| Event: | Men's coxed pairs |
| Games: | 1936 Summer |
| Venue: | Grünau, Langer See |
| Dates: | 12–14 August |
| Competitors: | 36 |
| Nations: | 12 |
| Longnames: | yes |
| Gold: | Gerhard Gustmann Herbert Adamski Dieter Arend (cox) |
| Goldnoc: | GER |
| Silver: | Almiro Bergamo Guido Santin Luciano Negrini (cox) |
| Silvernoc: | ITA |
| Bronze: | Marceau Fourcade Georges Tapie Noël Vandernotte (cox) |
| Bronzenoc: | FRA |
| Prev: | 1932 |
| Next: | 1948 |
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin took place at Grünau on the Langer See.[1] 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.
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.[2]
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.[2]
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.
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.[3] The competition introduced the 6-boat heat.
| Date | Time | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 12 August 1936 | 15:00 | Semifinals | |
| Thursday, 13 August 1936 | 16:00 | Repechage | |
| Friday, 14 August 1936 | 16:00 | Final |
The first boat of each heat qualified for the final; the remainder went to the repechage.
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Arend | 7:27.3 | ||||
| 2 | Luciano Negrini | 7:33.6 | ||||
| 3 | László Molnár | 7:36.5 | ||||
| 4 | 7:53.9 | |||||
| 5 | George Loveless | 7:55.6 | ||||
| 6 | 8:13.7 |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noël Vandernotte | 7:38.4 | ||||
| 2 | 7:41.1 | |||||
| 3 | 7:48.7 | |||||
| 4 | Pavao Ljubičić | 7:53.3 | ||||
| 5 | Tsutomu Mitsudome Osamu Abe | 7:53.4 | ||||
| 6 | Hans van Walsem | 7:56.9 |
The first two in each heat qualified for the final.
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8:51.1 | |||||
| 2 | 8:58.9 | |||||
| 3 | Hans van Walsem | 9:03.1 | ||||
| 4 | George Loveless | 9:13.6 | ||||
| 5 | 9:32.3 |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luciano Negrini | 8:50.0 | ||||||
| 2 | Pavao Ljubičić | 8:53.8 | ||||||
| 3 | 8:56.2 | |||||||
| 4 | Tsutomu Mitsudome Osamu Abe | 9:06.3 | ||||||
| data-sort-value=5 | — | László Molnár | data-sort-value=9:99.9 |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Arend | 8:36.9 | ||||
| Luciano Negrini | 8:49.7 | ||||
| Noël Vandernotte | 8:54.0 | ||||
| 4 | 8:55.8 | ||||
| 5 | 9:10.9 | ||||
| 6 | Pavao Ljubičić | 9:19.4 |
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Semifinals | Repechage | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieter Arend | 7:27.3 | 8:36.9 | |||||
| Luciano Negrini | 7:33.6 | 8:50.0 | 8:49.7 | ||||
| Noël Vandernotte | 7:38.4 | 8:54.0 | |||||
| 4 | 7:41.1 | 8:51.1 | 8:55.8 | ||||
| 5 | 7:48.7 | 8:58.9 | 9:10.9 | ||||
| 6 | Pavao Ljubičić | 7:53.3 | 8:53.8 | 9:19.4 | |||
| 7 | 7:53.9 | 8:56.2 | rowspan=6 | ||||
| 8 | Hans van Walsem | 7:56.9 | 9:03.1 | ||||
| 9 | Tsutomu Mitsudome Osamu Abe | 7:53.4 | 9:06.3 | ||||
| 10 | George Loveless | 7:55.6 | 9:13.6 | ||||
| 11 | 8:13.7 | 9:32.3 | |||||
| 12 | László Molnár | 7:36.5 | data-sort-value=9:99.9 |