The men's coxless four competition at the

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Competition format

This rowing competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the final. All races were 2,000 metres in distance. * Heats: Two heats. With 11 boats entered, there were five or six boats per heat. The top boat in each heat (total of 2 boats) advanced directly to the final; all other boats (9 boats) went to the repechage. * Repechage: Two heats. There were four or five boats in each heat. The top two boats in each heat (total of 4 boats) advanced to the final. The remaining boats (5 boats) were sent to a 7th–11th place classification race. * Finals: A main final and a 7th–12th place classification race.

Results

Heats

Heat 1

Heat 2

Repechage

Repechage heat 1

Repechage heat 2

Finals

Classification 7–11

Final

References

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