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Coxless Fours, Men

Date18 – 25 July 1976
StatusOlympic
LocationBassin olympique, Île Notre Dame, Montréal, Québec
Participants61 from 15 countries

East Germany had won the coxless fours event at the last two Olympics and were heavily favored to repeat, having also taken gold at the last four World Championships (a unified German squad had taken it at the inaugural edition prior to that) and three of the final four editions of the European Championships (the tournament was discontinued in 1973). The nation sent their Olympic champions in the coxless pairs, Siegfried Brietzke and Wolfgang Mager, to Montreal for the event, and they were joined by Andreas Decker and Stefan Semmler. Together, this quartet was on their second of three consecutive victories in the event at the World Championships. Meanwhile, three members of the Soviet crew, Raul Arnemann, Nikolay Kuznetsov, and Anushavan Gassan-Dzhalilov, had won silver at the past two World Championships, and they were joined by Valery Dolinin.

In the opening round, East Germany set an Olympic record, defeated the Soviet Union in its heat, and was over 12 seconds ahead of the other heat winners from West Germany and the United States. They set another Olympic record in the semi-finals, but a surprise came in the other heat when the Norwegians, who had survived only through the repêchage, beat out the Soviet Union to win their heat. Three of their crew, Ole Nafstad, Arne Bergodd, and Rolf Andreassen, had been bronze medalists at the final edition of the European Championships, while Nafstad also had silver from the 1971 edition. Although the East Germans dominated the final and took gold easily, the underdog Norwegians earned the adoration of many spectators by defeating the Soviet Union once again and capturing silver, leaving the USSR with bronze.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1East GermanyGDRGold
Siegfried BrietzkeAndreas DeckerStefan SemmlerWolfgang Mager
2NorwayNORSilver
Ole NafstadArne BergoddFinn TveterRolf Andreassen
3Soviet UnionURSBronze
Raul ArnemannNikolay KuznetsovValery DolininAnushavan Gassan-Dzhalilov
4New ZealandNZL
Bob MurphyGrant McAuleyDes LockDavid Lindstrom
5CanadaCAN
Brian DickPhil MoncktonAndrew van RuyvenIan Gordon
6West GermanyFRG
Bernhard FoelkelKlaus RoloffWolfgang HorakGabriel KonertzKlaus Meyer
7BulgariaBUL
Dimitar ValovDimitar YanakievTeodor MrankovRumyan Hristov
8United StatesUSA
Tony BrooksJim MoroneyGary PiantedosiHugh Stevenson
9RomaniaROU
Nicolae SimionErnest GalȘtefan TudorDumitru Grumezescu
10BelgiumBEL
Johan GhoosPaul De WeertJozef JordaensFrank Dedecker
11ItalyITA
Matteo CaglierisEnzo LanzariniNatale SpinelloRino Croce
12Great BritainGBR
Neil KeronDavid TownsendRichard AylingBill Mason
4 h1 r2/4FinlandFIN
Erkka MattilaMatti SalminenJorma HurmePekka Pietilä
5 h1 r2/4IrelandIRL
Martin FeeleyIain KennedyJaye RenehanAndy McDonough
6 h1 r2/4ArgentinaARG
Jorge MolinaMarcelo GismondiJuan TumaCarlos Denari

Round One

Date18 July 1976
FormatTop three finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals

Heat #1

Time13:45
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15United StatesUSA6:15.071:29.31 (3)3:02.44 (2)4:38.90 (1)1:33.13 (2)1:36.46 (2)1:36.17 (2)Q OB
Jim MoroneyGary PiantedosiHugh StevensonTony Brooks
21ItalyITA6:16.101:30.00 (4)3:04.72 (4)4:40.26 (2)1:34.72 (3)1:35.54 (1)1:35.84 (1)Q
Matteo CaglierisRino CroceEnzo LanzariniNatale Spinello
33BulgariaBUL6:20.711:29.01 (2)3:01.99 (1)4:40.66 (3)1:32.98 (1)1:38.67 (3)1:40.05 (4)Q
Rumyan HristovTeodor MrankovDimitar ValovDimitar Yanakiev
44RomaniaROU6:23.121:28.59 (1)3:04.54 (3)4:43.38 (4)1:35.95 (4)1:38.84 (4)1:39.74 (3)
Ernest GalDumitru GrumezescuNicolae SimionȘtefan Tudor
52FinlandFIN6:38.911:34.49 (5)3:11.58 (5)4:54.58 (5)1:37.09 (5)1:43.00 (5)1:44.33 (5)
Jorma HurmeErkka MattilaPekka PietiläMatti Salminen

