Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's coxed pair
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Men's coxed pairs at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |
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Venue | Lake Wendouree |
Dates | 23–27 November |
Competitors | 24 from 8 nations |
Winning time | 8:26.1 |
Medalists | |
The men's coxed pair competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Wendouree near Ballarat, Australia, from 23 to 27 November.[1] There were 8 boats (24 competitors) from 8 nations, with each nation limited to one boat in the event.[2] The event was won by the American crew, rowers Arthur Ayrault and Conn Findlay and coxswain Kurt Seiffert. It was the first victory in the event for the United States since 1932 and second overall, matching Switzerland for most among nations at that point. The United Team of Germany took silver in its debut (Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, Horst Arndt, and cox Rainer Borkowsky). The Soviet Union earned its first medal in the event, with Ihor Yemchuk, Heorhiy Zhylin, and Vladimir Petrov (cox) taking bronze.