Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's Coxless Four
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These are the results of the Men's coxless four competition in Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens Greece. It was one of eight events in men's rowing that was held. The Rowing events were held at the Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
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. The British men's coxless four, narrowly saw off the challenge of the World Champion Canadian. The final was stroke-for stroke, with the lead changing hands and Great Britain won with a time of 6:06.98, 8 hundredths of a second faster than the Canadians. Pinsent later wept at the medal ceremony.
Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre
The Schinias Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Centre was built to host the rowing and canoe sprint events at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Greece....
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 Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles... Steve Williams Steve Williams (rower) Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'... James Cracknell James Cracknell James Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport... Ed Coode Ed Coode Ed Coode, MBE is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford University, where he attended Keble College and rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race.Coode won his first World... Matthew Pinsent Matthew Pinsent Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Steve Redgrave... |
 Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... Cameron Baerg Cameron Baerg Cameron Baerg is a Canadian rower. He began rowing in 1987. He won a gold medal at the men's four event at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy and a silver at the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... Thomas Herschmiller Thomas Herschmiller Thomas Herschmiller is a Canadian rower. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996. He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:... Jake Wetzel Jake Wetzel Jacob Wetzel is a Canadian rower. He has represented both Canada and the United States at the World Championships and the Olympics. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.- College years :... Barney Williams Barney Williams Barney Guillermo Williams is a Canadian rower. He was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Victoria and then at Jesus College, University of Oxford where he was President of the Oxford University Boat Club.He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a... |
 Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and... Lorenzo Porzio Lorenzo Porzio Lorenzo Porzio is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... Dario Dentale Dario Dentale Dario Dentale is an Italian rower.-References:*... Luca Agamennoni Luca Agamennoni Luca Agamennoni is an Italian silver medal and bronze medal winner for rowing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*... Raffaello Leonardo Raffaello Leonardo Raffaello Leonardo is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com... |
Heat 1 (August 14)
- CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(Cameron BaergCameron BaergCameron Baerg is a Canadian rower. He began rowing in 1987. He won a gold medal at the men's four event at the 2003 World Championships in Milan, Italy and a silver at the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Thomas HerschmillerThomas HerschmillerThomas Herschmiller is a Canadian rower. He graduated from Brentwood College School in 1996. He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a silver in the same event at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, Jake WetzelJake WetzelJacob Wetzel is a Canadian rower. He has represented both Canada and the United States at the World Championships and the Olympics. He was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.- College years :...
, Barney WilliamsBarney WilliamsBarney Guillermo Williams is a Canadian rower. He was educated at Upper Canada College, the University of Victoria and then at Jesus College, University of Oxford where he was President of the Oxford University Boat Club.He won a gold medal at the 2003 world championships in Milan, Italy and a...
) 6:26.38 SF - Poland
PolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
(Jaroslaw Godek, Mariusz Daniszewski, Artur Rozalski, Rafal Smolinski) 6:30.72 SF - Czech Republic
Czech RepublicThe Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(Jakub Makovicka, Jan Schindler, Petr VitasekPetr VitásekPetr Vitásek is a Czech rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
, Karel Neffe, Jr.Karel Neffe, Jr.Karel Neffe is a Czech rower. He finished 5th in the men's coxless four at the 2008 Summer Olympics. His father Karel Neffe was a crew member of the Czechoslovak boat which won the bronze medal in the coxed fours event....
) 6:31.23 SF - Croatia
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
(Damir Vucicic, Igor BoraskaIgor BoraskaIgor Boraska is a Croatian rower who won a bronze medal in the eights competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.- Rowing career :...
, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 6:34.05 R - Romania
RomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(Daniel MastacanDaniel MăstăcanDaniel Măstăcan is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Florin CorbeanuFlorin CorbeanuFlorin Corbeanu is a Romanian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Ovidiu CorneaOvidiu CorneaOvidiu Cornea is a Romanian rower.- References : * at sports-reference.com...
