Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair explained

Event:Men's coxless pairs
Games:1924 Summer
Venue:Seine
Dates:13–17 July
Competitors:6
Nations:3
Longnames:yes
Gold:Teun Beijnen, Willy Rösingh
Goldnoc:NED
Silver:Maurice Monney-Bouton, Georges Piot
Silvernoc:FRA
Prev:1908
Next:1928

The men's coxless pairs event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the third appearance of the event, was held from 13 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.[1]

Five teams had been entered in the race: The Dutch, the French, the British, the American and the Swiss. However, The American team and the Swiss team did not join the race, so only three teams were left.

The organisation still organised a semi-final. In the first semi-final, the British team rowed against the French team, and the French team won. The Dutch team had a walk-over in their semi-final.Then, the British team was allowed a rematch. They were the only team, so they won their race and were also in the final. One of the two British rowers was injured however, so they did not start the final.

In the final race between the French and the Dutch, the Dutch took the early lead. Halfway, the French team accelerated, but not fast enough to catch the Dutch team.[2]

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
Place Rowers Time Qual.
1
9:42.2 Q
2
r
Semifinal 2
Place Rowers Time Qual.
1
Walkover Q

Repechage

Place Rowers Time Qual.
1
Walkover Q

Final

Final
Place Rowers Time

8:19.4

8:21.6

Did not start

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132456/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1924/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 26 July 2018.
  2. http://www.sportgeschiedenis.nl/2007/06/24/nederlands-goud-6.aspx Description of the race