The men's coxless four 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.
Results Source: Official results; De Wael
Round 1
Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari 7:24.6 Q2 2 Simon Bon, Egbertus Waller, Ansco Dokkum, Paul Maasland 7:35.8 R1
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer 7:16.8 Q2 2 Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günter Roll, Werner Zschiesche 7:21.0 R1
Heat 3RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan 7:44.2 Q2 2 Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié 7:58.2 R1
Repechage 1
Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.
Heat 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günter Roll, Werner Zschiesche 7:21.4 Q2 2 Simon Bon, Egbertus Waller, Ansco Dokkum, Paul Maasland 7:30.2 elim.
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié 7:52.0 Q2
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 1RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan 6:42.4 Q 2 Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günter Roll, Werner Zschiesche elim.
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer 7:12.6 Q – Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié DNS elim.
Heat 3RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari 7:01.6 Q
Semifinals
Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the loser taking the bronze medal.
Heat 1RankRowersBody politicTimeQual. 1 Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer 6:29.4 Q 2 () Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari 6:31.6
Heat 2RankRowersNationTimeQual. 1 John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan 6:42.4 Q
Finals
Gold medal finalRankRowersNationTime John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan 6:36.0 Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer 6:37.0
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