- Repechage: Three heats. With 15 boats racing in but not winning their initial heats, there were five boats per repechage heat. The top boat in each repechage heat advanced to the final, with the remaining boats eliminated.
- Final: The final consisted of the six boats that had won either the preliminary heats or the repechage heats.
Results
Heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igor Rudakov |  Soviet Union | 7:31.70 | Q | |
| 2 | Kent Mitchell |  United States | 7:39.50 | R | |
| 3 | František Staněk |  Czechoslovakia | 7:47.60 | R | |
| 4 | Josip Bujas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia | 7:49.81 | R | |
| 5 | Ken Lester |  Great Britain | 7:55.59 | R | |
| 6 | Ioannis Theodorakeas | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Greece | 7:59.42 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mircea Roger | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Romania | 7:43.38 | Q | |
| 2 | Jan Just Bos |  Netherlands | 7:48.01 | R | |
| 3 | Owe Lostad |  Sweden | 7:56.06 | R | |
| 4 | Jorge Somlay |  Argentina | 8:02.36 | R | |
| 5 | Joaquín del Real | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain | 8:06.44 | R | |
| – | Gyula Lengyel |  Hungary | DSQ | R |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Klaus Zerta | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany | 7:31.64 | Q | |
| 2 | Sven Lysholt Hansen |  Denmark | 7:36.04 | R | |
| 3 | Raúl Torrieri |  Uruguay | 7:38.17 | R | |
| 4 | Ian Johnston |  Australia | 7:49.06 | R | |
| 5 | Vincenzo Bruno |  Italy | 8:09.20 | R | |
| 6 | Étienne Pollet | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 8:14.40 | R |
Repechage heat 1
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent Mitchell | United States | 7:39.00 | Q | |
| 2 | Raúl Torrieri | Uruguay | 7:45.02 | ||
| 3 | Jorge Somlay | Argentina | 7:59.33 | ||
| 4 | Joaquín del Real | Spain | 8:04.63 | ||
| 5 | Étienne Pollet | Belgium | 8:18.29 |
Repechage heat 2
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vincenzo Bruno | Italy | 7:39.52 | Q | |
| 2 | František Staněk | Czechoslovakia | 7:40.98 | ||
| 3 | Jan Just Bos | Netherlands | 7:42.15 | ||
| 4 | Ian Johnston | Australia | 7:47.82 | ||
| 5 | Ioannis Theodorakeas | Greece | 7:54.75 |
Repechage heat 3
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sven Lysholt Hansen | Denmark | 7:39.70 | Q | |
| 2 | Josip Bujas | Yugoslavia | 7:48.05 | ||
| 3 | Ken Lester | Great Britain | 7:49.01 | ||
| 4 | Owe Lostad | Sweden | 7:50.77 | ||
| 5 | Gyula Lengyel | Hungary | 8:01.35 |
Final
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Klaus Zerta | United Team of Germany | 7:29.14 | |
 | Igor Rudakov | Soviet Union | 7:30.17 | |
 | Kent Mitchell | United States | 7:34.58 | |
| 4 | Sven Lysholt Hansen | Denmark | 7:39.20 | |
| 5 | Vincenzo Bruno | Italy | 7:40.92 | |
| 6 | Mircea Roger | Romania | 7:49.57 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1960 Rome Summer Games: Men's Coxed Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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