1936 Summer Olympics / Rowing - two men without a helmsman

sport	rowing
discipline	Two without a helmsman
gender	Men
Attendees	26 athletes from 13 nations
Competition location	Regatta course Berlin-Grünau
Competition phase	August 11-13, 1936
Medalist  Willi Eichhorn / Hugo Strauss ( GER )  Harry Larsen / Richard Olsen ( DEN )  Horacio Podestá / Julio Curatella ( ARG )
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The two-man rowing regatta at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place on the Berlin-Grünau regatta route from August 11th to 13th .

Before the competition, the British David Burnford and Thomas Cree were the favorites for the Olympic victory . But the German duo Willi Eichhorn and Hugo Strauss were also given good chances. The two boats met in the run-up, the two Germans won with a lead of 20 seconds over the British boat, which was only third. The other two heats were won by the Poles and Hungarians, who had become European champions in 1935.

In the semi-finals, the British failed to the Argentines and could not qualify for the final. Thus the way seemed free for the German Olympic victory. However, it was the Danes Harry Larsen and Richard Olsen who initially took the lead in the finals due to incorrect steering of the German boat. Little by little the Germans were able to catch up and finally crossed the finish line 3.1 seconds ahead of the Danes. Bronze went to the Argentines Horacio Podestá and Julio Curatella , who won the first Olympic rowing medal for their country. Argentina protested about obstruction, but it was rejected.

Time schedule

date	round
August 11, 1936	Prelims
August 12, 1936	Semifinals
August 13, 1936	final

Prelims

The winning boat from each heat qualified directly for the final. All other boats had to compete in the semi-finals.

Forward 1

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Ryszard Borzuchowski Edward Kobyliński	Poland	7: 29.9
2	Wilhelm Klopfer Karl Müller	Switzerland	7: 33.7
3	Frans Thissen Edmond Van Herck	Belgium	7: 38.1
4th	Afonso de Castro Eduardo Lehman	Brazil	7: 40.2
5	Jan Kramer Willem Jens	Netherlands	7: 48.0

Forward 2

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Károly Győry Tibor Mamusich	Hungary	7: 19.0
2	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Denmark	7: 19.1
3	Baldomiro Benquet Gabriel Benquet	Uruguay	7: 42.1
4th	Harry Sharkey George Dahm	United States	7: 50.0

Forward 3

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Willi Eichhorn Hugo Strauss	German Empire	7: 12.6
2	Horacio Podestá Julio Curatella	Argentina	7: 20.0
3	Thomas Cree David Burnford	Great Britain	7: 32.5
4th	Heinz Gattringer Max Colli	Austria	7: 38.7

Semifinals

The fastest boat in a run qualified for the final.

Semi-final 1

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Horacio Podestá Julio Curatella	Argentina	9: 11.4
2	Thomas Cree David Burnford	Great Britain	9: 14.4
3	Harry Sharkey George Dahm	United States	DNF
4th	Afonso de Castro Eduardo Lehman	Brazil	DNF

Semi-final 2

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Wilhelm Klopfer Karl Müller	Switzerland	8: 57.4
2	Baldomiro Benquet Gabriel Benquet	Uruguay	9: 00.8
3	Heinz Gattringer Max Colli	Austria	9: 42.8

Semi-final 3

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Denmark	8: 53.4
2	Jan Kramer Willem Jens	Netherlands	9: 25.4
3	Frans Thissen Edmond Van Herck	Belgium	9: 33.1

final

rank	Athletes	nation	Time (min)
1	Willi Eichhorn Hugo Strauss	German Empire	8: 16.1
2	Harry Larsen Richard Olsen	Denmark	8: 19.2
3	Horacio Podestá Julio Curatella	Argentina	8: 23.0
4th	Károly Győry Tibor Mamusich	Hungary	8: 25.7
5	Wilhelm Klopfer Karl Müller	Switzerland	8: 33.0
6th	Ryszard Borzuchowski Edward Kobyliński	Poland	8: 41.9

Web links

• Results at Sports-reference.com ( English )