Rowing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four

The men's coxless four competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich took place from 27 August to 2 September at the Olympic Regatta Course in Oberschleißheim.^[1]

Men's coxless four at the Games of the XX Olympiad
Aerial view of the venue in Oberschleißheim
Venue	Oberschleißheim Regatta Course
Date	27 August – 2 September 1972
Competitors	80; (20 teams) from 20 nations
Winning time	6:24.27
Medalists
Frank Forberger Frank Rühle Dieter Grahn Dieter Schubert  East Germany Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills  New Zealand Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke  West Germany
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Results

Heats

The winner of each heat (green) qualifies to the semifinal round, while the remaining competitors go to the repechage.

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Emeric Tuşa Adalbert Agh Mihai Naumencu Francisc Papp	Romania	6:49.11
2	Ole Nafstad Tom Amundsen Kjell Sverre Johansen Svein Erik Nilsen	Norway	6:53.27
3	Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey	Canada	7:02.34
4	Marko Mandič Jože Berc Jure Potočnik Miloš Janša	Yugoslavia	7:05.00
5	Kim Ki-tae Ham Il-nyon Kim Un-son Hong Song-su	North Korea	7:10.57

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills	New Zealand	6:47.27
2	Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann	Switzerland	6:55.81
3	Oscar de Andrés José Manuel Bugia Luciano Wilk Tomás Forray	Argentina	6:59.72
4	Csaba Czakó András Kormos József Csermely Antal Melis	Hungary	7:02.98
5	José Luis Morales Arturo Figueroa Arcadio Padilla Juan López	Mexico	7:20.00

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Frank Forberger Dieter Grahn Frank Rühle Dieter Schubert	East Germany	6:43.87
2	Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason	Great Britain	6:45.30
3	Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke	West Germany	6:47.53
4	Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini	Italy	6:53.85
5	Patrick Sellier Roger Rouver Gérard Chenuet Yves Fraisse	France	6:56.58

Heat 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Anatoliy Tkachuk Igor Kashurov Aleksandr Motin Vitaly Sapronov	Soviet Union	6:42.40
2	Willy Poulsen Peter Fich Christiansen Egon Pedersen Rolf Andersen	Denmark	6:47.60
3	Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski	Bulgaria	6:47.99
4	Charles Hewitt William Miller Richard Dreissigacker James Moroney	United States	6:57.05
5	Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra	Cuba	7:07.61

Repechage

Top two finishers in each heat qualify to the semifinal round.

Repechage 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke	West Germany	6:58.10
2	Willy Poulsen Peter Fich Christiansen Egon Pedersen Rolf Andersen	Denmark	7:04.37
3	Csaba Czakó András Kormos József Csermely Antal Melis	Hungary	7:16.06
4	Kim Ki-Tae Ham Il-Nyon Kim Un-Son Hong Song-Su	North Korea	7:18.30

Repechage 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason	Great Britain	7:06.79
2	Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra	Cuba	7:11.23
3	Oscar de Andrés José Manuel Bugia Luciano Wilk Tomás Forray	Argentina	7:12.74
4	Marko Mandič Jože Berc Jure Potočnik Miloš Janša	Yugoslavia	7:18.18

Repechage 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann	Switzerland	7:03.31
2	Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey	Canada	7:06.90
3	Patrick Sellier Roger Rouver Gérard Chenuet Yves Fraisse	France	7:09.33
4	Charles Hewitt William Miller Richard Dreissigacker James Moroney	United States	7:13.95

Repechage 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini	Italy	7:00.65
2	Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski	Bulgaria	7:02.69
3	Ole Nafstad Tom Amundsen Kjell Sverre Johansen Svein Erik Nilsen	Norway	7:03.08
4	José Luis Morales Arturo Figueroa Arcadio Padilla Juan López	Mexico	7:32.31

Semifinals

Semifinal A/B

First three qualify to the Final A, remainder to Final B.

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills	New Zealand	7:03.99
2	Frank Forberger Dieter Grahn Frank Rühle Dieter Schubert	East Germany	7:06.88
3	Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke	West Germany	7:10.56
4	Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey	Canada	7:13.61
5	Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini	Italy	7:14.20
6	Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra	Cuba	7:36.30

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Emeric Tuşa Adalbert Agh Mihai Naumencu Francisc Papp	Romania	7:12.50
2	Willy Poulsen Peter Fich Christiansen Egon Pedersen Rolf Andersen	Denmark	7:16.01
3	Anatoliy Tkachuk Igor Kashurov Aleksandr Motin Vitaly Sapronov	Soviet Union	7:16.59
4	Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason	Great Britain	7:22.21
5	Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann	Switzerland	7:23.87
6	Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski	Bulgaria	7:24.93

Finals

Final B

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
1	Fred Smallbone Lenny Robertson Jim Clark Bill Mason	Great Britain	6:52.89
2	Biser Boyadzhiev Borislav Vasilev Nikolay Kolev Metodi Khalvadzhiski	Bulgaria	6:54.54
3	Ian Gordon Karel Jonker Gregory Rokosh Donald Curphey	Canada	6:57.18
4	Primo Baran Angelo Rossetto Pier Angelo Conti Abramo Albini	Italy	6:57.59
5	Hans-Jörg Bendiner Walter Steiner Thomas Macher Kurt Baumann	Switzerland	6:59.41
6	Eralio Cabrera Troadio Delgado Ramón Luperón Angel Serra	Cuba	7:10.83

Final A

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
	Frank Forberger Dieter Grahn Frank Rühle Dieter Schubert	East Germany	6:24.27
	Dick Tonks Dudley Storey Ross Collinge Noel Mills	New Zealand	6:25.64
	Joachim Ehrig Peter Funnekötter Franz Held Wolfgang Plottke	West Germany	6:28.41
4	Anatoliy Tkachuk Igor Kashurov Aleksandr Motin Vitaly Sapronov	Soviet Union	6:31.92
5	Emeric Tuşa Adalbert Agh Mihai Naumencu Francisc Papp	Romania	6:35.60
6	Willy Poulsen Peter Fich Christiansen Egon Pedersen Rolf Andersen	Denmark	6:37.28