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Rowing At The 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Coxed Four
The men's coxed four competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at Misari Regatta, South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone, with the Yellow Sea to the west and t .... It was held from 19 to 24 September. There were 14 boats (71 competitors, with Romania making one substitution) from 14 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event. The event was won by East Germany, returning to the top of the podium after the Soviet-led boycott in 1984 prevented the East Germans from defending their 1980 Olympic title. Silver went to Romania, its first medal in the men's coxed four. New Zealand took a second consecutive bronze medal in the event. Background This was the 18th appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The coxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Misari Regatta
Misa Regatta is a boat racing track and park located in the neighborhood of Misa-dong in Hanam, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. It is 20 km east of Seoul. It was established for the rowing and canoeing competition during the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympics. Volume 1. Part 1. pp. 186-7. The place has a 4.4 million square meters in total, the lake area of which covers 2,212 m in length, 140m in width and depth 3m. The area was originally a small island surrounded by sand which made its scenery as beautiful as if it were waving, so was named "Misa-ri" (sand waving) in . References< ...
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