Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair

The men's coxed pair competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place at Grünau on the Langer See. It was held from 12 to 14 August. There were 12 boats (36 competitors) from 12 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. It was twice the highest number of boats that had previously competed in an Olympic tournament (6 boats in 1928). The event was won by the German team, rowers Gerhard Gustmann and Herbert Adamski and coxswain Dieter Arend, in the nation's debut in the event. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1924 with silver by Almiro Bergamo, Guido Santin, and cox Luciano Negrini. France extended its podium streak to three Games with bronze by Marceau Fourcade, Georges Tapie, and cox Noël Vandernotte.

Background

This was the sixth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.

Five of the 12 competitors from the 1932 coxed pair event returned: Poland's silver medal team, Jerzy Braun, Janusz Ślązak, and cox Jerzy Skolimowski; and two members of Brazil's fourth-place boat, José Ramalho and cox Estevam Strata.

Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. France made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed in all editions of the event to that point. Belgium was the only nation to have competed previously but not in 1936.

Competition format

The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The tournament featured three rounds: semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912. The competition introduced the 6-boat heat.

Semifinals: There were 2 semifinals, each with 6 boats. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the final; the remaining boats competed in the repechage. Repechage: There were 2 repechage heats, each with 5 boats (before a withdrawal). The top two boats in each heat advanced to the final, with the rest of the boats eliminated. Final: A single final, with 6 boats.

Schedule

Date Time Round Wednesday, 12 August 1936 15:00 Semifinals Thursday, 13 August 1936 16:00 Repechage Friday, 14 August 1936 16:00 Final

Results

Semifinals

The first boat of each heat qualified for the final; the remainder went to the repechage.

Semifinal 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Gerhard GustmannHerbert Adamski Dieter Arend 7:27.3 2 Almiro BergamoGuido Santin Luciano Negrini 7:33.6 3 Károly GyőryTibor Mamusich László Molnár 7:36.5 4 Jerzy BraunJanusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski 7:53.9 5 Tom CurranJoe Dougherty George Loveless 7:55.6 6 Estevam StrataJosé Ramalho Decio Klettenberg 8:13.7

Semifinal 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Marceau FourcadeGeorges Tapie Noël Vandernotte 7:38.4 2 Remond LarsenCarl Berner Aage Jensen 7:41.1 3 Georges GschwindHans Appenzeller Rolf Spring 7:48.7 4 Ivo FabrisElko Mrduljaš Pavao Ljubičić 7:53.3 5 Tsutomu MitsudomeOsamu Abe Taro Teshima 7:53.4 6 Karel HardemanErnst de Jonge Hans van Walsem 7:56.9

Repechage

The first two in each heat qualified for the final.

Repechage heat 1

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Remond LarsenCarl Berner Aage Jensen 8:51.1 2 Georges GschwindHans Appenzeller Rolf Spring 8:58.9 3 Karel HardemanErnst de Jonge Hans van Walsem 9:03.14 Tom CurranJoe Dougherty George Loveless 9:13.65 Estevam StrataJosé Ramalho Decio Klettenberg 9:32.3

Repechage heat 2

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Notes1 Almiro BergamoGuido Santin Luciano Negrini 8:50.0 2 Ivo FabrisElko Mrduljaš Pavao Ljubičić 8:53.8 3 Jerzy BraunJanusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski 8:56.24 Tsutomu MitsudomeOsamu Abe Taro Teshima 9:06.3 — Károly GyőryTibor Mamusich László Molnár

Final

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Time Gerhard GustmannHerbert Adamski Dieter Arend 8:36.9 Almiro BergamoGuido Santin Luciano Negrini 8:49.7 Marceau FourcadeGeorges Tapie Noël Vandernotte 8:54.04 Remond LarsenCarl Berner Aage Jensen 8:55.85 Georges GschwindHans Appenzeller Rolf Spring 9:10.96 Ivo FabrisElko Mrduljaš Pavao Ljubičić 9:19.4

Results summary

Rank Rowers Coxswain Nation Semifinals Repechage Final Gerhard GustmannHerbert Adamski Dieter Arend 7:27.3 8:36.9 Almiro BergamoGuido Santin Luciano Negrini 7:33.6 8:50.0 8:49.7 Marceau FourcadeGeorges Tapie Noël Vandernotte 7:38.4 8:54.04 Remond LarsenCarl Berner Aage Jensen 7:41.1 8:51.1 8:55.85 Georges GschwindHans Appenzeller Rolf Spring 7:48.7 8:58.9 9:10.96 Ivo FabrisElko Mrduljaš Pavao Ljubičić 7:53.3 8:53.8 9:19.4 7 Jerzy BraunJanusz Ślązak Jerzy Skolimowski 7:53.9 8:56.2rowspan=6 8 Karel HardemanErnst de Jonge Hans van Walsem 7:56.9 9:03.1 9 Tsutomu MitsudomeOsamu Abe Taro Teshima 7:53.4 9:06.3 10 Tom CurranJoe Dougherty George Loveless 7:55.6 9:13.6 11 Estevam StrataJosé Ramalho Decio Klettenberg 8:13.7 9:32.3 12 Károly GyőryTibor Mamusich László Molnár 7:36.5

References

External links Official Olympic Report