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Coxed Pairs, Men

Date18 – 25 July 1976
StatusOlympic
LocationBassin olympique, Île Notre Dame, Montréal, Québec
Participants40 from 13 countries

The East Germans were the reigning Olympic and World Champions in the coxed pairs and sent Harald Jährling, Friedrich-Wilhelm Ulrich, and Georg Spohr to compete in Montreal. Although they were the favorites, it was expected that they would encounter challenges from the Soviet Union, who had been the final European champions (the tournament was discontinued in 1973) and 1974 World Champions, and who were represented by Dmitry Bekhterev, Yury Shurkalov, and bronze medalist in the 1968 Olympic eights Yury Lorentsson at the 1976 Games. The Czechoslovakian entry contained two of the 1972 Olympic runners-up, brothers Oldřich and Pavel Svojanovský, as well as Ludvík Vébr, while the Italian entry boasted Primo Baran, one of the 1968 Olympic champions.

In a surprise upset the Bulgarian crew, Rumen Khristov, Tsvetan Petkov, and Todor Kishev, won its opening heat ahead of East Germany and the Soviet Union with the best time of the round. The entries from France, Jean-Claude Coucardon, Yves Fraisse, and Antoine Gambert, and Czechoslovakia took the other heats. Bulgaria defeated the Soviets again in the semi-finals, this time in Olympic record time, while the East Germans won their slower heat ahead of the Czechoslovakians. In the final, however, it was the Soviets who shone for most of the race, but they were passed by the East Germans in the latter portion of the course and never caught up, settling for silver as Jährling, Ulrich, and Spohr took gold. Czechoslovakia took an easy bronze medal shortly thereafter while the Bulgarians, having faltered, did not arrive until almost eight seconds later.

PosCompetitorsNOC
1East GermanyGDRGold
Harald JährlingFriedrich-Wilhelm UlrichGeorg Spohr
2Soviet UnionURSSilver
Dmitry BekhterevYury ShurkalovYury Lorentsson
3CzechoslovakiaTCHBronze
Oldřich SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýLudvík Vébr
4BulgariaBUL
Rumen HristovTsvetan PetkovTodor Kishev
5ItalyITA
Primo BaranAnnibale VenierFranco Venturini
6PolandPOL
Ryszard StadniukGrzegorz StellakRyszard Kubiak
7Great BritainGBR
Neil ChristieJames MacLeodDavid Webb
8West GermanyFRG
Winfried RingwaldKlaus JägerHolger HockeThomas Hitzbleck
9FranceFRA
Yves FraisseJean-Claude CoucardonAntoine Gambert
10BrazilBRA
Atalibio MagioniWandir KuntzeNilton Alonço
11United StatesUSA
John MatthewsDarrell VreugdenhilKen Dreyfuss
12YugoslaviaYUG
Stanko MilošMilan ButoracSiniša Rutešić
13CanadaCAN
Robert BergenWalter KrawecMichel Riendeau

Round One

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

Heat #1

Time13:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11BulgariaBUL7:24.441:41.32 (1)3:35.78 (1)5:31.14 (1)1:54.46 (1)1:55.36 (3)1:53.30 (3)Q
Rumen HristovTsvetan PetkovTodor Kishev
24East GermanyGDR7:26.031:44.47 (3)3:41.37 (3)5:34.96 (2)1:56.90 (3)1:53.59 (1)1:51.07 (1)Q
Harald JährlingFriedrich-Wilhelm UlrichGeorg Spohr
33Soviet UnionURS7:29.191:43.65 (2)3:40.91 (2)5:36.50 (3)1:57.26 (4)1:55.59 (4)1:52.69 (2)Q
Dmitry BekhterevYury ShurkalovYury Lorentsson
45PolandPOL7:43.451:47.04 (4)3:42.97 (4)5:36.93 (4)1:55.93 (2)1:53.96 (2)2:06.52 (5)
Grzegorz StellakRyszard StadniukRyszard Kubiak
52United StatesUSA7:49.001:49.17 (5)3:47.49 (5)5:46.57 (5)1:58.32 (5)1:59.08 (5)2:02.43 (4)
Darrell VreugdenhilJohn MatthewsKen Dreyfuss

