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Rowing At The 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's Eight
The men's eight event was a rowing event conducted as part of the 1964 Summer Olympics programme. It was held from 12 to 15 October at the Toda Rowing Course. There were 14 boats (126 competitors) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by the United States, returning the top of the podium after losing their eight-Games winning streak with a fifth-place finish in 1960; it was the nation's 11th overall victory in the men's eight. The defending champions, the United Team of Germany, took silver; the Germans defeated the United States in the opening round but lost the rematch in the final after the Americans advanced through the repechage. Czechoslovakia repeated as bronze medalists. Background This was the 14th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held every time that rowing has been contested, beginning in 1900. The United States was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toda Rowing Course
The is a purpose-built rowing venue that hosted the Rowing at the 1964 Summer Olympics, rowing event at the 1964 Summer Olympics. Originally completed in 1939 for the 1940 Summer Olympics that were cancelled due to World War II. After World War II, the venue was left in disrepair. When Tokyo was awarded the 1964 Summer Olympics in 1958, the venue was expanded and reconstructed. For the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympic Games held in July and August 2021 respectively, rowing events were held at the newly constructed Sea Forest Waterway venue. Location and Facilities The course is located on an embankment of the Arakawa River (Kanto), Arakawa River in Saitama Prefecture just north of Tokyo. Access for boat crews to the nearby Arakawa River as an alternative training venue is facilitated by a series of broad steps over the river embankments. While the Toda course is able to accommodate standard Olympic length 2 kilometre rowing races, the starting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Meyer (rower)
Horst Meyer (20 June 1941 – 24 January 2020) was a German rower who was most successful in the eights. In this event he won a silver and a gold Olympic medal (1964 and 1968), two world titles (1962 and 1966), and four consecutive European titles (1963–1967). References External links * * * 1941 births 2020 deaths West German male rowers Rowers from Hamburg Olympic rowers for West Germany Olympic rowers for the United Team of Germany Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for West Germany Olympic silver medalists for the United Team of Germany Olympic medalists in rowing World Rowing Championships medalists for West Germany Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists {{Germany-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight (rowing)
An eight, abbreviated as an 8+, is a racing shell used in competitive rowing (crew). It is designed for eight rowers, who propel the boat with sweep oars, and is steered by a coxswain, or "cox". Each of the eight rowers has one oar. The rowers sit in a line in the centre of the boat and face the stern. They are usually placed alternately, with four on the port side (rower's right hand side – also traditionally known as "stroke side") and four on the starboard side (rower's lefthand side – known as "bow side"). The cox steers the boat using a rudder and is normally seated at the stern of the boat. Because of the size, weight, and speed of the boat in comparison to the 4+ and 2+, it is generally considered unsafe to race the 8+ coxless or to have a bowloader cox. Racing boats (often called "shells") are long, narrow, and broadly semi-circular in cross-section in order to reduce drag to a minimum. Originally made from wood, shells are now almost always made from a compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's Eight
The men's eight (rowing), eight competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico City, Mexico. It was held from 13 to 19 October and was won by the team from West Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics, West Germany, with the teams from Australia and the Soviet Union claiming silver and bronze respectively. It was West Germany's first appearance as a separate nation, though the United Team of Germany had won gold in 1960 and silver in 1964, with West Germans making up those teams. The silver medal was Australia's best result yet in the event; the nation had previously taken bronze in 1952 and 1956. The Soviet Union reached the podium in the men's eight for the first time since earning silver in 1952. Twelve teams from 12 nations attended the competition. Five of the teams replaced a total of five rowers during the competition, making for a total of 113 rowers who participated in the races. Background This was the 15th appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rowing At The 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's Eight
The men's eight competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Lake Albano, Italy. It was held from 31 August to 3 September. There were 14 boats (126 competitors) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by the United Team of Germany in that combined team's debut; it was the first medal for any German team since the 1936 Games in Berlin and first-ever gold medal in the event for a German team. Canada repeated as silver medalists. Czechoslovakia won its first men's eight medal with a bronze. The United States, which had won the last eight times the event was held (from 1920 to 1956) and all ten times the nation had appeared before, lost for the first time—finishing fifth, off the podium entirely, despite being among the contenders once again. Background This was the 13th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's eight has been held eve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Koníček
Miroslav Koníček (born 18 April 1936) is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague. In 1960 he was the coxswain of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the men's eight. He was also the coxswain of the Czechoslovak boat which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed four competition. Four years later he won his second bronze medal as coxswain The coxswain ( or ) is the person in charge of a boat, particularly its navigation and steering. The etymology of the word gives a literal meaning of "boat servant" since it comes from ''cock'', referring to the wiktionary:cockboat, cockboat, a ... of Czechoslovak boat in the men's eight event. External links profile 1936 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Coxswains (rowing) Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Cz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Nový
Richard Nový (born 3 April 1937) is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... In 1960 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the coxed four event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition. External links profile 1939 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Rowers from Prague European Rowin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumil Janoušek
Bohumil Janoušek (or Bob Janousek; born 7 September 1937) is a Czech people, Czech Rowing (sport), rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics, and later moved to Britain as a rowing coach and then a boat-builder. He was born in Prague. In 1960 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition. In 1969, Janousek, despite then speaking no English, was appointed as British national rowing coach. In the next seven years, he introduced training methods to British rowing that were already widespread elsewhere in Europe and formed the first British national rowing squad. Janousek stepped down as coach after Rowing at the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Olympic Games, at which Britain gained silver medals in double sculls and in eights, but stayed in Britain to form a boat-building business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luděk Pojezný
Luděk Pojezný (born 7 March 1937) is a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1960 Summer Olympics and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P .... In 1960 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event. Four years later he won his second bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition. External links profile 1937 births Living people Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Rowers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Věntus
Josef Věntus (17 February 1931 – 29 December 2001) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1956 Summer Olympics, in the 1960 Summer Olympics, and in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Life Věntus was born in Kylešovice part of Opava Opava (; , ) is a city in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 55,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Opava (river), Opava River. Opava is one of the historical centres of Silesia and was a historical capital of Czech Sile ... on 17 February 1931. In 1956 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which was eliminated in the semi-finals of the eight event. Four years later he won the bronze medal with the Czechoslovak boat in the eights competition. At the 1964 Games, he won his second bronze medal as part of the Czechoslovak boat in the eights event. Věntus died in Prague on 29 December 2001, at the age of 70.František Kolář ''Encyklopedie olympioniků. Čeští a českoslovenští sportovci na olympi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Július Toček
Július Toček (29 September 1939 – 7 October 2004) was a Slovak rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics. He was born in Margecany and died in Winterthur, Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland .... In 1964 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the men's eight event. References 1939 births 2004 deaths Slovak male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics {{Slovakia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Mrvík
Jan Mrvík (29 March 1939 – 27 May 2023) was a Czech rower who competed for Czechoslovakia in the 1964 Summer Olympics. Biography Mrvík was born in Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ... on 29 March 1939. In 1964 he was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the eights event. Mrvík died on 27 May 2023, at the age of 84. References 1939 births 2023 deaths Czech male rowers Czechoslovak male rowers Olympic rowers for Czechoslovakia Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia Olympic medalists in rowing Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics European Rowing Championships medalists Rowers from Prague {{Czechoslovakia-rowing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
