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Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

{{Infobox Olympic event

|event = Men's coxless pair

|games = 2004 Summer

|image =

|caption =

|venue =

|date =

|competitors = 26

|nations = 13

|gold = Drew Ginn
and James Tomkins

|goldNOC = AUS

|silver = Siniša Skelin
and Nikša Skelin

|silverNOC = CRO

|bronze = Donovan Cech
and Ramon di Clemente

|bronzeNOC = RSA

|prev = 2000

|next = 2008}}

{{Rowing at the 2004 Summer Olympics}}

Men's coxless pair competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

This rowing event was a sweep event, meaning that each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. Two rowers crewed each boat, with no coxswain. The competition consists of multiple rounds. Finals were held to determine the placing of each boat; these finals were given letters with those nearer to the beginning of the alphabet meaning a better ranking. Semifinals were named based on which finals they fed, with each semifinal having two possible finals.{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418125016/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/2004/ROW/mens-coxless-pairs.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Rowing at the 2004 Athens Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs |work=Sports Reference |access-date=25 September 2018}}

class="wikitable"
align=center bgcolor=gold| Image:Gold medal with cup.svg Gold

|align=center bgcolor=silver| Image:Silver medal with cup.svg Silver

|align=center bgcolor=cc9966| Image:Bronze medal with cup.svg Bronze

{{flagIOCathlete|Drew Ginn
and James Tomkins|AUS|2004 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Siniša Skelin
and Nikša Skelin|CRO|2004 Summer}}

|{{flagIOCathlete|Donovan Cech
and Ramon di Clemente|RSA|2004 Summer}}

Heats

  • SF denotes qualification to Semifinal.
  • R denotes qualification to Repechage.

=Heat 1 (August 14)=

  1. {{flagIOC|AUS|2004 Summer}}: Drew Ginn, James Tomkins, 6:55.04 -> SF
  2. {{flagIOC|SCG|2004 Summer}}: Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić, 6:58.11 -> SF
  3. {{flagIOC|GBR|2004 Summer}}: Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn, 6:58.95 -> SF
  4. {{flagIOC|ARG|2004 Summer}}: Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales, 7:02.29 -> R
  5. {{flagIOC|SLO|2004 Summer}}: Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar, 7:05.36 -> R

=Heat 2 (August 14)=

  1. {{flagIOC|RSA|2004 Summer}}: Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente, 6:57.06 -> SF
  2. {{flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer}}: Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin, 7:01.28 -> SF
  3. {{flagIOC|USA|2004 Summer}}: Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov, 7:11.81 -> SF
  4. {{flagIOC|CZE|2004 Summer}}: Adam Michálek, Petr Imre, 7:26.19 -> R

=Heat 3 (August 14)=

  1. {{flagIOC|NZL|2004 Summer}}: Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater, 6:54.75 -> SF
  2. {{flagIOC|CAN|2004 Summer}}: Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis, 6:56.23 -> SF
  3. {{flagIOC|ITA|2004 Summer}}: Giuseppe De Vita, Dario Lari, 7:03.12 -> SF
  4. {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}: Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog, 7:14.16 -> R

Repechage

  • SF denotes qualification to Semifinal.

=Repechage 1 (August 17)=

  1. {{flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer}}: Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog, 6:28.40 -> SF
  2. {{flagIOC|ARG|2004 Summer}}: Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales, 6:28.98 -> SF
  3. {{flagIOC|SLO|2004 Summer}}: Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar, 6:30.89 -> SF
  4. {{flagIOC|CZE|2004 Summer}}: Adam Michálek, Petr Imre, 6:33.24

Semifinals

  • FA denotes qualification to Final A.
  • FB denotes qualification to Final B.

=Semifinal A (August 18)=

  1. Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (Drew Ginn, James Tomkins) 6:22.60 FA
  2. Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin) 6:23.57 FA
  3. Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater) 6:24.49 FA
  4. Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn) 6:25.06 FB
  5. Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Giuseppe de Vita, Dario Lari) 6:31.26 FB
  6. Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales) 7:19.57 FB

=Semifinal B (August 18)=

  1. Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog) 6:25.47 FA
  2. Image:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić) 6:27.50 FA
  3. Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente) 6:28.48 FA
  4. Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov) 6:32.51 FB
  5. Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar) 6:46.12 FB
  6. Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis) Excluded FB

Semifinal B was a close, dramatic race. 100 meters from the finishing line, there were four boats in contention for the 3 available places in the finals. Germany held a small lead followed by Canada, South Africa and Serbia and Montenegro. Canada suddenly veered off course, interfering with South Africa and allowing Serbia to pass it. South Africa protested, and Canada was excluded from the results. Canada requested that they would be allowed into the final as the seventh boat. The decision not to allow this came after the B Final had raced.

Finals

=Final A (August 21)=

  1. Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (Drew Ginn, James Tomkins) 6:30.76
  2. Image:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (Siniša Skelin, Nikša Skelin) 6:32.64
  3. Image:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (Donovan Cech, Ramon di Clemente) 6:33.40
  4. Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand (Nathan Twaddle, George Bridgewater) 6:34.24
  5. Image:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (Nikola Stojić, Mladen Stegić) 6:39.74
  6. Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Tobias Kühne, Jan Herzog) 6:46.50

In the finals, Australia's Drew Ginn and James Tomkins established an early lead over the field which they stretched to 2 seconds at the 1000 metre mark (halfway), with Croatia in second and Serbia in third. Over the last 1000 meters, Australia maintained its margin over the rest of the field, Croatia continued to run second and South Africa rowed through to finish third. For Tomkins, it was his third gold medal and fourth overall, and for Ginn it was his second gold.

=Final B (August 19)=

  1. Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (Toby Garbett, Rick Dunn) 6:22.04
  2. Image:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Giuseppe de Vita, Dario Lari) 6:22.08
  3. Image:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (Matija Pavšič, Andrej Hrabar) 6:27.11
  4. Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (Walter Naneder, Marcos Morales) 6:27.88
  5. Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States (Luke Walton, Artour Samsonov) 6:30.49
  6. Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada (Dave Calder, Chris Jarvis) DNS

References

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External links

  • [http://www.la84foundation.org/5va/reports_frmst.htm Official Olympic Report]

{{Olympic champions – Men's coxless pair}}

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Men's Coxless Pair

Category:Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics