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Coxed Pairs, Men

Date15 – 17 July 1924
StatusOlympic
LocationBassin d'Argenteuil, Paris
Participants15 from 5 countries

Four medalists from the coxed pairs at the 1920 Summer Olympics returned for the event in Paris. Ercole Olgeni and Giovanni Scatturin of Italy were back to defend the crown that they had earned in Amsterdam with a new partner, Gino Sopracordevole. Bronze medalists Édouard Candeveau and Alfred Felber of Switzerland brought Émile Lachapelle to try for gold once more. This trio had been successful previously, winning the 1922 and 1923 European Championships. Among five nations, the only non-European entry came from the United States, with the somewhat inexperienced crew of Leon Butler, Harold Wilson, and Ed Jennings. Compared to the strong French trio of Eugène Constant, Raymond Talleaux, and Marcel Lepan, most observers felt that neither the Americans nor the Belgians would be a factor in this five-nation contest.

In the heats France had the fastest time by almost 4.5 seconds, but the Americans surprised everyone by coming in second. Only Belgium failed to make the final, which was thought to be a shoo-in for France but, after leading for the first three-quarters of the race, they suddenly tired and allowed the others to pass. The competition came down to a neck and neck effort between the Italians and the Swiss, which the latter won by 0.1 seconds. The United States captured a surprise bronze medal, on which Jennings would improve in 1932 by winning gold in Los Angeles.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1SwitzerlandSUIGold
Édouard CandeveauAlfred FelberÉmile LachapelleKarl Schöchlin (DNS)
2ItalyITASilver
Ercole OlgeniGiovanni ScatturinGino Sopracordevole
3United StatesUSABronze
Leon ButlerHarold WilsonEd Jennings
4FranceFRA
Eugène ConstantRaymond TalleuxMarcel Lepan
3 h1 r1/2BelgiumBEL
Alphonse De WetteEugène GabrielsMarcel Wauters
DNSBrazilBRA
Carlos BrancoEdmundo BrancoHenrique Caruso

Round One

Date15 July 1924
FormatFirst two of each heat advanced to final.

Heat #1

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime
13FranceFRA7:36.6QOB
Eugène ConstantRaymond TalleuxMarcel Lepan
22United StatesUSA7:41.0Q
Leon ButlerHarold WilsonEd Jennings
31BelgiumBEL
Alphonse De WetteEugène GabrielsMarcel Wauters

Heat #2

PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime
11SwitzerlandSUI7:43.0Q1
Édouard CandeveauAlfred FelberÉmile Lachapelle
22ItalyITA7:45.2Q
Ercole OlgeniGiovanni ScatturinGino Sopracordevole

Final Round

Date17 July 1924
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime
13SwitzerlandSUI8:39.0
Édouard CandeveauAlfred FelberÉmile Lachapelle
24ItalyITA8:39.1
Ercole OlgeniGiovanni ScatturinGino Sopracordevole
31United StatesUSA
Leon ButlerHarold WilsonEd Jennings
42FranceFRA
Eugène ConstantRaymond TalleuxMarcel Lepan