The men's
coxed pair
A coxed pair, abbreviated as a 2+, is a racing shell used in the rowing (sport), sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for two persons who propel the boat with sweep (rowing), sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain (rowing), coxswain (cox ...
competition at the
1936 Summer Olympics
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in
Berlin
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took place at
Grünau on the
Langer See
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It was held from 12 to 14 August.
[ There were 12 boats (36 competitors) from 12 nations, with each nation limited to a single boat in the event.][ It was twice the highest number of boats that had previously competed in an Olympic tournament (6 boats in 1928). The event was won by the German team, rowers Gerhard Gustmann and Herbert Adamski and coxswain Dieter Arend, in the nation's debut in the event. Italy earned its first medal in the event since 1924 with silver by Almiro Bergamo, Guido Santin, and cox Luciano Negrini. France extended its podium streak to three Games with bronze by Marceau Fourcade, Georges Tapie, and cox Noël Vandernotte.
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Background
This was the sixth 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.Jerzy Skolimowski
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; and two members of Brazil's fourth-place boat, José Ramalho and cox Estevam Strata.[
Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Japan, and Yugoslavia each made their debut in the event. France made its sixth appearance, the only nation to have competed in all editions of the event to that point. Belgium was the only nation to have competed previously but not in 1936.
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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 tournament featured three rounds: semifinals, a repechage, and a final. The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.
Schedule
Results
Semifinals
The first boat of each heat qualified for the final; the remainder went to the repechage.
Semifinal 1
Semifinal 2
Repechage
The first two in each heat qualified for the final.
Repechage heat 1
Repechage heat 2
Final
Results summary
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed pair
Rowing at the 1936 Summer Olympics