Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

Men's coxless pairs
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Men's coxless pairs; at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	River Thames
Dates	28–31 July
Competitors	8 from 3 nations
Medalists
	← 1904 1924 →

The men's coxless pairs was one of four rowing events on the Rowing at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Nations could enter up to 2 boats (total of 4 rowers).^[1] Four pairs from three nations competed.^[2]

Competition format

The 1908 tournament featured two rounds of one-on-one races; with 4 boats in the competition, the semifinals were the first round. Semifinal losers each received bronze medals, so that all competitors earned a medal. The course was 1.5 miles in length, with two slight bends near the start and about halfway.^[3]

Standings

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain
2	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain
3	Frederick Toms	Norway Jackes	Canada
3	Martin Stahnke	Willy Düskow	Germany

Results

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain	9:46.0
2	Frederick Toms	Norway Jackes	Canada	Unknown

Semifinal 2

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain	11:05.0
2	Martin Stahnke	Willy Düskow	Germany	Unknown

Final

Place	Bow	Stroke	Nation	Time
1	John Fenning	Gordon Thomson	Great Britain	9:41.0
2	George Fairbairn	Philip Verdon	Great Britain	Unknown

References

^ Official Report, p. 37.
^ "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
^ Official Report, pp. 237–38.

Sources

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Rowing 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 6 May 2006.

[OR37-1] Official Report, p. 37.

[SR-2] "Rowing at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2018.

[OR237to38-3] Official Report, pp. 237–38.

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