Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

Men's double sculls
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Seine
Dates 15–17 July
Competitors 10 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Costello, John B. Kelly Sr.
 United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Marc Detton, Jean-Pierre Stock
 France
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rudolf Bosshard, Heini Thoma
 Switzerland

The men's double sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the third appearance of the event, was held from 15 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.[1]

Five pairs, each from a different nation, competed.

Results

Semifinals

The top two boats in each semifinal qualified for the final; only one team of five was eliminated.

Semifinal 1
PlaceRowersTimeQual.
1 Paul Costello (USA)
 John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)		6:34.0Q
2 Marc Detton (FRA)
 Jean-Pierre Stock (FRA)		Q
3 Ervin Mórich (HUN)
 Béla Szendey (HUN)
Semifinal 2
PlaceRowersTimeQual.
1 Rudolf Bosshard (SUI)
 Heini Thoma (SUI)		6:55.0Q
2 Carlos Branco (BRA)
 Edmundo Branco (BRA)		Q

Final

Final
PlaceRowerTime
1st, gold medalist(s) Paul Costello (USA)
 John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)		6:34.0
2nd, silver medalist(s) Marc Detton (FRA)
 Jean-Pierre Stock (FRA)		6:38.0
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Rudolf Bosshard (SUI)
 Heini Thoma (SUI)		at ten lengths to France
4 Carlos Branco (BRA)
 Edmundo Branco (BRA)

References

  1. ↑ "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  • Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in Polish).
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