| Times held | 24 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1173 |
| Total countries | 43 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 0 | 0 |
| 1900 | Coxed Fours (Race #1), Men | Olympic | 15 | 2 |
| 1900 | Coxed Fours (Race #2), Men | Olympic | 46 | 4 |
| 1900 | Coxed Fours (Race #2), Men | Olympic (non-medal) | 12 | 1 |
| 1906 | Coxed Fours, Men | Intercalated | 40 | 4 |
| 1912 | Coxed Fours (Outriggers), Men | Olympic | 55 | 9 |
| 1912 | Coxed Fours (Inriggers), Men | Olympic | 30 | 4 |
| 1920 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 40 | 8 |
| 1924 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 51 | 10 |
| 1928 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 55 | 11 |
| 1932 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 35 | 7 |
| 1936 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 80 | 16 |
| 1948 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 80 | 16 |
| 1952 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 85 | 17 |
| 1956 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 50 | 10 |
| 1960 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 105 | 21 |
| 1964 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 80 | 16 |
| 1968 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 66 | 13 |
| 1972 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 70 | 14 |
| 1976 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 71 | 14 |
| 1980 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 60 | 12 |
| 1984 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 40 | 8 |
| 1988 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 71 | 14 |
| 1992 | Coxed Fours, Men | Olympic | 60 | 12 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix |  FRA |
Club Nautique de Lyon | FRA |
Favorite Hammonia |  GER |
| 1900 | Germania Ruder Club, Hamburg | GER |
Minerva Amsterdam |  NED |
Ludwigshafener Ruder Verein | GER |
| 1906 | Bucintoro Venezia |  ITA |
Société Nautique de la Basse Seine | FRA |
Société Nautique de Bayonne | FRA |
| 1912 | Ludwigshafener Ruderverein | GER |
Thames Rowing Club |  GBR |
Polyteknisk Roklub Kristiania Roklub |  DEN NOR |
| 1912 | Nykjøbings paa Falster | DEN |
Roddklubben af 1912 |  SWE |
Ormsund Roklub | NOR |
| 1920 | Switzerland |  SUI |
United States |  USA |
Norway | NOR |
| 1924 | Switzerland | SUI |
France | FRA |
United States | USA |
| 1928 | Italy | ITA |
Switzerland | SUI |
Poland |  POL |
| 1932 | Germany | GER |
Italy | ITA |
Poland | POL |
| 1936 | Germany | GER |
Switzerland | SUI |
France | FRA |
| 1948 | United States | USA |
Switzerland | SUI |
Denmark | DEN |
| 1952 | Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
Switzerland | SUI |
United States | USA |
| 1956 | Italy | ITA |
Sweden | SWE |
Finland |  FIN |
| 1960 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
France | FRA |
Italy | ITA |
| 1964 | Unified Team of Germany | GER |
Italy | ITA |
Netherlands | NED |
| 1968 | New Zealand |  NZL |
East Germany |  GDR |
Switzerland | SUI |
| 1972 | West Germany |  FRG |
East Germany | GDR |
Czechoslovakia | TCH |
| 1976 | Soviet Union |  URS |
East Germany | GDR |
West Germany | FRG |
| 1980 | East Germany | GDR |
Soviet Union | URS |
Poland | POL |
| 1984 | Great Britain | GBR |
United States | USA |
New Zealand | NZL |
| 1988 | East Germany | GDR |
Romania |  ROU |
New Zealand | NZL |
| 1992 | Romania | ROU |
Germany | GER |
Poland | POL |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| Italy | ITA |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Switzerland | SUI |
2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| East Germany | GDR |
2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| France | FRA |
1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
| United States | USA |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Romania | ROU |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| New Zealand | NZL |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sweden | SWE |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Netherlands | NED |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland | POL |
0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Norway | NOR |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Finland | FIN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hans Walter | SUI |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Ullrich Dießner | GDR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Walter Dießner | GDR |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hendrik Reiher | GDR GER |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Dimitrie Popescu | ROU |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Country | # | 1896 | 1900 | 1900 | 1900 | 1906 | 1912 | 1912 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |  ARG |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h4 r2/5 | 3 h2 r4/5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — |
| Australia |  AUS |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/5 | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Austria |  AUT |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | AC h3 r1/4, DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r3/5 | — | — | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Belgium |  BEL |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r2/4 | — | 2 h2 r1/2 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r5/7 | — | 4 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brazil |  BRA |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r1/2 | — | — | 3 h1 r1/3 | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | 2 h2 r2/4 | 4 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | 12 |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 5 | 9 | — |
