Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four
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The men's coxless four competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August to 2 September at the Olympic Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim.[1]
Date27 August – 2 September 1972
Competitors80; (20 teams) from 20 nations
Winning time6:24.27
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Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim | |||||||||||||
| Venue | Oberschleißheim Regatta Course | ||||||||||||
| Date | 27 August – 2 September 1972 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 80; (20 teams) from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6:24.27 | ||||||||||||
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Results
Heats
The winner of each heat (green) qualifies to the semifinal round, while the remaining competitors go to the repechage.
Heat 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emeric Tuşa Adalbert Agh Mihai Naumencu Francisc Papp |
 Romania |
6:49.11 |
| 2 | Ole Nafstad Tom Amundsen Kjell Sverre Johansen Svein Erik Nilsen |
 Norway |
6:53.27 |
| 3 | Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey |
 Canada |
7:02.34 |
| 4 | Marko Mandič Jože Berc Jure Potočnik Miloš Janša |
 Yugoslavia |
7:05.00 |
| 5 | Kim Ki-tae Ham Il-nyon Kim Un-son Hong Song-su |
 North Korea |
7:10.57 |
Heat 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills |
 New Zealand |
6:47.27 |
| 2 | Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann |
 Switzerland |
6:55.81 |
| 3 | Oscar de Andrés José Manuel Bugia Luciano Wilk Tomás Forray |
 Argentina |
6:59.72 |
| 4 | Csaba Czakó András Kormos József Csermely Antal Melis |
 Hungary |
7:02.98 |
| 5 | José Luis Morales Arturo Figueroa Arcadio Padilla Juan López |
 Mexico |
7:20.00 |
Heat 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frank Forberger Dieter Grahn Frank Rühle Dieter Schubert |
 East Germany |
6:43.87 |
| 2 | Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason |
 Great Britain |
6:45.30 |
| 3 | Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke |
 West Germany |
6:47.53 |
| 4 | Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini |
 Italy |
6:53.85 |
| 5 | Patrick Sellier Roger Rouver Gérard Chenuet Yves Fraisse |
 France |
6:56.58 |
Heat 4
Repechage
Top two finishers in each heat qualify to the semifinal round.
Repechage 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke |
West Germany |
6:58.10 |
| 2 | Willy Poulsen Peter Fich Christiansen Egon Pedersen Rolf Andersen |
 Denmark |
7:04.37 |
| 3 | Csaba Czakó András Kormos József Csermely Antal Melis |
Hungary |
7:16.06 |
| 4 | Kim Ki-Tae Ham Il-Nyon Kim Un-Son Hong Song-Su |
North Korea |
7:18.30 |
Repechage 2
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason |
Great Britain |
7:06.79 |
| 2 | Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra |
 Cuba |
7:11.23 |
| 3 | Oscar de Andrés José Manuel Bugia Luciano Wilk Tomás Forray |
Argentina |
7:12.74 |
| 4 | Marko Mandič Jože Berc Jure Potočnik Miloš Janša |
Yugoslavia |
7:18.18 |
Repechage 3
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann |
Switzerland |
7:03.31 |
| 2 | Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey |
Canada |
7:06.90 |
| 3 | Patrick Sellier Roger Rouver Gérard Chenuet Yves Fraisse |
France |
7:09.33 |
| 4 | Charles Hewitt William Miller Richard Dreissigacker James Moroney |
 United States |
7:13.95 |
Repechage 4
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini |
Italy |
7:00.65 |
| 2 | Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski |
 Bulgaria |
7:02.69 |
| 3 | Ole Nafstad Tom Amundsen Kjell Sverre Johansen Svein Erik Nilsen |
Norway |
7:03.08 |
| 4 | José Luis Morales Arturo Figueroa Arcadio Padilla Juan López |
Mexico |
7:32.31 |
Semifinals
Semifinal A/B
First three qualify to the Final A, remainder to Final B.
Semifinal 1
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills |
New Zealand |
7:03.99 |
| 2 | Frank Forberger Dieter Grahn Frank Rühle Dieter Schubert |
East Germany |
7:06.88 |
| 3 | Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke |
West Germany |
7:10.56 |
| 4 | Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey |
Canada |
7:13.61 |
| 5 | Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini |
Italy |
7:14.20 |
| 6 | Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra |
Cuba |
7:36.30 |
Semifinal 2
Finals
Final B
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason |
Great Britain |
6:52.89 |
| 2 | Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski |
Bulgaria |
6:54.54 |
| 3 | Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey |
Canada |
6:57.18 |
| 4 | Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini |
Italy |
6:57.59 |
| 5 | Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann |
Switzerland |
6:59.41 |
| 6 | Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra |
Cuba |
7:10.83 |