Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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Rowing at the 1948 Summer Olympics featured 7 events, for men only. Competitions were held over the Henley Royal Regatta course.
[edit] Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Single sculls |  M. WoodAustralia (AUS) |
 E.RissoUruguay (URU) |
 R. CatastaItaly (ITA) |
| Double sculls |  Great Britain (GBR)R. Burnell B. Bushnell |
 Denmark (DEN)E. Parsner A. Larsen |
Uruguay (URU) W. Jones J.A. Rodriguez |
| Coxless pair | Great Britain (GBR) J.H.T. Wilson W.G.R.M. Laurie |
 Switzerland (SUI)H. Kalt J. Kalt |
Italy (ITA) F. Fanetti B. Boni |
| Coxed pair | Denmark (DEN) F. Pedersen T. Henriksen C.E. Andersen (cox) |
Italy (ITA) G. Steffe A. Tarlao A. Radi (cox) |
 Hungary (HUN)A. Szendei B. Zsitnik R. Zimonyi (cox) |
| Coxless four | Italy (ITA) G. Moioli E. Morille G. Invernizzi F- Faggi |
Denmark (DEN) H. Halkjaer A. Hansen H. Schroder J. Larsen |
 United States (USA)F. Kingsbury S. Griffing G. Gates R. Perew |
| Coxed four | United States (USA) W. Westlund R.D. Martin R. Will G. Giovanelli A. Morgan (cox) |
Switzerland (SUI) R. Reichling E. Schriever E. Knecht P. Stebler A, Moccand (cox) |
Denmark (DEN) E. Larsen B.R. Nielsen H. Larsen H. Knudsen I. Olsen (cox) |
| Eights | United States (USA) I. Turner D. Turner J. Hardy G. Ahlgren L. Butler D. Brown J.K. Smith J. Stack R. Purchase (cox) |
Great Britain (GBR) C. Barton M. Lapage G. Richardson E. Bircher P. Massey C.B. Lloyd D. Meyrick A. Mellows J. Dearlove (cox) |
 Norway (NOR)K. Lepsoe T. Krakenes H. Hansen H. Gran Olsen H. Krakenes L. Naess T. Pedersen C. Monssen S. Monssen (cox) |
[edit] Trivia
One of the rowers in the coxless pair event, W.G.R.M. Laurie, was the father of the famous actor Hugh Laurie.
[edit] Links
- Rowing at the Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in rowing (men)
- Olympic medalists in rowing (women)
- Rowers at the 1948 Summer Olympics
| Events at the 1948 Summer Olympics (London) |
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| Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Hockey • Lacrosse (demonstration) • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Rowing at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in rowing (men) and List of Olympic medalists in rowing (women) |
