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

The men's coxless pairs was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Four pairs from three nations competed.[1]

Men's coxless pairs
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
VenueRiver Thames
Dates28–31 July
Competitors8 from 3 nations
Medalists
John Fenning, Gordon Thomson
 Great Britain
George Fairbairn, Philip Verdon
 Great Britain
Norway Jackes, Frederick Toms
 Canada
Martin Stahnke, Willy Düskow
 Germany
Rowing at the
1908 Summer Olympics
Single scullsmen
Coxless pairmen
Coxless fourmen
Eightmen

Standings
PlaceBowStrokeNation
1John FenningGordon Thomson Great Britain
2George FairbairnPhilip Verdon Great Britain
3Frederick TomsNorway Jackes Canada
Martin StahnkeWilly Düskow Germany

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1
PlaceBowStrokeNationTime
1John FenningGordon Thomson Great Britain9:46.0
2Frederick TomsNorway Jackes CanadaUnknown

Semifinal 2
PlaceBowStrokeNationTime
1George FairbairnPhilip Verdon Great Britain11:05.0
2Martin StahnkeWilly Düskow GermanyUnknown

Final
PlaceBowStrokeNationTime
1John FenningGordon Thomson Great Britain9:41.0
2George FairbairnPhilip Verdon Great BritainUnknown

References
  1. "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

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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