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The Gold Four

The Gold Four
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Medal record
Olympic medal record
Men's Rowing
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Lightweight Coxless Four
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2004 Sydney Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Lightweight Coxless Four
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Lightweight Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Lightweight Coxless Four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Indianapolis Lightweight Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1997 Aiguebelette Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Catharines Lightweight Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lucerne Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju Lightweight Coxless Four
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam Lightweight Coxless Four
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette Lightweight Coxless Four

The Gold Four (Danish: Guldfireren) is the nickname for a Danish men's lightweight coxless four crew who between 1994 and 2012 has won three Olympic gold, one silver and two bronze, and 6 gold and two silver at the world championships, making them one of the most successful crews in rowing history.

Eskild Ebbesen was the sole constant crew member through the various combinations of crews from the conception of the The Gold Four in 1993 to his retirement at the 2012 Olympics. Other members of medal winning crews include Thomas Poulsen (1993-1999), Victor Feddersen (1993-2000), Niels Laulund Henriksen (1993-1996), Thomas Ebert (1996-2008), Søren Madsen (2000-2002), Thor Kristensen (2000-2005) and Mads Kruse Andersen (2004-2008).
Eskild Ebbesen's retirement meant the end of a clear lineage through the crews, however his crew mates from the 2012 Olympics have continued the heritage of the famous crew.

The 2016 Olympics crew consists of Kasper Winther Jørgensen (2008-), Jacob Barsøe (2011-) and 2008 Olympics gold winner Morten Jørgensen (2007-), who were all part of the 2012 Olympics bronze winners, as well as newcomer Jacob Larsen (2012-). This combination has already won 2 world championships since 2012. They reached the final of the 2016 Summer Olympics just behind Switzerland who eventually also finished ahead of the danish crew in the final of the Men's lightweight coxless four.


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