Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

Men's coxless pairs at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	River Thames
Dates	28–31 July
Competitors	8 from 3 nations
Medalists
John Fenning, Gordon Thomson  Great Britain George Fairbairn, Philip Verdon  Great Britain Norway Jackes, Frederick Toms  Canada Martin Stahnke, Willy Düskow  Germany

The men's coxless pairs was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Four pairs from three nations competed.

Standings

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain
2	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain
3	Frederick Toms	Norway Jackes	Canada
	Martin Stahnke	Willy Düskow	Germany

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain	9:46.0
2	Frederick Toms	Norway Jackes	Canada	Unknown

Semifinal 2

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain	11:05.0
2	Martin Stahnke	Willy Düskow	Germany	Unknown

Final

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain	9:41.0
2	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain	Unknown

Sources

• Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
• De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.