Rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four 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.^[1]

Men's coxless four at the Games of the IX Olympiad
Winning British men's coxless four team at the 1928 Olympics
Venue	Sloten
Competitors	24 from 6 nations
Medalists
Great Britain John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan  United States Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer  Italy Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari
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Results

Source: Official results;^[2] De Wael^[3]

Round 1

Winners advanced to the second round. Losers competed in the first repechage.

Heat 1
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari	Italy	7:24.6	Q2
2	Simon Bon, Egbertus Waller, Ansco Dokkum, Paul Maasland	Netherlands	7:35.8	R1

Heat 2
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer	United States	7:16.8	Q2
2	Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günther Roll, Werner Zschiesche	Germany	7:21.0	R1

Heat 3
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan	Great Britain	7:44.2	Q2
2	Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié	France	7:58.2	R1

Repechage 1

Winners advanced to the second round, but were ineligible for a second repechage if they lost there. Losers were eliminated.

Heat 1
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günther Roll, Werner Zschiesche	Germany	7:21.4	Q2
2	Simon Bon, Egbertus Waller, Ansco Dokkum, Paul Maasland	Netherlands	7:30.2	elim.

Heat 2
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié	France	7:52.0	Q2

Round 2

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.

Heat 1
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan	Great Britain	6:42.4	Q
2	Heinrich Zänker, Wolfgang Goedecke, Günther Roll, Werner Zschiesche	Germany		elim.

Heat 2
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer	United States	7:12.6	Q
–	Henri Bonzano, Albert Bonzano, Émile Lecuirot, Louis Devillié	France	DNS	elim.

Heat 3
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari	Italy	7:01.6	Q

Semifinals

Winners advanced to the gold medal final, with the loser taking the bronze medal.

Heat 1
Rank	Rowers	Body politic	Time	Qual.
1	Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer	United States	6:29.4	Q
2 ()	Cesare Rossi, Pietro Freschi, Umberto Bonadè, Paolo Gennari	Italy	6:31.6

Heat 2
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time	Qual.
1	John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan	Great Britain	6:42.4	Q

Finals

Gold medal final
Rank	Rowers	Nation	Time
	John Lander, Michael Warriner, Richard Beesly, Edward Vaughan Bevan	Great Britain	6:36.0
	Charles Karle, William Miller, George Healis, Ernest Bayer	United States	6:37.0