Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The coxless four event was a rowing event conducted as part of the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics programme.[1]

Men's coxless four
at the Games of the XVIII Olympiad
VenueToda Rowing Course
Date11–15 October
Competitors56 from 14 nations
Teams14
Winning time6:59.30
Medalists
John Hansen
Bjørn Hasløv
Erik Petersen
Kurt Helmudt		  Denmark
John Russell
Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh
William Barry
John James		  Great Britain
Geoffrey Picard
Dick Lyon
Ted Mittet
Ted Nash		  United States
Rowing at the
1964 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Double scullsmen
Coxless pairmen
Coxed pairmen
Coxless fourmen
Coxed fourmen
Eightmen

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Denmark (DEN)
John Hansen
Bjørn Hasløv
Erik Petersen
Kurt Helmudt		  Great Britain (GBR)
John Russell
Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh
William Barry
John James		  United States (USA)
Geoffrey Picard
Dick Lyon
Ted Mittet
Ted Nash

Results

Heats

The top crew in each heat advanced to the final, with all others sent to the repechages.

Heat 1
1. Denmark (DEN), John Ørsted Hansen, Erik Petersen, Kurt Helmudt and Bjørn Borgen Hasløv6:51.78QF
2. Romania (ROU), Ştefan Pongratz, Ludovic Covaci-Borbely, Carol Vereş and Nichifor Tarara6:57.35QR
3. Canada (CAN), Daryl MacDonald, Robert Brookson, Neil Campbell and Chris Leach7:01.97QR
4. Australia (AUS), Richard Garrard, Peter Gillon, Simon Newcombe and Anthony Walker7:03.40QR
5. Japan (JPN), Shunsuke Miki, Koju Tsukamoto, Yasuji Honma and Bunzo Kimura7:24.35QR
Heat 2
1. Great Britain (GBR), John M. Russell, Hugh Wardell-Yerburgh, William Barry and John James6:47.04QF
2. United States (USA), Geoffrey Picard, Dick Lyon, Ted Nash, Ted Mittet and Phil Durbrow6:56.40QR
3. Netherlands (NED), Sjoerd Wartena, Jim Enters, Herman Boelen and Sipke Castelein7:01.51QR
4. Argentina (ARG), Juan Francisco Zanassi, Atilio Kesunza, Jorge Meana and Juan Alberto Iannuzzi7:08.60QR
5. Italy (ITA), Romano Sgheiz, Fulvio Balatti, Giovanni Zucchi and Luciano Sgheiz7:11.65QR
Heat 3
1. United Team of Germany (EUA), Günter Schrörs, Horst Effertz, Albrecht Müller and Manfred Misselhorn6:37.83QF
2. Soviet Union (URS), Celestinas Jucys, Eugenijus Levickas, Jonas Motiejūnas and Anatoly Sass6:40.12QR
3. France (FRA), Jean-Pierre Drivet, Roger Chatelain, Philippe Malivoire and Émile Clerc6:45.95QR
4. Austria (AUT), Dieter Ebner, Horst Kuttelwascher, Dieter Losert and Manfred Krausbar6:48.18QR

Repechages

The top finisher in each of the three repechages joined the finalists. The second and third place finishers competed in a consolation final for 7th-12th places. All other crews were eliminated.

Repechage 1
1. United States (USA)6:38.93QF
2. France (FRA)6:42.85QC
3. Japan (JPN)7:00.29QC
4. Australia (AUS)7:01.07
Repechage 2
1. Italy (ITA)6:34.61QF
2. Soviet Union (URS)6:37.86QC
3. Canada (CAN)6:53.38QC
4. Argentina (ARG)7:07.83
Repechage 3
1. Netherlands (NED)6:29.42QF
2. Romania (ROU)6:30.37QC
3. Austria (AUT)7:25.83QC

Consolation final

The consolation final determined places from 7th to 12th.

7. Soviet Union (URS)6:22.03
8. Austria (AUT)6:24.15
9. Romania (ROU)6:27.28
10. France (FRA)6:38.32
11. Canada (CAN)6:45.50
12. Japan (JPN)6:51.60

Final
 Denmark (DEN)6:59.30
 Great Britain (GBR)7:00.47
 United States (USA)7:01.37
4. Netherlands (NED)7:09.98
5. Italy (ITA)7:10.05
6. United Team of Germany (EUA)7:10.33

References
  1. "Rowing at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

Sources
  • Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.
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