Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

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Men's coxless fours
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueRiver Thames
DatesJuly 28 (semifinals)
July 31 (final)
Competitors16 from 3 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain
Collier Cudmore, James Angus Gillan, Duncan Mackinnon, John Somers-Smith
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain
Harold Barker, John Fenning, Philip Filleul, Gordon Thomson
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
Gordon Balfour, Becher Gale, Charles Riddy, Geoffrey Taylor
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands
Hermannus Höfte, Albertus Wielsma, Johan Burk, Bernardus Croon
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The men's coxless four was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 2 boats (total of 8 rowers).[1] Four boats from three nations competed.[2]

Competition format[]

The 1908 tournament featured two rounds of one-on-one races; with 4 boats in the competition, the semifinals were the first round. Semifinal losers each received bronze medals, so that all competitors earned a medal. The course was 1.5 miles in length, with two slight bends near the start and about halfway.[3]

Standings[]

Place Bow Rowers Stroke Nation
1 Collier Cudmore James Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon		 John Somers-Smith  Great Britain
2 Philip Filleul Harold Barker
John Fenning		 Gordon Thomson  Great Britain
3 Gordon Balfour Becher Gale
Charles Riddy		 Geoffrey Taylor  Canada
Hermannus Höfte Albertus Wielsma
Johan Burk		 Bernardus Croon  Netherlands

Results[]

Semifinals[]

Semifinal 1[]

The British four won by 2¼ lengths.

Place Bow Rowers Stroke Nation Time
1 Collier Cudmore James Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon		 John Somers-Smith  Great Britain 8:34.0
2 Gordon Balfour Becher Gale
Charles Riddy		 Geoffrey Taylor  Canada (8:40.5)

Semifinal 2[]

Place Bow Rowers Stroke Nation Time
1 Philip Filleul Harold Barker
John Fenning		 Gordon Thomson  Great Britain 9:04.0
2 Hermannus Höfte Albertus Wielsma
Johan Burk		 Bernardus Croon  Netherlands Unknown

Final[]

Place Bow Rowers Stroke Nation Time
1 Collier Cudmore James Angus Gillan
Duncan Mackinnon		 John Somers-Smith  Great Britain 8:34.0
2 Philip Filleul Harold Barker
John Fenning		 Gordon Thomson  Great Britain Unknown

References[]

  1. ^ Official Report, p. 37.
  2. ^ "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  3. ^ Official Report, pp. 237–38.

Sources[]

  • Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
  • De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.
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