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]

Men's eights
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
VenueHenley-on-Thames
Date5–9 August
Competitors108 from 12 nations
Medalists
 United States (USA)
 Great Britain (GBR)
 Norway (NOR)

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)6:05.3Q
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 Willumsen6:17.6

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 Bardelli6:03.8Q
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 Fernández6:10.5

Heat 3

Rank Country Rowers Time Notes
1 Canada (CAN)Peter Green, Robert Christmas, Art Griffiths, Alfred Stefani, Marvin Hammond, Jack Zwirewich, Bill McConnell, Ron Cameron, Walt Robertson (cox)6:07.2Q
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 United States (USA)Ian Turner, David Turner, James Hardy, George Ahlgren, Lloyd Butler, David Brown, Justus Smith, John Stack, Ralph Purchase (cox)5:59.1Q
2 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)6:11.3Q
2 Argentina (ARG)6:12.6
3 Yugoslavia (YUG)6:19.1

Repechage 2

Rank Country Time Notes
1 Switzerland (SUI)6:07.3Q
2 Denmark (DEN)6:09.4
3 France (FRA)DNS

Repechage 3

Rank Country Time Notes
1 Norway (NOR)6:12.5Q
2 Ireland (IRL)6:32.5

Semifinal

Winner of each race advanced to the final, the other boats were eliminated.

Round 1

Rank Country Time Notes
1 United States (USA)6:36.5Q
2 Italy (ITA)6:52.1
3 Switzerland (SUI)7:03.0

Round 2

Rank Country Time Notes
1 Great Britain (GBR)6:38.1Q
2 Canada (CAN)6:44.1

Round 3

Rank Country Time Notes
1 Norway (NOR)6:43.9Q
2 Portugal (POR)6:49.9

Final

Rank Country Time Notes
 United States (USA)5:56.7
 Great Britain (GBR)6:06.9
 Norway (NOR)6:10.3

References

  1. "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.
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