Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's coxless four

|games = 1968 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue =

|date = 13–19 October 1968

|competitors = 45

|nations = 11

|gold = Frank Forberger
Frank Rühle
Dieter Grahn
Dieter Schubert

|goldNOC = GDR

|silver = Zoltán Melis
József Csermely
György Sarlós
Antal Melis

|silverNOC = HUN

|bronze = Renato Bosatta
Pier Conti-Manzini
Tullio Baraglia
Abramo Albini

|bronzeNOC = ITA

|prev = 1964

|next = 1972

}}

The men's coxless four competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ROW/mens-coxless-fours.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418130301/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1968/ROW/mens-coxless-fours.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games: Men's Coxless Fours |work=Sports Reference |access-date=17 August 2018}}

Competition format

This rowing competition consisted of two main rounds (heats and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the final. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.

Heats: Two heats. With 11 boats entered, there were five or six boats per heat. The top boat in each heat (total of 2 boats) advanced directly to the final; all other boats (9 boats) went to the repechage.
Repechage: Two heats. There were four or five boats in each heat. The top two boats in each heat (total of 4 boats) advanced to the final. The remaining boats (5 boats) were sent to a 7th–11th place classification race.
Finals: A main final and a 7th–12th place classification race.

Results

=Heats=

==Heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Frank Forberger\|Frank Rühle\|Dieter Grahn\|Dieter Schubert}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GDR\|1968 Summer}}	6:54.62	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pete Raymond\|Raymond Wright\|Charles Hamlin\|Lawrence Terry}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1968 Summer}}	6:57.68	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	7:08.82	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Thomas Hitzbleck\|Manfred Weinreich\|Volkhart Buchter\|Jochen Heck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRG\|1968 Summer}}	7:14.44	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roland Altenburger\|Nicolas Gobet\|Franz Rentsch\|Alfred Meister}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1968 Summer}}	7:14.74	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 6	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	7:21.84	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}

==Heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Zoltán Melis\|József Csermely\|György Sarlós\|Antal Melis}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HUN\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.72	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Renato Bosatta\|Pier Conti-Manzini\|Tullio Baraglia\|Abramo Albini}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.11	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	6:58.02	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave\|Patrick van den Brouck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	7:00.05	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	7:15.18	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}

=Repechage=

==Repechage heat 1==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Renato Bosatta\|Pier Conti-Manzini\|Tullio Baraglia\|Abramo Albini}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1968 Summer}}	6:31.98	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Thomas Hitzbleck\|Manfred Weinreich\|Volkhart Buchter\|Jochen Heck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRG\|1968 Summer}}	6:32.56	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	6:33.35	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	7:02.92	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}

==Repechage heat 2==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pete Raymond\|Raymond Wright\|Charles Hamlin\|Lawrence Terry}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1968 Summer}}	6:39.78	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roland Altenburger\|Nicolas Gobet\|Franz Rentsch\|Alfred Meister}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1968 Summer}}	6:40.75	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Yvon Petit\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.06	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.71	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	{{abbr\|ST\|Stopped timing}}	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}

=Finals=

==Classification 7–11==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time
7	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	6:50.13
8	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.21
9	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Yvon Petit\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.71
10	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	7:20.31
11	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}}

==Final==

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time
{{gold01}}	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Frank Forberger\|Frank Rühle\|Dieter Grahn\|Dieter Schubert}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GDR\|1968 Summer}}	6:39.18
{{silver02}}	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Zoltán Melis\|József Csermely\|György Sarlós\|Antal Melis}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HUN\|1968 Summer}}	6:41.64
{{bronze03}}	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Renato Bosatta\|Pier Conti-Manzini\|Tullio Baraglia\|Abramo Albini}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.01
4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roland Altenburger\|Nicolas Gobet\|Franz Rentsch\|Alfred Meister}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1968 Summer}}	6:45.78
5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pete Raymond\|Raymond Wright\|Charles Hamlin\|Lawrence Terry}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1968 Summer}}	6:47.70
6	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Thomas Hitzbleck\|Manfred Weinreich\|Volkhart Buchter\|Jochen Heck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRG\|1968 Summer}}	7:08.22

References

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class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Frank Forberger\|Frank Rühle\|Dieter Grahn\|Dieter Schubert}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|GDR\|1968 Summer}}	6:54.62	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pete Raymond\|Raymond Wright\|Charles Hamlin\|Lawrence Terry}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1968 Summer}}	6:57.68	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	7:08.82	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Thomas Hitzbleck\|Manfred Weinreich\|Volkhart Buchter\|Jochen Heck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRG\|1968 Summer}}	7:14.44	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roland Altenburger\|Nicolas Gobet\|Franz Rentsch\|Alfred Meister}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1968 Summer}}	7:14.74	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 6	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	7:21.84	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Zoltán Melis\|József Csermely\|György Sarlós\|Antal Melis}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|HUN\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.72	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Renato Bosatta\|Pier Conti-Manzini\|Tullio Baraglia\|Abramo Albini}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.11	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	6:58.02	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave\|Patrick van den Brouck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	7:00.05	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	7:15.18	{{abbr\|R\|Repechage}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Renato Bosatta\|Pier Conti-Manzini\|Tullio Baraglia\|Abramo Albini}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ITA\|1968 Summer}}	6:31.98	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Thomas Hitzbleck\|Manfred Weinreich\|Volkhart Buchter\|Jochen Heck}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRG\|1968 Summer}}	6:32.56	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	6:33.35	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	7:02.92	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Notes
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 1	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pete Raymond\|Raymond Wright\|Charles Hamlin\|Lawrence Terry}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|USA\|1968 Summer}}	6:39.78	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3bb \| 2	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roland Altenburger\|Nicolas Gobet\|Franz Rentsch\|Alfred Meister}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|SUI\|1968 Summer}}	6:40.75	{{abbr\|Q\|Qualified for final}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 3	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Yvon Petit\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.06	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 4	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	6:44.71	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}
bgcolor=bbf3ff \| 5	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	{{abbr\|ST\|Stopped timing}}	{{abbr\|C\|Classification 7–11}}

class="wikitable sortable" style=text-align:center ! Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time
7	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Pavel Cichi\|Dumitru Ivanov\|Emanoil Stratan\|Anton Chirlacopschi}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|ROU\|1968 Summer}}	6:50.13
8	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Roberto Retolaza\|Arcadio Padilla\|Jesús Toscano\|David Trejo}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|MEX\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.21
9	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Patrick Sellier\|Yvon Petit\|Michel Beissière\|Yannick Fave}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|FRA\|1968 Summer}}	6:53.71
10	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Gunner Nielsen\|John Erik Jensen\|Johnny Algreen Petersen\|Mogens Pedersen}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|DEN\|1968 Summer}}	7:20.31
11	align=left\| {{unbulleted list\|Vitolds Barkāns\|Elmārs Rubīns\|Pavel Ilyinsky\|Guntis Niedra}}	align=left\| {{flagIOC\|URS\|1968 Summer}}	{{abbr\|DNS\|Did not start}}