The men's coxless four (M4-) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 31 July to 5 August and the outcome was wide open due to the Eastern Bloc boycott and thus the absence of the dominating team from the Soviet Union, and previously East Germany. The event was won by the team from New Zealand.[2]
| Men's coxless four at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Lake Casitas | ||||||||||||
| Date | 31 July – 5 August | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 40[1] from 10[1] nations | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 10[1] | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:03.48 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Background
editBeginning in 1966, East Germany was for many years the dominating nation in the men's coxless four event at European, World, and Olympic level. Their last gold came with the 1980 Summer Olympics.[2][3] At the three subsequent World Championships, the Soviet Union had the best success (with one gold and two silvers), followed by Switzerland (one gold and one silver) and West Germany (one gold).[2][4][5][6] With the Eastern Bloc nations absent due to their boycott, the field was wide open.[2]
Previous M4- competitions
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Results
editHeats
editThe first two races were held on 31 July.[17] Five teams competed per heat, and the winner would progress to the A final. The remaining teams would progress to the repechage.[18]
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Les O'Connell Shane O'Brien Conrad Robertson Keith Trask |
 New Zealand
|
6:08.41 | FA |
| 2 | Norbert Keßlau Volker Grabow Jörg Puttlitz Guido Grabow |
 West Germany
|
6:09.54 | R |
| 3 | Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen Erik Christiansen |
 Denmark
|
6:15.58 | R |
| 4 | Tim Turner Ted Gibson David Johnson Stephen Beatty |
 Canada
|
6:24.79 | R |
| 5 | Gu Jiahong Tang Hongwei Liu Baogang Wang Hongbing |
 China
|
6:45.25 | R |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Clark Jonathan Smith Phillip Stekl Alan Forney |
 United States
|
6:11.58 | FA |
| 2 | Anders Wilgotson Hans Svensson Lars-Åke Lindqvist Anders Larson |
 Sweden
|
6:13.40 | R |
| 3 | Bruno Saile Jürg Weitnauer Hans-Konrad Trümpler Stefan Netzle |
 Switzerland
|
6:19.23 | R |
| 4 | David Doyle James Lowe Duncan Fisher John Bentley |
 Australia
|
6:22.14 | R |
| 5 | Jonathan Clift John Garrett Martin Knight John Bland |
 Great Britain
|
6:23.95 | R |
Repechage
editTwo repechages were held on 2 August with four teams each.[19] The first two teams would progress to the A final, whilst the remaining two teams would go to the B final.[20]
Heat 1
editThe Chinese team changed all four seats for the repechage. This was the only seat change during the coxless four competition.[17]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bruno Saile Jürg Weitnauer Hans-Konrad Trümpler Stefan Netzle |
Switzerland
|
6:20.44 | FA |
| 2 | Norbert Keßlau Volker Grabow Jörg Puttlitz Guido Grabow |
West Germany
|
6:22.54 | FA |
| 3 | David Doyle James Lowe Duncan Fisher John Bentley |
Australia
|
6:29.04 | FB |
| 4 | Wang Hongbing Liu Baogang Gu Jiahong Tang Hongwei |
China
|
6:46.18 | FB |
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anders Wilgotson Hans Svensson Lars-Åke Lindqvist Anders Larson |
Sweden
|
6:21.22 | FA |
| 2 | Michael Jessen Lars Nielsen Per Rasmussen Erik Christiansen |
Denmark
|
6:22.94 | FA |
| 3 | Tim Turner Ted Gibson David Johnson Stephen Beatty |
Canada
|
6:28.11 | FB |
| 4 | Jonathan Clift John Garrett Martin Knight John Bland |
Great Britain
|
6:32.84 | FB |
Finals
editFour teams competed in the B final for places 7 to 10, and six teams competed in the A final.[21]
B final
editThe B final was held on 3 August.[19]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Tim Turner Ted Gibson David Johnson Stephen Beatty |
Canada
|
6:26.10 |
| 8 | David Doyle James Lowe Duncan Fisher John Bentley |
Australia
|
6:28.31 |
| 9 | Jonathan Clift John Garrett Martin Knight John Bland |
Great Britain
|
6:32.13 |
| 10 | Wang Hongbing Liu Baogang Gu Jiahong Tang Hongwei |
China
|
6:50.03 |
A final
editThe A final was held on 5 August.[19]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c Perelman 1985b, p. 518.
- ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "1981 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "1982 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b "1983 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Rudern - Weltmeisterschaften. Vierer ohne Steuermann" [Rowing - World Championships. Coxless four]. Sport-Komplett.de (in German). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
- ^ a b Hoffmann, Wilfried. "Ruder-Europameisterschaften seit 1913: Deutsche Medaillenerfolge – Gold, Silber und Bronze". Rüsselsheimer Ruderclub 08 e.V. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "(M4-) Men's Four - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "1977 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "1978 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "1979 World Rowing Championships: (M4-) Men's Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. FISA. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b Perelman 1985b, pp. 527f.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Round Ones". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ a b c Perelman 1985b, p. 528.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Round One Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
References
edit- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results. Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Volume 2 Part 1
- Volume 2 Part 2
- Volume 2 Part 3 (page 469 onwards)