| Croatia |  CRO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| Cuba |  CUB |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h5 r3/5 | — | 2 h1 r2/4 | — | 6 h1 r1/3 | 11 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h3 r1/2 | DNS | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | — | Gold | — | 6 h1 r3/4 | DNS r3/3 | — | Bronze | 4 | 9 | — | 8 | 10 |
| Denmark | DEN |
10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | Bronze, 2 h5 r1/4 | Gold | — | — | — | — | 6 | Bronze | 3 h3 r4/5 | 3 h1 r3/4 | 3 h3 r2/4 | 11 | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | Silver | Silver | Gold | — | Gold | — |
| Egypt |  EGY |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h3 r2/5 | — | — | 4 h1 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finland | FIN |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r3/5 | 5 | Bronze | 5 h1 r3/4 | 4 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France | FRA |
16 | — | Gold, Silver | 2 h2 r1/2, 2 h3 r1/2, 3 h1 r1/2, 4 h3 r1/2, AC h2 r1/2 | 1, 2, 3 | Silver, Bronze | 2 h2 r1/4 | 2 h3 r1/3 | — | Silver | 2 h4 r3/7 | — | Bronze | 2 h1 r4/5 | 3 h1 r4/5 | — | Silver | 4 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | 5 |
| Germany | GER |
10 | — | Bronze | Gold, Bronze, 3 h3 r1/2 | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | 2 h2 r5/7 | Gold | Gold | — | 2 h2 r2/5 | — | Gold | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver |
| Great Britain | GBR |
11 | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | — | — | 2 h1 r2/3 | 2 h2 r1/7 | — | — | 2 h6 r3/5 | 4 | — | 3 h1 r2/4 | — | — | 10 | — | 7 | Gold | 4 | 9 |
| Greece |  GRE |
3 | DNS, DNS | — | — | — | 5, 6, 7, DNF, DNS, DNS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h3 r2/5 | — | — | 4 h4 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hungary |  HUN |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r4/7 | — | 5 | 2 h2 r4/5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ireland |  IRL |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
15 | — | — | — | — | Gold | — | — | — | 4 | Gold | Silver | 3 h2 r2/3 | 2 h3 r4/5 | 2 h2 r4/5 | Gold | Bronze | Silver | 4 | 11 | 12 | — | 4 | 10 | — |
| Japan |  JPN |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h2 r2/7 | 4 h1 r2/3 | 2 h1 r2/3 | — | 3 h1 r2/5 | — | 4 h2 r2/4 | 4 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
| Mexico |  MEX |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monaco |  MON |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r2/7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | NED |
9 | — | — | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | DNF r3/3 | DNS | — | 4 | — | 2 h3 r2/5 | — | 6 h2 r3/4 | Bronze | 9 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| New Zealand | NZL |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 2 h1 r2/5 | 4 h1 r3/4 | — | 8 | Gold | 6 | 6 | — | Bronze | Bronze | 11 |
| Norway | NOR |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | Bronze, 2 h2 r2/4 | Bronze, 2 h1 r1/3 | Bronze | DNS | — | — | — | 2 h1 r3/5 | 2 h3 r4/5 | — | — | 9 | — | 9 | 5 h1 r2/4 | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
| Poland | POL |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r1/3 | Bronze | Bronze | 2 h2 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 8 | Bronze | — | — | Bronze |
| Portugal |  POR |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h4 r3/5 | — | — | 3 h4 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/4 | — |
| Romania | ROU |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 h2 r3/4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | Silver | Gold |
| Soviet Union | URS |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h1 r4/5 | 3 h2 r3/4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | Gold | Silver | — | DNS r4/4 | — |
| Spain |  ESP |
6 | — | — | 2 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h1 r1/3 | — | — | — | — | 3 h2 r2/5 | — | 5 h4 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 h1 r2/4 | — |
| Sweden | SWE |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 h6 r1/4 | Silver, 2 h2 r1/3 | 2 h1 r1/2 | — | — | — | 5 h1 r2/3 | — | — | Silver | 4 h3 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland | SUI |
10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | Gold | Silver | — | Silver | Silver | Silver | — | — | — | Bronze | 8 | — | 6 | — | DNS r4/4 | — |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
| United States | USA |
16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver | Bronze | 2 h3 r3/7 | 3 h1 r2/3 | 2 h3 r2/3 | Gold | Bronze | 4 h2 r3/4 | 4 h2 r3/4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 11 | — | Silver | 5 | 4 |
| Uruguay |  URU |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 h3 r2/3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Germany | FRG |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | Gold | Bronze | — | 6 | 7 | — |
| Yugoslavia |  YUG |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 h2 r2/3 | 2 h2 r2/5 | — | — | 3 h2 r2/4 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 6 | — |
