Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's coxless pair

|games = 1928 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue = Sloten

|dates =

|competitors = 16

|nations = 8

|longnames =

|gold = {{flagIOC|GER|1928 Summer}}
Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter

|goldNOC =

|silver = {{flagIOC|GBR|1928 Summer}}
Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet

|silverNOC =

|bronze = {{flagIOC|USA|1928 Summer}}
Paul McDowell, John Schmitt

|bronzeNOC =

|prev = 1924

|next = 1932

}}

The men's coxless 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418132448/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1928/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 1928 Amsterdam Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs |work=Sports Reference |accessdate=27 July 2018}}

Results

Source: Official results;{{cite web|url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1928/1928.pdf |title=1928 Summer Olympics official report}} De Wael{{cite web|url=http://users.skynet.be/hermandw/olymp/row1928.html |title=Rowing 1928}}

=Round 1=

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1928 Summer}}	8:14.2	Q2
2	align=left\| André Pactat, Robert Guelpa	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1928 Summer}}	8:31.0	R1

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 2
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Paul McDowell, John Schmitt	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1928 Summer}}	8:06.4	Q2
2	align=left\| Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BEL\|1928 Summer}}	8:15.0	R1

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 3
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1928 Summer}}	7:56.2	Q2
2	align=left\| Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1928 Summer}}	7:58.4	R1

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 4
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1928 Summer}}	8:12.2	Q2
2	align=left\| Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NED\|1928 Summer}}	8:30.0	R1

==Repechage 1==

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1928 Summer}}	8:17.8	Q2
2	align=left\| André Pactat, Robert Guelpa	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1928 Summer}}	9:01.8	elim.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 2
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NED\|1928 Summer}}	8:18.4	Q2
2	align=left\| Philippe Van Volckxsom, Carlos Van den Driessche	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|BEL\|1928 Summer}}	8:36.4	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.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1928 Summer}}	7:21.4	Q
2	align=left\| Alois Reinhard, Willy Müller	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1928 Summer}}	7:29.2	elim.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 2
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Paul McDowell, John Schmitt	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1928 Summer}}	7:12.0	Q
2	align=left\| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1928 Summer}}	7:14.2	R2

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 3
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1928 Summer}}	7:19.4	Q
2	align=left\| Carel van Wankum, Hein van Suylekom	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|NED\|1928 Summer}}	7:30.2	elim.

==Repechage 2==

The British boat was the only one that suffered its first loss in the second round, so it had a bye through the second repechage to the semifinals.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 1
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1928 Summer}}	Bye	Q

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

colspan=5 align=center|Heat 1

Rank

!Rowers

!Nation

!Time

!Qual.

align=left| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet

align=left| {{flagIOC|GBR|1928 Summer}}

Bye

=Semifinals=

Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 1
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1928 Summer}}	7:08.2	QA
2	align=left\| Paul McDowell, John Schmitt	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1928 Summer}}	7:15.6	QB

colspan=5 align=center\|Heat 2
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time !Qual.
1	align=left\| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1928 Summer}}	7:08.6	QA
2	align=left\| Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1928 Summer}}	7:16.8	QB

=Finals=

colspan=4 align=center\|Gold medal final
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time
{{gold01}}	align=left\| Bruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GER\|1928 Summer}}	7:06.4
{{silver02}}	align=left\| Terence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GBR\|1928 Summer}}	7:08.8

colspan=4 align=center\|Bronze medal final
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
Rank !Rowers !Nation !Time
1 ({{bronze03}})	align=left\| Paul McDowell, John Schmitt	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1928 Summer}}	7:20.4
2 (4)	align=left\| Romeo Sisti, Nino Bolzoni	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1928 Summer}}	7:24.4

References

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