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The men's coxed pair competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree near Ballarat, Australia, from 23 to 27 November.[1] There were 8 boats (24 competitors) from 8 nations, with each nation limited to one boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the American crew, rowers Arthur Ayrault and Conn Findlay and coxswain Kurt Seiffert. It was the first victory in the event for the United States since 1932 and second overall, matching Switzerland for most among nations at that point. The United Team of Germany took silver in its debut (Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Horst Arndt, and cox Rainer Borkowsky). The Soviet Union earned its first medal in the event, with Ihor Yemchuk, Heorhiy Zhylin, and Vladimir Petrov (cox) taking bronze.
Men's coxed pairs at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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![]() Gold medal team Arthur Ayrault, Conn Findlay, and Kurt Seiffert with coach George Pocock | |
Venue | Lake Wendouree |
Dates | 23–27 November |
Competitors | 24 from 8 nations |
Winning time | 8:26.1 |
Medalists | |
This was the ninth appearance of the event. Rowing had been on the programme in 1896 but was cancelled due to bad weather. The men's coxed pair was one of the original four events in 1900, but was not held in 1904, 1908, or 1912. It returned to the programme after World War I and was held every Games from 1924 to 1992, when it (along with the men's coxed four) was replaced with the men's lightweight double sculls and men's lightweight coxless four.[2]
None of the 15 competitors from the 1952 coxed pair final returned. Favorite status went to Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Horst Arndt, and cox Rainer Borkowsky from the United Team of Germany, the reigning European champions in the event.[2]
Australia, Austria, and Chile each made their debut in the event; East and West Germany competed together as the United Team of Germany for the first time. France missed the event for the first time after eight appearances; the United States had the most appearances among those competing in 1956 with seven.
The coxed pair event featured three-person boats, with two rowers and a coxswain. It was a sweep rowing event, with the rowers each having one oar (and thus each rowing on one side). The course used the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912 (with the exception of 1948).[3]
With fewer boats than in 1952, the competition returned to four rounds: quarterfinals, a repechage, semifinals, and a final. However, the tournament format resulted in all eight boats reaching the semifinals round.[2]
All times are Australian Eastern Standard Time (UTC+10)
Date | Time | Round |
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Friday, 23 November 1956 | 11:45 | Quarterfinals |
Saturday, 24 November 1956 | 12:00 | Repechage |
Monday, 26 November 1956 | 14:30 | Semifinals |
Tuesday, 27 November 1956 | 16:00 | Final |
The following rowers took part:[2]
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Ihor Yemchuk Heorhiy Zhylin | Vladimir Petrov | ![]() | 8:06.6 | Q |
2 | Robert Duncan Bruce Dickson | John Cockbill | ![]() | 8:15.9 | Q |
3 | Juan Carmona Jorge Contreras | Eusebio Ojeda | ![]() | 8:57.9 | R |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay | Kurt Seiffert | ![]() | 7:42.8 | Q |
2 | Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński | Bertold Mainka | ![]() | 7:43.7 | Q |
3 | Livien Ven Antoon Ven | Jos Van Thillo | ![]() | 8:10.6 | R |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt | Rainer Borkowsky | ![]() | 8:03.3 | Q |
2 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Franz König | ![]() | 8:11.2 | Q |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Livien Ven Antoon Ven | Jos Van Thillo | ![]() | 9:12.7 | Q |
2 | Juan Carmona Jorge Contreras | Eusebio Ojeda | ![]() | 10:13.1 | Q |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński | Bertold Mainka | ![]() | 9:22.8 | Q |
2 | Ihor Yemchuk Heorhiy Zhylin | Vladimir Petrov | ![]() | 9:26.2 | Q |
3 | Livien Ven Antoon Ven | Jos Van Thillo | ![]() | 9:29.3 | |
4 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Franz König | ![]() | 9:29.7 |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt | Rainer Borkowsky | ![]() | 9:24.1 | Q |
2 | Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay | Kurt Seiffert | ![]() | 9:25.1 | Q |
3 | Robert Duncan Bruce Dickson | John Cockbill | ![]() | 9:37.7 | |
4 | Juan Carmona Jorge Contreras | Eusebio Ojeda | ![]() | 11:03.6 |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
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Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay | Kurt Seiffert | ![]() | 8:26.1 |
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Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt | Rainer Borkowsky | ![]() | 8:29.2 |
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Ihor Yemchuk Heorhiy Zhylin | Vladimir Petrov | ![]() | 8:31.0 |
4 | Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński | Bertold Mainka | ![]() | 8:31.5 |
Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Quarterfinals | Repechage | Semifinals | Final |
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Arthur Ayrault Conn Findlay | Kurt Seiffert | ![]() | 7:42.8 | Bye | 9:25.1 | 8:26.1 |
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Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck Horst Arndt | Rainer Borkowsky | ![]() | 8:03.3 | Bye | 9:24.1 | 8:29.2 |
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Ihor Yemchuk Heorhiy Zhylin | Vladimir Petrov | ![]() | 8:06.6 | Bye | 9:26.2 | 8:31.0 |
4 | Zbigniew Schwarzer Henryk Jagodziński | Bertold Mainka | ![]() | 7:43.7 | Bye | 9:22.8 | 8:31.5 |
5 | Livien Ven Antoon Ven | Jos Van Thillo | ![]() | 8:10.6 | 9:12.7 | 9:29.3 | Did not advance |
6 | Josef Kloimstein Alfred Sageder | Franz König | ![]() | 8:11.2 | Bye | 9:29.7 | |
7 | Robert Duncan Bruce Dickson | John Cockbill | ![]() | 8:15.9 | Bye | 9:37.7 | |
8 | Juan Carmona Jorge Contreras | Eusebio Ojeda | ![]() | 8:57.9 | 10:13.1 | 11:03.6 |
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