, Gheorghita Munteanu) 6:40.16 R
Heat 2 (August 14)
- Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
(Steve WilliamsSteve Williams (rower)Stephen David Williams OBE is an English rower and double Olympic champion.In April and May 2011, Steve will be taking part in Richard Parks'...
, James CracknellJames CracknellJames Cracknell, OBE is a British rowing champion and double Olympic gold medalist and adventurer. Cracknell is married to TV and radio presenter Beverley Turner; they have three children. In the New Year Honours List, 2004, he was appointed OBE for services to sport...
, Ed CoodeEd CoodeEd Coode, MBE is a British rower, twice World Champion and Olympic Gold medalist.Educated at Papplewick School, Ascot, Eton College, University of Newcastle upon Tyne and Oxford University, where he attended Keble College and rowed in the Oxford crew at the 1998 Boat Race.Coode won his first World...
, Matthew PinsentMatthew PinsentSir Matthew Clive Pinsent CBE is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals, of which three were with Steve Redgrave...
) 6:20.85 SF - ItalyItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
(Lorenzo PorzioLorenzo PorzioLorenzo Porzio is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Dario DentaleDario DentaleDario Dentale is an Italian rower.-References:*...
, Luca AgamennoniLuca AgamennoniLuca Agamennoni is an Italian silver medal and bronze medal winner for rowing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing and 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.-References:*...
, Raffaello LeonardoRaffaello LeonardoRaffaello Leonardo is an Italian rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
) 6:22.58 SF - Slovenia
SloveniaSlovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
(Tomaž PirihTomaž PirihTomaž Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represents Slovenia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Men's coxless four. His brother Miha Pirih is also Olympic rower.- References :...
, Jani Klemenčič, Grega Sračnjek, Miha PirihMiha PirihMiha Pirih is a Slovenian rower who represented Slovenia at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000.-References:*...
) 6:25.36 SF - United States
United StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Garrett KlughGarrett KlughGarrett Klugh is an American rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
, Michael WherleyMichael WherleyMichael Wherley is an American rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
, Jamie SchroederJamie SchroederJames Lee Schroeder Jr is an American rower, and a victorious Oxford Blue. He is married to fellow Stanford alum, Kelsey Twist...
, Wolfgang MoserWolfgang MoserWolfgang Moser is an American rower.- External links :* at sports-reference.com...
) 6:30.01 R
Heat 3 (August 14)
- Australia
AustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
(Dave McGowan, Rob Jahrling, Tom LaurichTom LaurichTom Laurich is an Australian rower from Mosman Rowing Club. Laurich represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics in the Men's Four event...
, David DennisDavid DennisDavid Dennis is an Australian rower who represented Australia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's eight.- References :...
) 6:21.97 SF - New Zealand
New ZealandNew Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
(Donald Leach, Mahé DrysdaleMahe DrysdaleAlexander Mahé Owens Drysdale, MNZM ) is a New Zealand rower and five-time World Champion single sculler. The name Mahé came from the largest island in the Seychelles....
, Carl MeyerCarl Meyer (rower)Carl Meyer is a New Zealand rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
, Eric MurrayEric Murray (rower)Eric Murray is a New Zealand rower. He has won four World Rowing Championships gold medals. The first was as a member of the New Zealand coxless four at 2007 World Rowing Championships. Murray then went on to become a member of the double gold medal-winning coxless pair with fellow coxless four...
) 6:22.91 SF - Germany
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
(Jochen Urban, Sebastian ThormannSebastian ThormannSebastian Thormann is a German rower. -References:...
, Philipp Stueer, Bernd HeidickerBernd HeidickerBernd Heidicker is a German rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
) 6:33.14 SF - Russia
RussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
(Sergei MatveyevSergei MatveyevSergei Yuryevich Matveyev is a former Olympic rower who competed for Russia in the three Olympic Games. He won bronze medal in the coxed eight competition.-External links:**...
