Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's eight
The men's eights competition at the 1948 Summer Olympics took place at Henley-on-Thames, near London.[1]
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| Venue | Henley-on-Thames | |||||||||
| Date | 5–9 August | |||||||||
| Competitors | 108 from 12 nations | |||||||||
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
Heats
First boat in each heat advanced directly to final. The other boats must compete again in the repechage for remaining spots in the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Country | Rowers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Great Britain (GBR) | Christopher Barton, Michael Lapage, Guy Richardson, Paul Bircher, Paul Massey, Brian Lloyd, John Meyrick, Alfred Mellows, Jack Dearlove (cox) | 6:05.3 | Q |
| 2 |  Norway (NOR) | Kristoffer Lepsøe, Thorstein Kråkenes, Hans Hansen, Halfdan Gran Olsen, Harald Kråkenes, Leif Næss, Thor Pedersen, Carl Monssen, Sigurd Monssen (cox) | 6:08.2 | |
| 3 |  Denmark (DEN) | Jarl Emcken, Børge Hougaard, Poul Korup, Holger Larsen, Ib Nielsen, Niels Rasmussen, Gerhardt Sørensen, Niels Wamberg, Charles Willumsen | 6:17.6 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Country | Rowers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy (ITA) | Angelo Fioretti, Mario Acchini, Fortunato Maninetti, Bonifacio De Bortoli, Enrico Ruberti, Pietro Sessa, Ezio Acchini, Luigi Gandini, Alessandro Bardelli | 6:03.8 | Q |
| 2 |  Switzerland (SUI) | Otto Burri, Fredy Schultheiss, Franz Starkl, Hans Schultheiss, Arnold Amstutz, Moritz Grand, Peter Gübeli, Eugen Vollmar, Otto Vonlaufen (cox) | 6:06.9 | |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | Luis Pechenino, Juan Ángel Aichino, Rubén Cabral, Christian Bove, Enrique Lingenfelder, Carlos Amado, Pascual Batista, Mario Guerci, Manuel Fernández | 6:10.5 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Country | Rowers | Time | Notes |
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| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada (CAN) | Peter Green, Robert Christmas, Art Griffiths, Alfred Stefani, Marvin Hammond, Jack Zwirewich, Bill McConnell, Ron Cameron, Walt Robertson (cox) | 6:07.2 | Q |
| 2 |  Portugal (POR) | Felisberto Fortes, Albino Simões Neto, Carlos Roque, João de Sousa, João Alberto Lemos, Carlos da Benta, José Machado, Ricardo da Benta, Luís Machado (cox) | 6:10.5 | |
| 3 |  Ireland (IRL) | Paddy Dooley, Robin Tamplin, Paddy Harold, Barry McDonnell, Danny Taylor, Joe Hanly, Morgan McElligott, Tom Dowdall, Denis Sugrue (cox) | 6:30.6 |
Heat 4
| Rank | Country | Rowers | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} United States (USA) | Ian Turner, David Turner, James Hardy, George Ahlgren, Lloyd Butler, David Brown, Justus Smith, John Stack, Ralph Purchase (cox) | 5:59.1 | Q |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | Mile Petrović, Sreta Novičić, Sveto Drenovac, Branko Becić, Ivan Telesmanić, Karlo Pavlenć, Slobodan Jovanović, Bogdan Sirotanović, Predrag Sarić (cox) | 6:16.2 | |
| 3 |  France (FRA) | Pierre Fauveau, Pierre Sauvestre, Alphonse Bouton, Erik Aschehoug, Jean Bocahut, René Boucher, Pierre Clergerie, Roger Lebranchu, Robert Léon (cox) | 6:18.1 |
Repechage
Winner of each race advanced to the semifinal, the other boats were eliminated.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portugal (POR) | 6:11.3 | Q |
| 2 | Argentina (ARG) | 6:12.6 | |
| 3 | Yugoslavia (YUG) | 6:19.1 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 6:07.3 | Q |
| 2 | Denmark (DEN) | 6:09.4 | |
| 3 | France (FRA) | DNS |
Semifinal
Winner of each race advanced to the final, the other boats were eliminated.
Round 1
| Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) | 6:36.5 | Q |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 6:52.1 | |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 7:03.0 |
Round 2
| Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6:38.1 | Q |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 6:44.1 |
Final
| Rank | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
 | United States (USA) | 5:56.7 | |
 | Great Britain (GBR) | 6:06.9 | |
 | Norway (NOR) | 6:10.3 |
References
- "Rowing at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Coxed Eights". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
External links
- The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the Games of the XI Olympiad London 1948 (PDF) (PDF). pp. 1017–1018.
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