Coxed Pairs, Men

With three of the original listed starters not coming to the line, the first round served only to eliminate one crew, Belgium, from the final. The coxed pairs final was excellent, with Italy behind throughout most of the race, but they closed quickly on France to win by one second, with Switzerland listed as “very near.” France had won the 1920 European Championship. At Antwerpen, France fielded a crew that had seen all three members compete at the 1919 Inter-Allied Games, but Italy’s coxed pair was rowed by two oarsmen who had also competed at Paris in 1919, though with less success. The race was very close, as all three boats finished within a few seconds in the final.