, Vladimir VolodenkovVladimir VolodenkovVladimir Vladimirovich Volodenkov is an Olympic rower who competed for Russia in the three Olympic Games. He won bronze medal in the coxed eight competition 1996 Summer Olympics.-External links:**...
, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 6:36.93 R
Repechage 1 (August 17)
- Russia (Sergei Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 5:56.94 SF
- United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:58.13 SF
- Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 5:58.48 SF
- Romania (Daniel Mastacan, Florin Corbeanu, Ovidiu Cornea, Gheorghita Munteanu) 6:00.10
Semifinals
- FA denotes qualification to Final A.
- FB denotes qualification to Final B.
Semifinal A (August 18)
- Canada (Cameron Baerg, Thomas Herschmiller, Jake Wetzel, Barney Williams) 5:50.68 FA
- Australia (Dave McGowan, Rob Jahrling, Tom Laurich, David Dennis) 5:51.81 FA
- Italy (Lorenzo Porzio, Dario Dentale, Luca Agamennoni, Raffaello Leonardo) 5:52.12 FA
- Germany (Jochen Urban, Sebastian Thormann, Philipp Stueer, Bernd Heidicker) 5:54.45 FB
- Czech Republic (Jakub Makovicka, Jan Schindler, Petr Vitasek, Karel Neffe Jr.) 5:55.81 FB
- United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:56.78 FB
Semifinal B (August 18)
- Great Britain (Steve Williams, James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent) 5:50.44 FA
- New Zealand (Donald Leach, Mahé Drysdale, Carl Meyer, Eric Murray) 5:52.95 FA
- Poland (Jaroslaw Godek, Mariusz Daniszewski, Artur Rozalski, Rafal Smolinski) 5:53.32 FA
- Slovenia (Tomaž Pirih, Jani Klemenčič, Grega Sračnjek, Miha Pirih) 5:55.53 FB
- Russia (Sergei Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 6:02.26 FB
- Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 6:05.54 FB
Final A (August 21)
The defining moment of the regatta was Briton Matthew Pinsent winning his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal, this time without legendary partner Steve RedgraveSteve Redgrave
Sir Steven Geoffrey Redgrave CBE is an English rower who won gold medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1984 to 2000. He has also won three Commonwealth Games gold medals and nine World Rowing Championships gold medals...
. The British men's coxless four, narrowly saw off the challenge of the World Champion Canadian. The final was stroke-for stroke, with the lead changing hands and Great Britain won with a time of 6:06.98, 8 hundredths of a second faster than the Canadians. Pinsent later wept at the medal ceremony.
- Great Britain (Steve Williams, James Cracknell, Ed Coode, Matthew Pinsent) 6:06.98
- Canada (Cameron Baerg, Thomas Herschmiller, Jake Wetzel, Barney Williams) 6:07.06
- Italy (Lorenzo Porzio, Dario Dentale, Luca Agamennoni, Raffaello Leonardo) 6:10.41
- Australia (Dave McGowan, Rob Jahrling, Tom Laurich, David Dennis) 6:13.06
- New Zealand (Donald Leach, Mahé Drysdale, Carl Meyer, Eric Murray) 6:15.47
- Poland (Jaroslaw Godek, Mariusz Daniszewski, Artur Rozalski, Rafal Smolinski) 6:22.43
Final B (August 19)
- Germany (Jochen Urban, Sebastian Thormann, Philipp Stueer, Bernd Heidicker) 5:48.52
- Czech Republic (Jakub Makovicka, Jan Schindler, Petr Vitasek, Karel Neffe Jr.) 5:49.99
- Slovenia (Tomaž Pirih, Jani Klemenčič, Grega Sračnjek, Miha Pirih) 5:50.59
- United States (Garrett Klugh, Michael Wherley, Jamie Schroeder, Wolfgang Moser) 5:52.55
- Russia (Sergei Matveyev, Vladimir Volodenkov, Evgenij Jigulin, Aleksandr Litvinchev) 5:53.58
- Croatia (Damir Vucicic, Igor Boraska, Petar Milin, Marko Dragicevic) 5:57.36