Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's coxed four

Women's coxed fours
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Krylatskoye Rowing Canal
Date 21–26 July
Competitors 31 from 6 nations
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Ramona Kapheim
Silvia Fröhlich
Angelika Noack
Romy Saalfeld
Kirsten Wenzel
 East Germany
2nd, silver medalist(s) Ginka Gyurova
Mariyka Modeva
Rita Todorova
Iskra Velinova
Nadiya Filipova
 Bulgaria
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mariya Fadeyeva
Galina Sovetnikova
Marina Studneva
Svetlana Semyonova
Nina Cheremisina
 Soviet Union

The women's coxed four rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.[1]

Heats

Winner of each heat advanced to final. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

Heat One

Rank Rowers Country Time
1Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova, Iskra Velinova, Nadiya Filipova Bulgaria (BUL)3:26.75
2Georgeta Militaru-Maşca, Florica Silaghi, Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu, Valeria Cătescu, Aneta Matei Romania (ROU)3:31.42
3Anne Chirnside, Verna Westwood, Pam Westendorf, Sally Harding, Susie Palfreyman Australia (AUS)3:34.08

Heat Two

Rank Rowers Country Time
1Ramona Kapheim, Silvia Fröhlich, Angelika Noack, Romy Saalfeld, Kirsten Wenzel East Germany (GDR)3:25.22
2Mariya Fadeyeva, Galina Sovetnikova, Marina Studneva, Svetlana Semyonova, Nataliya Kazak[2] Soviet Union (URS)3:28.72
3Pauline Janson, Bridget Buckley, Pauline Hart, Jane Cross, Sue Brown Great Britain (GBR)3:48.13

Repechage

The top three teams in the repechage heat qualified for the finals.[3]

Rank Rowers Country Time
1Mariya Fadeyeva, Galina Sovetnikova, Marina Studneva, Svetlana Semyonova, Nina Cheremisina Soviet Union (URS)3:21.51
2Georgeta Militaru-Maşca, Florica Silaghi, Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu, Valeria Cătescu, Aneta Matei Romania (ROU)3:23.91
3Anne Chirnside, Verna Westwood, Pam Westendorf, Sally Harding, Susie Palfreyman Australia (AUS)3:26.77
4Pauline Janson, Bridget Buckley, Pauline Hart, Jane Cross, Sue Brown Great Britain (GBR)3:35.85

Finals

Rank Rowers Country Time
1st, gold medalist(s)Ramona Kapheim, Silvia Fröhlich, Angelika Noack, Romy Saalfeld, Kirsten Wenzel East Germany (GDR)3:19.27
2nd, silver medalist(s)Ginka Gyurova, Mariyka Modeva, Rita Todorova, Iskra Velinova, Nadiya Filipova Bulgaria (BUL)3:20.75
3rd, bronze medalist(s)Mariya Fadeyeva, Galina Sovetnikova, Marina Studneva, Svetlana Semyonova, Nina Cheremisina Soviet Union (URS)3:20.92
4Georgeta Militaru-Maşca, Florica Silaghi, Maria Tănasă-Fricioiu, Valeria Cătescu, Aneta Matei Romania (ROU)3:22.08
5Anne Chirnside, Verna Westwood, Pam Westendorf, Sally Harding, Susie Palfreyman Australia (AUS)3:26.37

References

  1. "Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Coxed Fours". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Nataliya Kazak". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's Coxed Fours Round One Repêchage. Sports Reference. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

Sources

  • Fizkultura i Sport, ed. (1981). The Official Report of the Games of the XXII Olympiad Moscow 1980 Volume Three (PDF). p. 120.
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