Rowing at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

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Men's double sculls
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
VenueSeine
Dates15–17 July
Competitors10 from 5 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Paul Costello, John B. Kelly Sr.
 United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marc Detton, Jean-Pierre Stock
 France
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Rudolf Bosshard, Heini Thoma
 Switzerland
← 1920
1928 →

The men's double sculls event was part of the rowing programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. The competition, the third appearance of the event, was held from 15 to 17 July 1924 on the river Seine.[1]

Five pairs, each from a different nation, competed.

Results

Semifinals

The top two boats in each semifinal qualified for the final; only one team of five was eliminated.

Semifinal 1
Place Rowers Time Qual.
1  Paul Costello (USA)
 John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)
6:34.0 Q
2  Marc Detton (FRA)
 Jean-Pierre Stock (FRA)
Q
3  Ervin Mórich (HUN)
 Béla Szendey (HUN)
Semifinal 2
Place Rowers Time Qual.
1  Rudolf Bosshard (SUI)
 Heini Thoma (SUI)
6:55.0 Q
2  Carlos Branco (BRA)
 Edmundo Branco (BRA)
Q

Final

Final
Place Rower Time
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Paul Costello (USA)
 John B. Kelly Sr. (USA)
6:34.0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Marc Detton (FRA)
 Jean-Pierre Stock (FRA)
6:38.0
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Rudolf Bosshard (SUI)
 Heini Thoma (SUI)
at ten lengths to France
4  Carlos Branco (BRA)
 Edmundo Branco (BRA)

References

  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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