These are the results of the Men's coxless four competition in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. It was one of eight events in men's rowing that was held. The Rowing events were held at the
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre (''Ολυμπιακό Κωπηλατοδρόμιο Σχοινιά'') was built to host the Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, rowing and Canoeing at the 2004 Summer Olympics, canoe sprint events at ...
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Heats
*SF denotes qualification to Semifinal.
*R denotes qualification to Repechage.
Heat 1 (August 14)
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Canada
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Cameron Baerg,
Thomas Herschmiller,
Jake Wetzel,
Barney Williams) 6:26.38 SF
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Poland
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Jarosław Godek,
Mariusz Daniszewski
Mariusz Daniszewski (born 16 January 1979) is a Polish rower. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as At ...
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Artur Rozalski,
Rafal Smolinski) 6:30.72 SF
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Czech Republic
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Jakub Makovicka,
Jan Schindler,
Petr Vitásek,
Karel Neffe Jr.) 6:31.23 SF
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Croatia
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Damir Vučičić,
Igor Boraska,
Petar Milin,
Marko Dragičević) 6:34.05 R
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Romania
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Daniel Măstăcan,
Florin Corbeanu
Florin Corbeanu (born 17 March 1976 in Bucharest
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Ovidiu Cornea,
Gheorghiţa Munteanu) 6:40.16 R
Heat 2 (August 14)
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Great Britain
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Steve Williams,
James Cracknell
James Edward Cracknell, (born 5 May 1972) is a British rowing and endurance athlete, double Olympic gold medalist and winner of six world championship titles. Cracknell was appointed OBE for "services to sport" in the 2005 New Year Honours ...
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Ed Coode
Edward R. Coode, MBE (born 19 June 1975) is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.
Early life
Born in Cornwall in 1975, Coode boarded at Papplewick School and Eton College. He studied marine biology at University o ...
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Matthew Pinsent
Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, (; born 10 October 1970) is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals.
Since retiring, he has worked as a sports b ...
) 6:20.85 SF
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Italy
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Lorenzo Porzio,
Dario Dentale,
Luca Agamennoni,
Raffaello Leonardo) 6:22.58 SF
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Slovenia
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Tomaž Pirih
Tomaž Pirih (born 12 June 1981 in Jesenice) is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and officially branded as Beijing 2008 (), we ...
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Jani Klemenčič,
Grega Sračnjek,
Miha Pirih) 6:25.36 SF
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United States
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Garrett Klugh,
Michael Wherley,
Jamie Schroeder,
Wolfgang Moser) 6:30.01 R
Heat 3 (August 14)
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Australia
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Dave McGowan,
Rob Jahrling,
Tom Laurich,
David Dennis) 6:21.97 SF
# New Zealand (
Donald Leach,
Mahé Drysdale
Alexander Mahé Owens Drysdale (born 19 November 1978) is a New Zealand politician and retired rower. Drysdale is a two-time Olympic champion and a five-time world champion in the single sculls. He is a seven-time New Zealand national champion ...
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Carl Meyer Carl Meyer may refer to:
* Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet (1851–1922), banker
* Carl Meyer (rower)
Carl James Meyer (born 3 September 1981) is a New Zealand rower. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics
Th ...
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Eric Murray) 6:22.91 SF
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Germany
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Jochen Urban,
Sebastian Thormann,
Philipp Stüer,
Bernd Heidicker) 6:33.14 SF
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Russia
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Sergey Matveyev,
Vladimir Volodenkov,
Yevgeny Zhigulin,
Aleksandr Litvinchev) 6:36.93 R
Repechage
*SF denotes qualification to Semifinal.
Repechage 1 (August 17)
# Russia (Sergey Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 5:56.94 SF
# United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:58.13 SF
# Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 5:58.48 SF
# Romania (Daniel Măstăcan, Florin Corbeanu, Ovidiu Cornea, Gheorghita Munteanu) 6:00.10
Semifinals
*FA denotes qualification to Final A.
*FB denotes qualification to Final B.
Semifinal A (August 18)
# Canada (Cameron Baerg, Thomas Herschmiller, Jake Wetzel, Barney Williams) 5:50.68 FA
# Australia (Dave McGowan, Rob Jahrling, Tom Laurich, David Dennis) 5:51.81 FA
# Italy (Lorenzo Porzio, Dario Dentale, Luca Agamennoni, Raffaello Leonardo) 5:52.12 FA
# Germany (Jochen Urban, Sebastian Thormann, Philipp Stüer, Bernd Heidicker) 5:54.45 FB
# Czech Republic (Jakub Makovicka, Jan Schindler, Petr Vitásek, Karel Neffe Jr.) 5:55.81 FB
# United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:56.78 FB
Semifinal B (August 18)
# Great Britain (Steve Williams, James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent) 5:50.44 FA
# New Zealand (Donald Leach, Mahé Drysdale, Carl Meyer, Eric Murray) 5:52.95 FA
# Poland (Jarosław Godek, Mariusz Daniszewski, Artur Rozalski, Rafal Smolinski) 5:53.32 FA
# Slovenia (Tomaž Pirih, Jani Klemenčič, Grega Sračnjek, Miha Pirih) 5:55.53 FB
# Russia (Sergey Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 6:02.26 FB
# Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 6:05.54 FB
Finals
Final A (August 21)
The defining moment of the regatta was Briton Matthew Pinsent winning his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, this time without legendary partner
Steve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave (born 23 March 1962) is a British retired rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships golds ...
. The British men's coxless four, narrowly saw off the challenge of the World Champion Canadian. The final was stroke-for-stroke, with the lead changing hands and Great Britain won with a time of 6:06.98, 8 hundredths of a second faster than the Canadians. Pinsent later wept at the medal ceremony.
# Great Britain (Steve Williams, James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent) 6:06.98
# Canada (Cameron Baerg, Thomas Herschmiller, Jake Wetzel, Barney Williams) 6:07.06
# Italy (Lorenzo Porzio, Dario Dentale, Luca Agamennoni, Raffaello Leonardo) 6:10.41
# Australia (Dave McGowan, Rob Jahrling, Tom Laurich, David Dennis) 6:13.06
# New Zealand (Donald Leach, Mahé Drysdale, Carl Meyer, Eric Murray) 6:15.47
# Poland (Jarosław Godek, Mariusz Daniszewski, Artur Rozalski, Rafal Smolinski) 6:22.43
Final B (August 19)
# Germany (Jochen Urban, Sebastian Thormann, Philipp Stüer, Bernd Heidicker) 5:48.52
# Czech Republic (Jakub Makovicka, Jan Schindler, Petr Vitásek, Karel Neffe Jr.) 5:49.99
# Slovenia (Tomaž Pirih, Jani Klemenčič, Grega Sračnjek, Miha Pirih) 5:50.59
# United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:52.55
# Russia (Sergey Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 5:53.58
# Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 5:57.36
References
External links
Official Olympic Report
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Men's Coxless Four
Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics