MI Bl. 96
M4+ gold medal OG Los Angeles 1984
M2- gold medal OG Seoul 1988
M2- gold medal OG Barcelona 1992
M2- gold medal OG Atlanta 1996
M4- gold medal OG Sydney 2000
The miniature sheet with black overprint was not valid for postage.
The design shows a sweep oar race whereas Frank & Alf Hansen (NOR) won the M2X gold medal.
There were two sparate finals on the
27th of August 1900 because some
competing crews had been instructed
insufficiently of the qualification rules
by the regatta officials.
The first final was won by FRA, the
second final by GER (O. Gossler,
W. Katzenstein, W. Tietgens, G.
Gossler, cox C. Gossler).
perforated MI 1269 imperforated MI 1275
M4+ result OG Melbourne 1956:
Gold: ITA (Laberto Winkler, Romano Sgheiz, Angelo Vanzin, Franco Trinkavelli, cox Ivo Stefanoni) 7:19,4
Silver: SWE 7:22,4
Bronze: FIN 7:30,9
This sculller is unable to
stretch his legs!
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