Heat #2

Time13:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
11FranceFRA7:35.911:46.02 (1)3:42.44 (1)5:39.57 (1)1:56.42 (2)1:57.13 (3)1:56.34 (2)Q
Jean-Claude CoucardonYves FraisseAntoine Gambert
22BrazilBRA7:39.201:49.58 (3)3:48.48 (4)5:44.72 (4)1:58.90 (4)1:56.24 (2)1:54.48 (1)Q
Wandir KuntzeAtalibio MagioniNilton Alonço
34YugoslaviaYUG7:40.701:48.99 (2)3:44.14 (2)5:41.41 (2)1:55.15 (1)1:57.27 (4)1:59.29 (3)Q
Milan ButoracStanko MilošSiniša Rutešić
43CanadaCAN7:45.771:50.11 (4)3:47.08 (3)5:42.83 (3)1:56.97 (3)1:55.75 (1)2:02.94 (4)
Robert BergenWalter KrawecMichel Riendeau

Heat #3

Time13:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12CzechoslovakiaTCH7:34.031:45.66 (1)3:42.83 (1)5:42.00 (1)1:57.17 (2)1:59.17 (2)1:52.03 (1)Q
Oldřich SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýLudvík Vébr
24ItalyITA7:37.151:48.91 (3)3:45.28 (3)5:44.18 (3)1:56.37 (1)1:58.90 (1)1:52.97 (2)Q
Primo BaranAnnibale VenierFranco Venturini
33Great BritainGBR7:40.221:46.34 (2)3:44.38 (2)5:43.72 (2)1:58.04 (4)1:59.34 (3)1:56.50 (3)Q
Neil ChristieJames MacLeodDavid Webb
41West GermanyFRG8:04.221:49.90 (4)3:47.20 (4)5:47.42 (4)1:57.30 (3)2:00.22 (4)2:16.80 (4)
Thomas HitzbleckKlaus JägerHolger Hocke

Round One Repêchage

Date20 July 1976 — 11:00
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
13PolandPOL7:23.171:41.14 (1)3:34.95 (1)5:32.18 (1)1:53.81 (3)1:57.23 (4)1:50.99 (1)Q
Ryszard StadniukGrzegorz StellakRyszard Kubiak
22United StatesUSA7:25.581:43.63 (2)3:36.55 (2)5:32.96 (2)1:52.92 (2)1:56.41 (2)1:52.62 (3)Q
John MatthewsDarrell VreugdenhilKen Dreyfuss
31West GermanyFRG7:26.901:45.83 (4)3:37.52 (3)5:33.58 (3)1:51.69 (1)1:56.06 (1)1:53.32 (4)Q
Thomas HitzbleckKlaus JägerHolger Hocke
44CanadaCAN7:28.811:45.66 (3)3:40.19 (4)5:37.24 (4)1:54.53 (4)1:57.05 (3)1:51.57 (2)
Robert BergenWalter KrawecMichel Riendeau

Semi-Finals

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

Heat #1

Time12:00
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
16BulgariaBUL7:01.101:36.70 (1)3:24.31 (1)5:14.33 (1)1:47.61 (2)1:50.02 (2)1:46.77 (3)Q OB
Tsvetan PetkovRumen HristovTodor Kishev
21Soviet UnionURS7:03.891:38.23 (2)3:25.97 (2)5:17.57 (2)1:47.74 (3)1:51.60 (4)1:46.32 (2)Q
Dmitry BekhterevYury ShurkalovYury Lorentsson
34ItalyITA7:05.601:42.20 (5)3:32.60 (5)5:21.52 (4)1:50.40 (4)1:48.92 (1)1:44.08 (1)Q
Primo BaranAnnibale VenierFranco Venturini
42FranceFRA7:06.701:41.26 (4)3:28.09 (3)5:18.80 (3)1:46.83 (1)1:50.71 (3)1:47.90 (4)
Jean-Claude CoucardonYves FraisseAntoine Gambert
53YugoslaviaYUG7:17.021:40.27 (3)3:30.84 (4)5:24.50 (5)1:50.57 (5)1:53.66 (5)1:52.52 (5)
Milan ButoracStanko MilošSiniša Rutešić
65West GermanyFRG7:23.931:43.19 (6)3:34.03 (6)5:27.88 (6)1:50.84 (6)1:53.85 (6)1:56.05 (6)
Thomas HitzbleckKlaus JägerHolger Hocke

