Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
| Men's coxed pair at the Games of the IX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Sloten | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 6 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics | |
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| Single sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
The men's coxed pair event was part of the rowing programme at the 1928 Summer Olympics. It was one of seven rowing events for men and was the fourth appearance of the event.
Results
Source: Official results;[1] De Wael[2]
Round 1
Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.
| Heat 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Hans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin | Hans Bourquin |  Switzerland |
8:41.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle | Henri Préaux |  France |
8:41.4 | R1 |
| Heat 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Léon Flament, François de Coninck | Georges Anthony |  Belgium |
8:58.4 | Q2 |
| 2 | Tjapko van Bergen, Cornelis Dusseldorp | Hendrik Smits |  Netherlands |
DNF | elim. |
| Heat 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Pier Luigi Vestrini, Renzo Vestrini | Cesare Milani |  Italy |
8:42.0 | Q2 |
| 2 | Augustus Goetz, Joe Dougherty | Thomas Mack |  United States |
8:44.8 | R1 |
Repechage 1
Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.
| Heat 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle | Henri Préaux | France |
8:37.2 | Q2 |
| 2 | Augustus Goetz, Joe Dougherty | Thomas Mack | United States |
8:41.2 | elim. |
Round 2
Winners advanced to the semifinals. 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.
| Heat 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Hans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin | Hans Bourquin | Switzerland |
7:41.8 | Q |
| 2 | Pier Luigi Vestrini, Renzo Vestrini | Cesare Milani | Italy |
DNF | elim. |
| Heat 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle | Henri Préaux | France |
7:53.4 | Q |
| 2 | Léon Flament, François de Coninck | Georges Anthony | Belgium |
8:02.4 | R2 |
Repechage 2
Italy had not finished the second round, so Belgium was the only team to qualify for the second repechage, receiving a bye to the semifinals.
| Heat 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Léon Flament, François de Coninck | Georges Anthony | Belgium |
Bye | Q |
Semifinals
Switzerland advanced uncontested to the gold medal final, and was joined by France after France won the only semifinal against Belgium. Belgium received the bronze.
| Heat 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle | Henri Préaux | France |
7:48.2 | Q |
2 ( ) |
Léon Flament, François de Coninck | Georges Anthony | Belgium |
7:59.4 | |
| Heat 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time | Qual. |
| 1 | Hans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin | Hans Bourquin | Switzerland |
8:02.0 | Q |
Finals
| Gold medal final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Rowers | Coxswain | Nation | Time |
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Hans Schöchlin, Karl Schöchlin | Hans Bourquin | Switzerland |
7:42.6 |
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Armand Marcelle, Edouard Marcelle | Henri Préaux | France |
7:48.4 |