Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair
| Men's coxless pair at the Games of the IX Olympiad
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| Venue | Sloten | |||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | |||||||||
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 GermanyBruno Müller, Kurt Moeschter |
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 Great BritainTerence O'Brien, Robert Nisbet |
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 United StatesPaul McDowell, John Schmitt |
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.
Source: Official results; De Wael
Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.
Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.
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.
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.
Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the losers competing for bronze.
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