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

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIIe olympiade) and also known as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The op ...

. The competition, the third appearance of the event, was held from 14 to 17 July 1924 on the river

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. Five teams, each from a different nation, competed, for a total of 15 rowers and coxswains. The event was won by Switzerland, with rowers Édouard Candeveau and

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 coxswain

Émile Lachapelle Émile Henri Lachapelle (12 September 1905 – February 1988) was a Swiss rowing coxswain and sailor who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1948 Summer Olympics. In 1924 he won the gold medal as coxswain with the Swiss boat in the ...

. The two Swiss rowers had earned bronze in 1920 with a different cox. Defending champion Italian rowers

Ercole Olgeni Ercole Olgeni (11 December 1883 – 14 July 1947) was an Italian rower, born in Venice, 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 th ...

and

Giovanni Scatturin Giovanni Scatturin (30 May 1893 – 11 October 1951) was an Italian rower, born in Venice, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1920 he won the gold medal as crew member of the Italian boat in the coxed p ...

took silver, this time with

Gino Sopracordevole Gino Sopracordevole (24 September 1904 – 1995) was an Italian rowing coxswain who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics. Sopracordevole was born in Venice in 1904. In 1924 he won the silver medal as coxswain of the Italian boat in the coxed pai ...

as their cox. Candeveau, Felber, Olgeni, and Scatturin were the first four men with multiple medals in the event. The United States' debut in the event netted a bronze medal for rowers

Leon Butler Leon Edward Butler (December 2, 1892 – June 15, 1973) was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1924), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad (frenc ...

and

Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He ...

and cox Edward Jennings.

Background

This was the third 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. Two of the four rower pairs from 1920 returned, though both had switched coxswains since the Antwerp Games: gold medalists

and

of Italy and bronze medalists Édouard Candeveau and

of Switzerland. The Swiss rowers, with new cox

, had won the 1922 and 1923 European championships. The United States made its debut in the event. Belgium and France each made their third appearance, having previously competed in both prior editions in 1900 and 1920.

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 two semifinals, each with 2 or 3 boats; the top two boats in each advanced to the final. As there were only five boats, the semifinal round eliminated only one team. The four-boat final determined the medals. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.

Schedule

Results

Semifinals

The top two boats in each semifinal advanced to the final, meaning only one team was eliminated.

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

Results summary

References

Sources

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