Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four

Men's lightweight coxless four at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Switzerland leading in heat 1
Venue	Dorney Lake
Date	28 July – 2 August
Competitors	52 from 13 nations
Winning time	6:02.84
Medalists
01 ! James Thompson Matthew Brittain John Smith Sizwe Ndlovu  South Africa 02 ! Peter Chambers Rob Williams Richard Chambers Chris Bartley  Great Britain 03 ! Kasper Winther Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsoe Eskild Ebbesen  Denmark
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01 !		James Thompson Matthew Brittain John Smith Sizwe Ndlovu	South Africa
02 !		Peter Chambers Rob Williams Richard Chambers Chris Bartley	Great Britain
03 !		Kasper Winther Morten Jørgensen Jacob Barsoe Eskild Ebbesen	Denmark

The men's lightweight coxless four competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

First three qualify to the semifinals.

First three qualify to the final.