Olympic Regattas
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris No. 444 - The Belgian M8+ crew (eliminated in the repercharge)
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris No. 445 - The Canadian M8+ crew (silver medal winner)
M8+ result OG Paris 1924
!. USA (L. Carpenter, H. Kingsbury, D. Lindley, John Miller, J. Rockefeller,
F. Sheffield, B. Spock, A. Wilson, cox L. Stoddard) 6:33,4
2. CAN (A. Bell, R. Hunter, W. Langford, H. Little, J. Smith, W. Snyder,
N. Taylor, W.Wallace, cox I. Campbell) 6:49,0
This was the largest margin ever in an Olympic M8+ final.
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris No. 446 - The USA M8+ crew, gold medal winner (PU 1924 to USA, praising the performance of this crew)
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris No. 447 - The ARG M8+ crew (eliminated in the repercharge)
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris No. 448 - The Italian M8+ crew (bronze medal winner)
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PC FRA 1924 OG Paris St-Raphael Quinquina °Aviron°
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PC FRA 1996 OG Atlanta - M4- crew FRA, silver medal winner
B. Verten, G. Bosquet,
D. Fauche, O. Moncelet
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PC FRA 2000 OG Sydney - LM4- Olympic champions Xavier Dorfman, Yves Hocdé, Jean-Christophe Bette & Laurent Porchier (FRA)
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PC FRA Bassin d'Asnières - regatta course at OG Paris 1900 (PU 1903)
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PC FRA OG Atlanta 1996 - M4- silver medal crew FRA
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PC FRA Stade Olympique d'aviron - venue of the Olympic regatta Paris 2024
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PC GBR 1908 OG London - Duke Street at Henley decorated with flags (reproduction with PM GBR 2001 on back)
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PC GBR 1908 OG London - M1X gold medal winner Harry Blackstaffe (GBR) #Coll. JE#
The 40-year-old Blackstaffe was twice the age
of McCulloch (GBR), his opponent in the final.
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PC GBR 1908 OG London - The Norwegian M8+ posing at Henley Regatta course
PM Henley July 31st = day of finals
The Olympic Regatta had four events: M1X, M2-, M4- and M8+. Including the United Kingdom, seven
countries were represented, the others being Canada, Germany, Belgium, Norway, Holland and Hungary.
Only one foreign crew reached a final: The M8+ from Belgium. All four events were won by Great Britain.
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PC GBR 1908 OG London (at Henley) - Harry Blackstaffe GBR), M1X Olympic champion #Coll. JE#
The 40-year-old Blackstaffe was twice
the age of his opponent in the final
Alexander McCulloch (GBR) who had
won the Diamond Sculls at Henley Royal
Regatta several weeks before the Olympic
regatta.
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PC GBR 1908 OG London (at Henley) - The GBR crew (Leander) two lengths ahead of the Belgian crew (RCN de Gand) in the M8+ final
Gold medal: GBR (Leander Club)
A. Gladstone, F. Kelly, B. Johnstone, G. Nickalls,
C. Burnell, R. Sanderson, R. Etherington-Smith,
H. Bucknall, cox G. Maclagan 7:52,0
Silver medal: BEL (Royal Club Nautique de Gand)
O. Taelman, M. Morimont, R. Orban,
G. M. F. Vergucht, P. Veirman, O. de Somville,
R. Poma, cox A. Vanlandeghem
Only the times of winning crews were recorded.
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PC GBR 1996 OG Atlanta - Steve Redgrave
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PC GBR 2000 OG Sydney - five gold medals for Steve Redgrave in five consecutive Olmpic Games #Coll. RS#
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PC GBR 2000 OG Sydney - Steve Redgrave fivefold gold medal winner at five consecutive Games
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PC GBR 2004 - Andrew Lindsay, M8+ gold medal winner OG Sydney 2000
