Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics - Men's coxed pairs

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The coxed pairs was one of the competitions in the Rowing at the 1900 Summer Olympics events in Paris. It was held on 25 August and 26 August 1900. 7 boats, involving 22 rowers from 3 nations, competed.

1 Medalists
2 Results
- 2.1 Semifinals
- 2.2 Final
3 Notes
4 References

[edit] Medalists

Gold	Minerva Amsterdam — François Brandt (NED), Roelof Klein (NED), Hermanus Brockmann^[1] (NED), unknown cox (FRA) Mixed team (ZZX)
Silver	Société Nautique de la Marne — Lucien Martine, Waleff, unknown cox France (FRA)
Bronze	Rowing Club Castillon — Carlos Deltour, Antoine Védrenne, Raoul Paoli (cox) France (FRA)

[edit] Results

[edit] Semifinals

The top two boats in each semifinal advanced to the final.

Semifinal 1

Place	Boat	Rowers	Nation	Time
1	Société Nautique de la Marne	Lucien Martinet Waleff Unknown cox	France	6:47.4
2	Minerva Amsterdam	François Brandt Roelof Klein Hermanus Brockmann (cox)	Netherlands	6:56.0
—	Stade Français	L. Roche G. Love Unknown cox	France	Did not finish

Semifinal 2

Place	Boat	Rowers	Nation	Time
1	Rowing Club Castillon	Carlos Deltour Antoine Védrenne Raoul Paoli (cox)	France	6:33.4
2	Cercle Nautique de Reims	Pierre Ferlin Mathieu Unknown cox	France	7:00.0
3	Royal Club Nautique de Gand	Prospère Bruggeman Maurice Hemelsoet Unknown cox	Belgium	7:00.4
4	Club Nautique de Dieppe	Delabarre Galee Unknown cox	France	7:04.0

[edit] Final

The Dutch team switched coxswains for the final to reduce weight, recruiting a young Parisian boy for the job. The team won a tight race with the French boat sent by the Marne society.

Place	Boat	Rower	Nation	Time
1	Minerva Amsterdam	François Brandt (NED) Roelof Klein (NED) Unknown cox (FRA)	Mixed team	7:34.2
2	Société Nautique de la Marne	Lucien Martinet Waleff Unknown cox	France	7:34.4
3	Rowing Club Castillon	Carlos Deltour Antoine Védrenne Raoul Paoli (cox)	France	7:57.2
4	Cercle Nautique de Reims	Pierre Ferlin Mathieu Unknown cox	France	8:01.0

[edit] Notes

^ Brockmann was the coxswain for the Dutch team in the semifinal, but not in the final. He is considered a gold medallist by the IOC and is listed in that organization's medal database.

[edit] References

International Olympic Committee medal winners database
De Wael, Herman. Herman's Full Olympians: "Rowing 1900". Accessed 26 February 2006. Available electronically at [1].
Mallon, Bill (1998). The 1900 Olympic Games, Results for All Competitors in All Events, with Commentary. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. ISBN 0-7864-0378-0.