Heat #2

Time12:15
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
12East GermanyGDR7:05.761:38.78 (1)3:27.65 (1)5:17.97 (1)1:48.87 (1)1:50.32 (2)1:47.79 (1)Q
Harald JährlingFriedrich-Wilhelm UlrichGeorg Spohr
23CzechoslovakiaTCH7:08.001:39.95 (2)3:29.29 (2)5:19.82 (2)1:49.34 (3)1:50.53 (3)1:48.18 (2)Q
Oldřich SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýLudvík Vébr
31PolandPOL7:09.331:40.61 (3)3:29.63 (3)5:20.70 (3)1:49.02 (2)1:51.07 (5)1:48.63 (4)Q
Ryszard StadniukGrzegorz StellakRyszard Kubiak
45Great BritainGBR7:11.671:41.85 (4)3:32.66 (4)5:23.20 (4)1:50.81 (4)1:50.54 (4)1:48.47 (3)
James MacLeodNeil ChristieDavid Webb
54BrazilBRA7:21.811:42.84 (5)3:35.75 (5)5:25.25 (5)1:52.91 (6)1:49.50 (1)1:56.56 (6)
Atalibio MagioniWandir KuntzeNilton Alonço
66United StatesUSA7:24.781:45.23 (6)3:36.10 (6)5:30.73 (6)1:50.87 (5)1:54.63 (6)1:54.05 (5)
John MatthewsDarrell VreugdenhilKen Dreyfuss

Final Round

Date25 July 1976

Final A

Time12:30
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14East GermanyGDR7:58.991:51.62 (3)3:54.54 (3)6:00.50 (1)2:02.92 (2)2:05.96 (1)1:58.49 (2)
Harald JährlingFriedrich-Wilhelm UlrichGeorg Spohr
22Soviet UnionURS8:01.821:49.75 (2)3:52.07 (1)6:02.66 (2)2:02.32 (1)2:10.59 (3)1:59.16 (3)
Dmitry BekhterevYury ShurkalovYury Lorentsson
31CzechoslovakiaTCH8:03.281:52.13 (4)3:55.70 (4)6:06.86 (4)2:03.57 (3)2:11.16 (4)1:56.42 (1)
Oldřich SvojanovskýPavel SvojanovskýLudvík Vébr
45BulgariaBUL8:11.271:49.52 (1)3:53.20 (2)6:03.22 (3)2:03.68 (4)2:10.02 (2)2:08.05 (6)
Rumen HristovTsvetan PetkovTodor Kishev
53ItalyITA8:15.971:54.95 (6)4:00.28 (5)6:12.67 (5)2:05.33 (5)2:12.39 (5)2:03.30 (5)
Primo BaranAnnibale VenierFranco Venturini
66PolandPOL8:23.021:53.02 (5)4:03.10 (6)6:19.88 (6)2:10.08 (6)2:16.78 (6)2:03.14 (4)
Ryszard StadniukGrzegorz StellakRyszard Kubiak

Final B

Time12:20
PosLaneCompetitorsNOCTime500 m1,000 m1,500 m500-1,000 m1,000-1,500 m1,500-2,000 m
14Great BritainGBR8:06.931:54.26 (1)3:59.87 (2)6:06.68 (2)2:05.61 (3)2:06.81 (2)2:00.25 (1)
Neil ChristieJames MacLeodDavid Webb
25West GermanyFRG8:09.021:56.09 (4)3:58.33 (1)6:03.56 (1)2:02.24 (1)2:05.23 (1)2:05.46 (6)
Winfried RingwaldKlaus JägerHolger Hocke
36FranceFRA8:12.661:57.37 (6)4:02.27 (3)6:09.45 (3)2:04.90 (2)2:07.18 (3)2:03.21 (3)
Yves FraisseJean-Claude CoucardonAntoine Gambert
41BrazilBRA8:14.441:54.71 (2)4:02.72 (4)6:10.11 (4)2:08.01 (6)2:07.39 (4)2:04.33 (5)
Atalibio MagioniWandir KuntzeNilton Alonço
52United StatesUSA8:15.651:56.51 (5)4:03.41 (6)6:11.95 (5)2:06.90 (4)2:08.54 (5)2:03.70 (4)
John MatthewsDarrell VreugdenhilKen Dreyfuss
63YugoslaviaYUG8:16.221:55.57 (3)4:02.99 (5)6:13.05 (6)2:07.42 (5)2:10.06 (6)2:03.17 (2)
Stanko MilošMilan ButoracSiniša Rutešić