Heat #2

Time14:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15West GermanyFRG6:15.081:25.25 (1)3:00.53 (1)4:40.24 (2)1:35.28 (2)1:39.71 (4)1:34.84 (1)Q
Bernhard FoelkelWolfgang HorakGabriel KonertzKlaus Meyer
22Great BritainGBR6:16.321:29.74 (3)3:03.33 (2)4:39.93 (1)1:33.59 (1)1:36.60 (1)1:36.39 (2)Q
Richard AylingNeil KeronBill MasonDavid Townsend
33BelgiumBEL6:20.071:29.32 (2)3:04.75 (3)4:42.94 (3)1:35.43 (3)1:38.19 (2)1:37.13 (3)Q
Paul De WeertFrank DedeckerJohan GhoosJozef Jordaens
44IrelandIRL6:25.571:30.66 (4)3:07.49 (4)4:46.40 (4)1:36.83 (4)1:38.91 (3)1:39.17 (4)
Martin FeeleyIain KennedyAndy McDonoughJaye Renehan
51ArgentinaARG6:49.331:32.82 (5)3:11.93 (5)4:55.53 (5)1:39.11 (5)1:43.60 (5)1:53.80 (5)
Carlos DenariMarcelo GismondiJorge MolinaJuan Tuma

Heat #3

Time14:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12East GermanyGDR6:02.551:26.18 (2)2:57.06 (1)4:30.16 (1)1:30.88 (2)1:33.10 (1)1:32.39 (2)Q OB
Siegfried BrietzkeAndreas DeckerWolfgang MagerStefan Semmler
24Soviet UnionURS6:05.571:25.45 (1)2:58.64 (4)4:33.48 (4)1:33.19 (5)1:34.84 (3)1:32.09 (1)Q
Raul ArnemannValery DolininAnushavan Gassan-DzhalilovNikolay Kuznetsov
33New ZealandNZL6:06.401:27.22 (4)2:58.43 (3)4:33.18 (3)1:31.21 (3)1:34.75 (2)1:33.22 (3)Q
David LindstromDes LockGrant McAuleyBob Murphy
41NorwayNOR6:06.701:26.83 (3)2:57.70 (2)4:32.99 (2)1:30.87 (1)1:35.29 (4)1:33.71 (4)
Rolf AndreassenArne BergoddOle NafstadFinn Tveter
55CanadaCAN6:13.091:27.57 (5)3:00.14 (5)4:37.50 (5)1:32.57 (4)1:37.36 (5)1:35.59 (5)
Brian DickIan GordonPhil MoncktonAndrew van Ruyven

Round One Repêchage

Date20 July 1976 — 11:15
FormatTop three finishers in each heat advanced to semi-finals
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13NorwayNOR6:08.661:27.25 (2)2:59.36 (1)4:47.82 (5)1:32.11 (1)1:48.46 (5)1:20.84 (2)Q
Ole NafstadArne BergoddFinn TveterRolf Andreassen
26CanadaCAN6:08.691:26.86 (1)3:01.09 (2)4:53.14 (6)1:34.23 (3)1:52.05 (6)1:15.55 (1)Q
Andrew van RuyvenPhil MoncktonIan GordonBrian Dick
34RomaniaROU6:09.551:28.63 (3)3:02.79 (3)4:45.30 (1)1:34.16 (2)1:42.51 (4)1:24.25 (3)Q1
Nicolae SimionErnest GalȘtefan TudorDumitru Grumezescu
42FinlandFIN6:21.541:30.91 (4)3:08.28 (4)4:37.05 (3)1:37.37 (5)1:28.77 (3)1:44.49 (4)
Erkka MattilaMatti SalminenJorma HurmePekka Pietilä
55IrelandIRL6:29.271:32.80 (6)3:09.38 (5)4:37.87 (4)1:36.58 (4)1:28.49 (2)1:51.40 (5)
Martin FeeleyIain KennedyJaye RenehanAndy McDonough
61ArgentinaARG6:30.561:31.83 (5)3:11.05 (6)4:34.98 (2)1:39.22 (6)1:23.93 (1)1:55.58 (6)2
Jorge MolinaMarcelo GismondiJuan TumaCarlos Denari

Semi-Finals

Date23 July 1976
FormatTop three finishers in each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time12:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14East GermanyGDR5:53.651:23.66 (1)2:54.74 (1)4:25.31 (1)1:31.08 (3)1:30.57 (1)1:28.34 (1)Q OB
Siegfried BrietzkeAndreas DeckerStefan SemmlerWolfgang Mager
25CanadaCAN5:59.211:24.92 (2)2:55.34 (2)4:28.28 (2)1:30.42 (2)1:32.94 (2)1:30.93 (4)Q
Andrew van RuyvenPhil MoncktonIan GordonBrian Dick
36New ZealandNZL6:00.821:26.83 (4)2:57.15 (3)4:31.70 (3)1:30.32 (1)1:34.55 (6)1:29.12 (2)Q
David LindstromDes LockGrant McAuleyBob Murphy
41United StatesUSA6:03.791:27.03 (5)2:58.85 (5)4:32.90 (5)1:31.82 (4)1:34.05 (3)1:30.89 (3)
Jim MoroneyGary PiantedosiHugh StevensonTony Brooks
53BulgariaBUL6:06.581:25.93 (3)2:58.08 (4)4:32.17 (4)1:32.15 (5)1:34.09 (4)1:34.41 (6)
Teodor MrankovDimitar YanakievRumyan HristovDimitar Valov
62Great BritainGBR6:08.711:28.05 (6)3:01.72 (6)4:36.15 (6)1:33.67 (6)1:34.43 (5)1:32.56 (5)
Neil KeronDavid TownsendRichard AylingBill Mason

