Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed four


The men's coxed four event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the fifth appearance of the event.

Results

Source: Official results; De Wael

Round 1

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

Repechage 1

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated. Great Britain did not compete.

Round 2

Winners advanced to the third round. Losers competed in the second repechage, if they had advanced by winning in the first round, or were eliminated if they had advanced through the first repechage.

Repechage 2

The winner advanced to the third round, while the loser was eliminated.

Round 3

The competition became single-elimination from this point, with losers being eliminated even if they had not previously had to advance through a repechage.

Semifinals

In an unusual procedure, unexplained in the official report, the loser of the first semifinal raced against the team that had a bye in the second semifinal. The winner of this third semifinal advanced to the gold medal final, while the loser took the bronze medal.

Finals