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Rowing At The 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's Double Sculls
The men's double sculls competition at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place at Meilahti, Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, .... The event was held from 20 July until 23 July. Heats First two rowers advanced directly to semi-finals. The others must compete in the repechage for remaining spots in the semi-finals. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Heat 4 First repechage The winner in each heat qualified for the semi-finals. Heat 1 Heat 2 Semi-finals The winners in each heat qualified for the final, while the others must compete in the second repechage for the remaining spots in the final. Semi-final 1 Semi-final 2 Second repechage The winners in each heat qualified for the final. Heat 1 Heat 2 Heat 3 Final References External links * {{DEFAULT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meilahti
Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans) is a neighbourhood of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (the main entrance road to Helsinki) and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. Most of the houses in Meilahti were built in the 1930s and 1940s. Meilahti is home to over 6700 people. Meilahti is the location of Mäntyniemi, official residence of the President of Finland, as well as Kesäranta, the official residence of Prime Minister of Finland. Near Mäntyniemi is the former presidential residence, Tamminiemi, which is today a museum dedicated to president Urho Kekkonen. Several hospitals are located in this district, including the Meilahti Hospital of the Helsinki University Central Hospital (HUCH). Neighbourhoods surrounding Meilahti are Töölö, Munkkiniemi, Ruskeasuo, Pikku Huopalahti and Laakso. For the 1952 Summer Olympics, the neighborhood hosted the rowing Rowing is the act of propelling a human-powered watercraft using the sweeping motions of oars to displace water and g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebbe Parsner
Ebbe Vestermann Parsner (6 June 1922 – 24 October 2013) was a Danish rower who specialized in the double scull A double scull, also abbreviated as a 2x, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat by sculling with two oars each, one in each hand. Racing boats (often called "shells") ar ... event. Together with Aage Larsen he won the European titles in 1949 and 1950 and a silver medal at the 1948 Olympics. At the 1952 Games they were eliminated in the first round. During World War II Parsner served in the navy. After retiring from competitions he worked as a sales manager for General Motors and BP. Parsner was married and had two daughters. His wife died in 2008. References 1922 births 2013 deaths Danish male rowers Olympic rowers for Denmark Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derek Riley
John Derek Riley (July 1, 1922 – May 6, 2018) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. Riley was inducted in the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 2009 and appointed the Order of Canada in 2014. Early life and education Riley was born on July 1, 1922, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He graduated from the University of Manitoba with degrees in commerce and accounting. Career Riley began his career as a member of the Royal Canadian Navy in World War II. After starting rowing in the Winnipeg Rowing Club in 1946, Riley competed in rowing competitions for the Royal Canadian Henley Regatta and Northwest International Rowing Association. In RCH competitions, Riley won a juniors competition in 1946 and a seniors competition with Theo Dubois in 1947. Alternatively, Riley won over thirty medals in the NWIRA including a seniors event with Bob Richards in 1948 and every medal competition in 1961. His final NWIRA event was in 1963. In world competitions, Riley com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Williams (rower)
Robert Harley Williams (21 August 1931 – 10 September 2017) was a Canadian rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ... in the men's double sculls with Derek Riley where they were eliminated in the round one repechage. References 1931 births 2017 deaths Canadian male rowers Olympic rowers for Canada Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers from Hamilton, Ontario Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in rowing Rowers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Brandt
Peter Augustus Brandt (2 July 1931 – 28 April 2022) was a British rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His rowing partner was John MacMillan and they were eliminated in the first repechage Repechage ( , ; , ) is a practice in series competitions that allows participants who failed to meet qualifying standards by a small margin to continue to the next round. A well-known example is the wild card system. Types Different type .... Brandt died on 28 April 2022, at the age of 90. References External links * 1931 births 2022 deaths British male rowers Olympic rowers for Great Britain Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Rowers from London {{UK-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John MacMillan (British Army Officer)
Lieutenant General Sir John Richard Alexander MacMillan, (born 8 February 1932) is a Scottish officer in the British Army who served as General Officer Commanding Scotland. While he was at university, he was a rower and represented Great Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics. Early life and education MacMillan was born in London on 8 February 1932, the son of Captain (later General Sir) Gordon MacMillan and Marion Blakiston-Houston. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge.''Debrett's People of Today'' 1994 Rowing While at Trinity College, MacMillan was a member of the Cambridge University Boat Club. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, with Peter Brandt as his rowing partner. They were eliminated in the first repechage. MacMillan competed in The Boat Race 1953, a side-by-side rowing race in eights between crews from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Cambridge won by eight lengths. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Hoover
Walter McCall Hoover, Jr. (December 30, 1934 – April 16, 2020) was an American rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1934 births 2020 deaths American male rowers Olympic rowers for the United States Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics People from Inyo County, California Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in rowing Rowers at the 1955 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1955 Pan American Games 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Costello (rower)
Bernard Patrick "Pat" Costello Jr. (March 12, 1929 – July 12, 2014) was an American rower who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and in the 1956 Summer Olympics. He was born in Detroit, Michigan. In 1952 he and his partner Walter Hoover were eliminated in the semi-final repechage of the double sculls event. Four years later at the 1956 Summer Olympics, Melbourne, Australia Costello won the silver medal with his partner Jim Gardiner in the double sculls competition. Rowing out of the Detroit Boat Club Costello and Gardiner were part of the "DBC Seven" a group of seven oarmans from the Detroit Boat Club The Detroit Boat Club was established in 1839, as a sport rowing club. It was first created on the Detroit River during a time in which Detroit was just starting to grow. The Detroit Boat Club is a member of the Detroit Regional Yacht-racing A ... that made the US Olympic Rowing Team in 1956. The "DBC Seven" were coached by Walter M. Hoover and brought home two s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lodovico Sommaruga
Lodovico Sommaruga (7 May 1928 – 23 July 2016) was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ... with the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the semi-final repêchage. References External links * 1928 births 2016 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Bergamini
Silvio Bergamini (20 November 1923 – 18 January 1994) was an Italian rower. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki () is the Capital city, capital and most populous List of cities and towns in Finland, city in Finland. It is on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and is the seat of southern Finland's Uusimaa region. About people live in the municipali ... with the men's double sculls where they were eliminated in the semi-final repêchage. References 1923 births 1994 deaths Italian male rowers Olympic rowers for Italy Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Monza Rowers from Lombardy European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eero Koivumäki
Eero Koivumäki (20 June 1924 – 12 October 2013) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1924 births 2013 deaths Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers for Finland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Riihimäki 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keijo Koivumäki
Keijo Koivumäki (4 November 1926 – 5 December 2017) was a Finnish rower. He competed in the men's double sculls event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad (, ) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952, were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1952 in Helsinki, Finland. After Japan declared in .... References External links * 1926 births 2017 deaths Finnish male rowers Olympic rowers for Finland Rowers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Seinäjoki 20th-century Finnish sportsmen {{Finland-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |