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Coxless Fours, Men

Date21 – 27 July 1996
StatusOlympic
LocationLake Sidney Lanier, Gainesville, Georgia
Participants56 from 14 countries

Australia was the defending Olympic champion in the men’s coxless fours and sent three members of its victorious lineup, Mike McKay, Nick Green, and James Tomkins, to the 1996 Summer Olympics, augmented by Drew Ginn. The Australians were likely to face a strong challenge from Italy, however, whose delegation of Valter Molea, Riccardo Dei Rossi, Raffaello Leonardo, and Carlo Mornati had won the event at the last two editions of the World Championships. France, represented in Atlanta by Gilles Bosquet, Daniel Fauché, Bertrand Vecten, and Olivier Moncelet, were the 1993 World Champions and the 1994 runners-up.

The opening heats, and the three fastest times, went to Italy, Great Britain, and Australia in that order. The British crew, Rupert Obholzer, Tim Foster, and brothers Jonny and Greg Searle, were the 1995 World runners-up and the 1994 bronze medalists, while the Searle siblings had taken Olympic gold in the coxed pairs in 1992. They won their semi-final heat with ease, as France, Italy, and Australia all faced each other in the other one. This race seemed to promise an exciting final, with only 0.37 separating them at the finish line and only 0.04 seconds between first-place France and runner-up Italy. The medal round was a little more spread out, however, although the podium finishers were all still within one second of each other. Australia, the gold medalist, had the most leeway, while France and Great Britain battled to the line for silver, which the former won by only 0.25 seconds. Even for bronze, however, the British could not relax, for the Slovenians were on their tail and missed the podium by only 0.59 seconds. Italy, meanwhile, seemed to have tired and finished sixth and last.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1AustraliaAUSGold
Drew GinnJames TomkinsNick GreenMike McKay
2FranceFRASilver
Gilles BosquetDaniel FauchéBertrand VectenOlivier Moncelet
3Great BritainGBRBronze
Rupert ObholzerJonny SearleGreg SearleTim Foster
4SloveniaSLO
Denis ŽvegeljJani KlemenčičMilan JanšaSadik Mujkič
5RomaniaROU
Gabriel MarinDorin AlupeiDimitrie PopescuVasile Măstăcan
6ItalyITA
Valter MoleaRiccardo Dei RossiRaffaello LeonardoCarlo Mornati
7CroatiaCRO
Siniša SkelinSead MarušićIgor BoraskaTihomir Franković
8NorwayNOR
Halvor Sannes LandeOdd-Even BustnesOlaf TufteMorten Bergesen
9GermanyGER
Stefan ForsterIke LandvoigtClaas Peter FischerStefan Scholz
10People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Huang XiaopingSun JunLiang HongmingLiu Xianbin
11United StatesUSA
Sean HallJason ScottTom MurrayJeff Klepacki
12PolandPOL
Jacek StreichWojciech JankowskiPiotr OlszewskiPiotr Basta
4 h1 r2/4New ZealandNZL
Alastair MackintoshIan WrightChris WhiteScott Brownlee
5 h1 r2/4ArgentinaARG
Daniel ScuriHoracio SiciliaMariano SosaMariano Kowalczyk

Round One

Date21 July 1996
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to semi-finals

Heat #1

Time11:10
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14ItalyITA6:14.251:27.49 (1)3:02.60 (1)4:39.08 (1)1:35.11 (1)1:36.48 (1)1:35.17 (1)Q
Valter MoleaRiccardo Dei RossiRaffaello LeonardoCarlo Mornati
23RomaniaROU6:18.031:27.96 (2)3:04.23 (2)4:42.65 (2)1:36.27 (2)1:38.42 (4)1:35.38 (2)Q
Gabriel MarinDorin AlupeiDimitrie PopescuVasile Măstăcan
35NorwayNOR6:19.791:30.05 (3)3:06.45 (3)4:44.19 (3)1:36.40 (3)1:37.74 (2)1:35.60 (4)Q
Halvor Sannes LandeOdd-Even BustnesOlaf TufteMorten Bergesen
41GermanyGER6:21.981:31.41 (5)3:08.20 (4)4:46.45 (4)1:36.79 (4)1:38.25 (3)1:35.53 (3)Q
Stefan ForsterIke LandvoigtClaas Peter FischerStefan Scholz
52ArgentinaARG6:33.291:31.04 (4)3:12.27 (5)4:54.40 (5)1:41.23 (5)1:42.13 (5)1:38.89 (5)
Daniel ScuriHoracio SiciliaMariano SosaMariano Kowalczyk

Heat #2

Time11:20
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Great BritainGBR6:14.741:31.34 (2)3:05.06 (1)4:40.20 (1)1:33.72 (1)1:35.14 (1)1:34.54 (3)Q
Rupert ObholzerJonny SearleGreg SearleTim Foster
23CroatiaCRO6:17.421:31.67 (3)3:06.17 (2)4:42.97 (2)1:34.50 (2)1:36.80 (3)1:34.45 (2)Q
Siniša SkelinSead MarušićIgor BoraskaTihomir Franković
31PolandPOL6:19.151:32.05 (4)3:07.33 (3)4:43.93 (3)1:35.28 (3)1:36.60 (2)1:35.22 (4)Q
Jacek StreichWojciech JankowskiPiotr OlszewskiPiotr Basta
42United StatesUSA6:20.721:32.53 (5)3:08.91 (4)4:47.32 (4)1:36.38 (4)1:38.41 (4)1:33.40 (1)
Sean HallJason ScottTom MurrayJeff Klepacki
55People's Republic of ChinaCHN6:30.161:30.97 (1)3:09.42 (5)4:49.58 (5)1:38.45 (5)1:40.16 (5)1:40.58 (5)
Huang XiaopingSun JunLiang HongmingLiu Xianbin

Heat #3

Time11:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13AustraliaAUS6:15.051:29.84 (1)3:05.58 (1)4:42.94 (2)1:35.74 (2)1:37.36 (2)1:32.11 (1)Q
Drew GinnJames TomkinsNick GreenMike McKay
24SloveniaSLO6:15.861:30.93 (2)3:06.21 (2)4:42.63 (1)1:35.28 (1)1:36.42 (1)1:33.23 (2)Q
Denis ŽvegeljJani KlemenčičMilan JanšaSadik Mujkič
32FranceFRA6:18.701:31.19 (3)3:07.21 (3)4:44.68 (3)1:36.02 (3)1:37.47 (3)1:34.02 (3)Q
Gilles BosquetDaniel FauchéBertrand VectenOlivier Moncelet
41New ZealandNZL6:30.031:31.74 (4)3:08.37 (4)4:48.61 (4)1:36.63 (4)1:40.24 (4)1:41.42 (4)
Alastair MackintoshIan WrightChris WhiteScott Brownlee

Round One Repêchage

Date23 July 1996
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to semi-finals

Heat #1

Time10:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13GermanyGER6:29.101:33.89 (3)3:12.65 (3)4:51.91 (2)1:38.76 (3)1:39.26 (1)1:37.19 (2)Q1
Stefan ForsterIke LandvoigtClaas Peter FischerStefan Scholz
25People's Republic of ChinaCHN6:29.951:33.17 (1)3:11.55 (1)4:51.67 (1)1:38.38 (2)1:40.12 (3)1:38.28 (3)Q
Huang XiaopingSun JunLiang HongmingLiu Xianbin
34United StatesUSA6:30.951:34.18 (4)3:12.23 (2)4:52.30 (3)1:38.05 (1)1:40.07 (2)1:38.65 (4)Q
Jason ScottSean HallJeff KlepackiTom Murray
42New ZealandNZL6:35.581:33.43 (2)3:13.03 (4)4:54.86 (4)1:39.60 (4)1:41.83 (4)1:40.72 (5)
Alastair MackintoshIan WrightChris WhiteScott Brownlee
51ArgentinaARG6:37.851:36.43 (5)3:18.23 (5)5:01.03 (5)1:41.80 (5)1:42.80 (5)1:36.82 (1)
Daniel ScuriHoracio SiciliaMariano SosaMariano Kowalczyk

Semi-Finals

Date25 July 1996
FormatTop three in each heat advanced to final

Heat #1

Time10:40
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
15FranceFRA6:09.581:31.72 (5)3:04.81 (5)4:39.10 (4)1:33.09 (2)1:34.29 (4)1:30.48 (1)Q
Gilles BosquetDaniel FauchéBertrand VectenOlivier Moncelet
23ItalyITA6:09.621:29.38 (1)3:01.93 (1)4:35.95 (1)1:32.55 (1)1:34.02 (1)1:33.67 (3)Q
Valter MoleaRiccardo Dei RossiRaffaello LeonardoCarlo Mornati
34AustraliaAUS6:09.951:30.23 (3)3:03.61 (2)4:37.68 (2)1:33.38 (4)1:34.07 (2)1:32.27 (2)Q
Drew GinnJames TomkinsNick GreenMike McKay
42CroatiaCRO6:12.401:30.73 (4)3:03.97 (3)4:38.11 (3)1:33.24 (3)1:34.14 (3)1:34.29 (4)
Siniša SkelinSead MarušićIgor BoraskaTihomir Franković
51NorwayNOR6:15.171:29.81 (2)3:04.33 (4)4:40.46 (5)1:34.52 (5)1:36.13 (5)1:34.71 (5)
Halvor Sannes LandeOdd-Even BustnesOlaf TufteMorten Bergesen
66People's Republic of ChinaCHN6:25.791:32.20 (6)3:08.76 (6)4:46.55 (6)1:36.56 (6)1:37.79 (6)1:39.24 (6)
Huang XiaopingSun JunLiang HongmingLiu Xianbin

Heat #2

Time10:50
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Great BritainGBR6:10.781:30.26 (4)3:03.36 (2)4:37.95 (1)1:33.10 (1)1:34.59 (1)1:32.83 (2)Q
Rupert ObholzerJonny SearleGreg SearleTim Foster
23RomaniaROU6:11.841:28.03 (1)3:02.10 (1)4:38.68 (2)1:34.07 (2)1:36.58 (4)1:33.16 (3)Q
Gabriel MarinDorin AlupeiDimitrie PopescuVasile Măstăcan
32SloveniaSLO6:13.141:28.92 (2)3:04.18 (3)4:40.53 (3)1:35.26 (5)1:36.35 (3)1:32.61 (1)Q
Denis ŽvegeljJani KlemenčičMilan JanšaSadik Mujkič
45PolandPOL6:16.651:29.86 (3)3:04.82 (4)4:41.02 (4)1:34.96 (4)1:36.20 (2)1:35.63 (5)
Piotr OlszewskiJacek StreichWojciech JankowskiPiotr Basta
56United StatesUSA6:18.681:30.74 (5)3:05.47 (5)4:42.98 (5)1:34.73 (3)1:37.51 (6)1:35.70 (6)
Jason ScottSean HallJeff KlepackiTom Murray
61GermanyGER6:19.061:31.17 (6)3:07.73 (6)4:44.48 (6)1:36.56 (6)1:36.75 (5)1:34.58 (4)
Stefan ForsterIke LandvoigtClaas Peter FischerStefan Scholz

Final Round

Date27 July 1996

Final A

Time11:20
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
16AustraliaAUS6:06.371:28.86 (3)3:02.45 (3)4:36.40 (1)1:33.59 (5)1:33.95 (3)1:29.97 (3)
Drew GinnJames TomkinsNick GreenMike McKay
24FranceFRA6:07.031:29.75 (5)3:03.76 (6)4:37.51 (4)1:34.01 (6)1:33.75 (2)1:29.52 (=1)
Gilles BosquetDaniel FauchéBertrand VectenOlivier Moncelet
33Great BritainGBR6:07.281:30.59 (6)3:03.50 (5)4:37.03 (3)1:32.91 (2)1:33.53 (1)1:30.25 (4)
Rupert ObholzerJonny SearleGreg SearleTim Foster
41SloveniaSLO6:07.871:29.29 (4)3:02.72 (4)4:38.35 (6)1:33.43 (3)1:35.63 (5)1:29.52 (=1)
Denis ŽvegeljJani KlemenčičMilan JanšaSadik Mujkič
55RomaniaROU6:08.971:28.05 (1)3:01.58 (2)4:36.72 (2)1:33.53 (4)1:35.14 (4)1:32.25 (5)
Gabriel MarinDorin AlupeiDimitrie PopescuVasile Măstăcan
62ItalyITA6:10.601:28.46 (2)3:01.33 (1)4:37.99 (5)1:32.87 (1)1:36.66 (6)1:32.61 (6)
Valter MoleaRiccardo Dei RossiRaffaello LeonardoCarlo Mornati

Final B

Time9:28
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
13CroatiaCRO5:54.581:24.64 (1)2:54.18 (1)4:26.09 (1)1:29.54 (1)1:31.91 (4)1:28.49 (4)
Siniša SkelinSead MarušićIgor BoraskaTihomir Franković
22NorwayNOR5:55.191:26.67 (3)2:56.39 (3)4:27.34 (2)1:29.72 (2)1:30.95 (1)1:27.85 (2)
Halvor Sannes LandeOdd-Even BustnesOlaf TufteMorten Bergesen
36GermanyGER5:57.771:28.13 (6)2:58.18 (4)4:29.95 (4)1:30.05 (4)1:31.77 (3)1:27.82 (1)
Stefan ForsterIke LandvoigtClaas Peter FischerStefan Scholz
41People's Republic of ChinaCHN5:58.221:27.09 (4)2:58.75 (6)4:30.31 (5)1:31.66 (6)1:31.56 (2)1:27.91 (3)
Huang XiaopingSun JunLiang HongmingLiu Xianbin
55United StatesUSA5:59.911:27.74 (5)2:58.47 (5)4:30.76 (6)1:30.73 (5)1:32.29 (6)1:29.15 (5)
Jason ScottSean HallJeff KlepackiTom Murray
64PolandPOL6:00.571:25.82 (2)2:55.59 (2)4:27.74 (3)1:29.77 (3)1:32.15 (5)1:32.83 (6)
Piotr OlszewskiJacek StreichWojciech JankowskiPiotr Basta