The men's
coxed pair
A coxed pair is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain.
The crew consists of two rowers, each having one oar, and a cox. One rower ...
event was part of the
rowing programme at the
1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
. The competition was held on 28 and 29 August 1920. It was the second appearance of the event, which had previously been held only at the inaugural rowing competitions in 1900. Four boats, each from a different nation, competed.
The event was won by the Italian boat in that nation's debut in the event, with
Ercole Olgeni and
Giovanni Scatturin the rowers and
Guido De Felip the coxswain. France's crew (
Maurice Monney-Bouton,
Gabriel Poix
Gabriel Augustin Poix (8 November 1888 – 23 January 1946) was a French Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics and in the 1920 Summer Olympics.
In 1912 he was the strokeman of the French boat ''Société Nautique de Bay ...
, and cox
Ernest Barberolle) took silver, the second consecutive silver for France. Switzerland (
Édouard Candeveau,
Alfred Felber
Alfred Felber (19 September 1886 – 1967) was a Swiss rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics
The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Oly ...
, and cox
Paul Piaget Paul Piaget may refer to:
* Paul Piaget (rowing) (1905–?), Swiss rowing coxswain
* Paul Piaget (actor)
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) earned bronze.
Background
This was the second appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.
Italy and Switzerland each made their debut in the event. Belgium and France each made their second appearance, having previously competed in 1900.
Competition format
The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The competition featured two rounds (semifinals and a final). There were three semifinals; the winner of each advanced to the final. As there were only four boats after withdrawals, two of the three semifinals ended up being walkovers. The three-boat final determined the medals. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.
Schedule
Results
Semifinals
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Semifinal 3
Final
Results summary
References
Sources
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Rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics