The men's coxless four competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia took place at the Sydney International Regatta Centre.
Competition format This rowing event is a sweep rowing event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Four rowers crew each boat, and no coxswain is used. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.
With 13 boats in with heats, the best boats qualify directly for the semi-finals. All other boats progress to the repechage round, which offers a second chance to qualify for the semi-finals. Unsuccessful boats from the repechage are eliminated from the competition. The best three boats in each of the two semi-finals qualify for final A, which determines places 1–6 (including the medals). Unsuccessful boats from semi-finals A/B go forward to final B, which determines places 7–12.
Schedule All times are Australian Time (UTC+10) Date Time RoundSunday, 17 September 2000 11:30HeatsTuesday, 19 September 2000 11:10RepechagesThursday, 21 September 2000 09:50SemifinalsFriday, 22 September 2000 11:10Final BSaturday, 23 September 2000 10:30Final
Results
Heats The first three boats of each heat advanced to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.
Heat 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1James Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent6:01.58Q2James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson6:05.03Q3Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog6:07.09 Q4Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu6:14.00R5Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić6:16.46R
Heat 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati6:04.59Q2Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser6:07.36Q3Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen6:13.14Q4Paweł Jarosiński, Rafał Smoliński, Artur Rozalski, Arkadiusz Sobkowiak6:22.00R
Heat 3 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet6:08.57Q2Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom6:13.60Q3Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt6:13.62Q4Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim6:21.10R
Repechage First three qualify to semifinals.
Repechage 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić6:09.69Q2Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu6:11.24Q3Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim6:13.73 Q4Paweł Jarosiński, Rafał Smoliński, Artur Rozalski, Arkadiusz Sobkowiak6:15.75
Semifinals First three places advance to Final A, the remainder to Final B.
Semifinal 1 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1James Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent6:02.28A2Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog6:04.07A3Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser6:05.80 A4Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet6:07.77B5Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt6:15.12B 6Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu6:15.14B
Semifinal 2 RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson6:02.03A2Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati6:02.31A3Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom6:05.33A4Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen6:08.55B5Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić6:08.82B 6Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim6:21.22B
Finals
Final B RankRowerCountryTimeNotes1Daniel Fauché, Antoine Béghin, Laurent Béghin, Gilles Bosquet6:01.29 2Filip Filipić, Ivan Smiljanić, Boban Ranković, Mladen Stegić6:01.543Kjetil Undset, Sture Bjørvig, Steffen Størseth, Nito Simonsen6:04.28 4Valeriu Andrunache, Adrian Bucenschi, Valentin Robu, Florin Corbeanu6:06.735Dirk Meusel, Jörg Dießner, Jan Herzog, Ike Landvoigt6:08.11 6Hamdy El-Kot, El-Atek Mohamed, Tarek Hamid, Kamal Abdel Rehim6:08.37
Final A RankRowerCountryTimeNotesJames Cracknell, Steve Redgrave, Tim Foster, Matthew Pinsent5:56.24Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Lorenzo Carboncini, Carlo Mornati5:56.62James Stewart, Ben Dodwell, Geoff Stewart, Bo Hanson5:57.614Janez Klemenčič, Milan Janša, Rok Kolander, Matej Prelog5:58.345Michael Wherley, Eric Mueller, Jamie Koven, Wolfgang Moser6:02.34 6Dave Schaper, Scott Brownlee, Toni Dunlop, Rob Hellstrom6:09.13
References
External links Official Report of the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics Rowing Results