Heat #2

Time12:45
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13NorwayNOR6:02.841:25.70 (2)2:56.01 (1)4:29.04 (1)1:30.31 (1)1:33.03 (1)1:33.80 (5)Q
Ole NafstadArne BergoddFinn TveterRolf Andreassen
26Soviet UnionURS6:03.051:25.43 (1)2:58.57 (2)4:32.99 (2)1:33.14 (2)1:34.42 (3)1:30.06 (1)Q
Valery DolininAnushavan Gassan-DzhalilovNikolay KuznetsovRaul Arnemann
34West GermanyFRG6:05.391:26.69 (4)3:00.39 (4)4:33.76 (3)1:33.70 (4)1:33.37 (2)1:31.63 (2)Q
Bernhard FoelkelKlaus RoloffWolfgang HorakGabriel Konertz
45RomaniaROU6:07.711:26.46 (3)2:59.62 (3)4:35.31 (4)1:33.16 (3)1:35.69 (5)1:32.40 (3)
Nicolae SimionErnest GalȘtefan TudorDumitru Grumezescu
52ItalyITA6:09.761:27.29 (5)3:01.26 (5)4:36.35 (5)1:33.97 (5)1:35.09 (4)1:33.41 (4)
Matteo CaglierisEnzo LanzariniNatale SpinelloRino Croce
61BelgiumBEL6:18.331:28.72 (6)3:04.51 (6)4:43.02 (6)1:35.79 (6)1:38.51 (6)1:35.31 (6)
Johan GhoosPaul De WeertJozef JordaensFrank Dedecker

Final Round

Date25 July 1976

Final A

Time13:05
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
16East GermanyGDR6:37.421:34.29 (2)3:15.46 (1)4:55.75 (1)1:41.17 (3)1:40.29 (1)1:41.67 (4)
Siegfried BrietzkeAndreas DeckerStefan SemmlerWolfgang Mager
24NorwayNOR6:41.221:35.13 (3)3:16.16 (2)4:58.05 (2)1:41.03 (1)1:41.89 (2)1:43.17 (6)
Ole NafstadArne BergoddFinn TveterRolf Andreassen
32Soviet UnionURS6:42.521:33.85 (1)3:17.91 (3)5:02.24 (4)1:44.06 (5)1:44.33 (5)1:40.28 (1)
Raul ArnemannNikolay KuznetsovValery DolininAnushavan Gassan-Dzhalilov
45New ZealandNZL6:43.231:38.03 (6)3:19.15 (4)5:01.70 (3)1:41.12 (2)1:42.55 (3)1:41.53 (3)
Bob MurphyGrant McAuleyDes LockDavid Lindstrom
51CanadaCAN6:46.111:36.18 (4)3:21.03 (5)5:04.27 (5)1:44.85 (6)1:43.24 (4)1:41.84 (5)
Brian DickPhil MoncktonAndrew van RuyvenIan Gordon
63West GermanyFRG6:47.441:37.62 (5)3:21.40 (6)5:06.29 (6)1:43.78 (4)1:44.89 (6)1:41.15 (2)
Bernhard FoelkelKlaus RoloffWolfgang HorakGabriel Konertz

Final B

Time12:55
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13BulgariaBUL6:41.361:35.31 (3)3:14.12 (1)4:55.77 (1)1:38.81 (1)1:41.65 (1)1:45.59 (4)
Dimitar ValovDimitar YanakievTeodor MrankovRumyan Hristov
22United StatesUSA6:43.061:34.90 (2)3:15.72 (3)4:58.12 (2)1:40.82 (2)1:42.40 (2)1:44.94 (3)
Jim MoroneyGary PiantedosiHugh StevensonTony Brooks
35RomaniaROU6:43.961:35.72 (4)3:17.61 (4)5:00.44 (4)1:41.89 (6)1:42.83 (3)1:43.52 (1)
Nicolae SimionErnest GalȘtefan TudorDumitru Grumezescu
44BelgiumBEL6:47.511:39.57 (6)3:20.80 (6)5:03.72 (6)1:41.23 (4)1:42.92 (4)1:43.79 (2)
Johan GhoosPaul De WeertJozef JordaensFrank Dedecker
56ItalyITA6:48.111:33.89 (1)3:15.46 (2)4:59.84 (3)1:41.57 (5)1:44.38 (6)1:48.27 (5)
Matteo CaglierisEnzo LanzariniNatale SpinelloRino Croce
61Great BritainGBR6:53.021:38.32 (5)3:19.31 (5)5:02.67 (5)1:40.99 (3)1:43.36 (5)1:50.35 (6)
Neil KeronDavid TownsendRichard AylingBill Mason