Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four
| Men's coxed four at the Games of the XXIII Olympiad | |
| Venue | Lake Casitas |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 July – 5 August |
| Competitors | 40 from 8 nations |
| Teams | 8[nb 1][2] |
| Winning time | 6:18.64[3] |
| Medalists | |
| Rowing at the 1984 Summer Olympics  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single sculls | men | women | ||
| Double sculls | men | women | ||
| Coxless pair | men | women | ||
| Coxed pair | men | |||
| Quadruple sculls | men | women | ||
| Coxless four | men | |||
| Coxed four | men | women | ||
| Eight | men | women | ||
The men's coxed four (M4+) competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Casitas in Ventura County, California, United States. It was held from 30 July to 5 August and the dominant nations were missing from the event due to the Eastern Bloc boycott. The teams from the United States and New Zealand were regarded as favourites, but it was Great Britain that dominated the regatta, thus winning the nation's first rowing gold since the 1948 Summer Olympics, back then in front of their home crowd at the Henley Royal Regatta course. The 1984 event started Steve Redgrave's Olympic rowing success that would eventually see him win five Olympic gold medals.
Background
East Germany was the dominating country for the men's coxed four competition; since the 1977 World Rowing Championships, the had won this competition every year but for the previous world championship in 1983, when New Zealand claimed the title, displacing East Germany to the silver medal.[2][4] The second most dominating nation at the time was the Soviet Union, which had claimed five top three finishes since the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2][4][5][6][7][8] Both these Eastern Bloc nations were part of the boycott in 1984, and that left New Zealand as the reigning world champion as the favourite for the event.[2] The USA was also highly rated, having won world championship silver and bronze in 1981 and 1982, respectively,[8][9] and gold at the Pan American Games in 1983.[2]
Previous M4+ competitions
Results
None of the eight teams swapped the position of their rowers during the competition.[12]
Heats
The two heats in round one were rowed on 30 July. The winner of each heat advanced to the A final, while the remaining teams went to the repechage.[13]
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giovanni Sergi Sergas Giovanni Suarez Gino Iseppi Giuseppe Carando Siro Meli (cox) |
 Italy |
6:23.04 | FA |
| 2 | Heribert Karches Georg Konermann Wolfram Thiem Wolfgang Maennig Manfred Klein (cox) |
 West Germany |
6:28.29 | R |
| 3 | Dave Ross Tim Christian Richard Doey Nick Toulmin Paul Tessier (cox) |
 Canada |
6:29.19 | R |
| 4 | André Berezin Luiz dos Santos Dênis Marinho Laildo Machado Manuel Mandel (cox) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Brazil |
6:39.88 | R |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Cross Richard Budgett Andy Holmes Steve Redgrave Adrian Ellison (cox) |
 Great Britain |
6:18.79 | FA |
| 2 | Thomas Kiefer Gregory Springer Michael Bach Edward Ives John Stillings (cox) |
 United States |
6:21.94 | R |
| 3 | Kevin Lawton Don Symon Barrie Mabbott Ross Tong Brett Hollister (cox) |
 New Zealand |
6:27.18 | R |
| 4 | Satoru Miyoshi Tadashi Abe Shunsuke Kawamoto Hideaki Maeguchi Akihiro Koike (cox) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Japan |
6:54.51 | R |
Repechage
One heat was rowed in the repechage on 2 August. The first four teams advanced to the A final, while the remaining two teams went to the B final.[14]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Lawton Don Symon Barrie Mabbott Ross Tong Brett Hollister (cox) |
New Zealand |
6:26.18 | FA |
| 2 | Thomas Kiefer Gregory Springer Michael Bach Edward Ives John Stillings (cox) |
United States |
6:27.55 | FA |
| 3 | Heribert Karches Georg Konermann Wolfram Thiem Wolfgang Maennig Manfred Klein (cox) |
West Germany |
6:29.19 | FA |
| 4 | Dave Ross Tim Christian Richard Doey Nick Toulmin Paul Tessier (cox) |
Canada |
6:29.76 | FA |
| 5 | André Berezin Luiz dos Santos Dênis Marinho Laildo Machado Manuel Mandel (cox) |
Brazil |
6:33.44 | FB |
| 6 | Satoru Miyoshi Tadashi Abe Shunsuke Kawamoto Hideaki Maeguchi Akihiro Koike (cox) |
Japan |
6:55.33 | FB |
Finals
B final
The B final was rowed on 3 August.[3][15]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | André Berezin Luiz dos Santos Dênis Marinho Laildo Machado Manuel Mandel (cox) |
Brazil |
6:47.13 |
| 8 | Satoru Miyoshi Tadashi Abe Shunsuke Kawamoto Hideaki Maeguchi Akihiro Koike (cox) |
Japan |
6:52.62 |
A final
The A final was rowed on 5 August.[3][15]
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Martin Cross Richard Budgett Andy Holmes Steve Redgrave Adrian Ellison (cox) |
Great Britain |
6:18.64 |
 |
Thomas Kiefer Gregory Springer Michael Bach Edward Ives John Stillings (cox) |
United States |
6:20.28 |
 |
Kevin Lawton Don Symon Barrie Mabbott Ross Tong Brett Hollister (cox) |
New Zealand |
6:23.68 |
| 4 | Giovanni Sergi Sergas Giovanni Suarez Gino Iseppi Giuseppe Carando Siro Meli (cox) |
Italy |
6:26.44 |
| 5 | Dave Ross Tim Christian Richard Doey Nick Toulmin Paul Tessier (cox) |
Canada |
6:28.78 |
| 6 | Heribert Karches Georg Konermann Wolfram Thiem Wolfgang Maennig Manfred Klein (cox) |
West Germany |
6:34.23 |
Footnotes
Notes
- ↑ Perelman 1985b, pp. 525–529.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 Perelman 1985b, p. 529.
- 1 2 3 "1983 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Rowing at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 "1979 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 3 "1981 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 "1982 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "1977 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "1978 World Rowing Championships: (M4+) Men's Coxed Four – Final". WorldRowing.com. International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ Perelman 1985b, pp. 528f.
- ↑ "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Round One". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ↑ "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Round One Repêchage". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- 1 2 "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Men's Coxed Fours Final Round". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
References
- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Perelman, Richard B., ed. (1985). Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
- Volume 2 Part 1
- Volume 2 Part 2
- Volume 2 Part 3 (page 469 onwards)