Lightweight Men’s Quadruple Sculls (LM4x) – Final

The French have been having a great regatta and they sat next to Great Britain in the centre lanes. Stroked by World Champion from the lightweight double, Stany Delayre, France had a slight lead with the rest of the field forming almost a perfect line. Then Greece moved into a piece and held the fastest pace to get to the half way point in the lead. France and Great Britain followed in second and third respectively, but there was still nothing in it and all six boats remained in striking distance of a medal.

Greece came into the final sprint in the lead as France looked like the pace may be a bit much. The British now made a move and at 38 the British had taken the lead. Greece was now fading with France doing a huge finish. It was a photo finish between France and Great Britain at the line. France had won, their time just 0.17 of a second ahead of Great Britain. Greece held on to the bronze. France’s Damien Piqueras stood up in the boat to salute the crowd.

Results: FRA, GBR, GRE, ITA, JPN, SUI

Francois Teroin (b), France, gold
“We had a good race with the British, we went neck to neck with them. We could just push ahead in the end. We’re very satisfied with this race.”

Zak Lee-Green, Great Britain, silver

“That was really close in the last 100m. We all know each other really well, we’ve raced against each other all the time, so we’re still pleased with second. We only got together 3 weeks after Lucerne, so I am really proud and grateful.”

Eleftherios Konsolas (s), Greece, bronze
“It was a very difficult race for us. But we tried to change our speed at the 1000m, which happened a bit. Then we just had to maintain that through the end. We just hoped we could make it on to the podium.”

B-final

Holding a 36 stroke rate, China was the leading crew. Could this relatively inexperienced crew hold it? Germany, the fastest qualifier from yesterday’s semifinal and the reigning World Champions, then did a push and after the 1000m mark the Germans got into the lead. Just one member, Ursprung has remained from the World Champion crew. In the final sprint four boats were all in contention to finish first. The sprinting Chinese had the highest stroke rate. Germany held them off.

Results: GER, CHN, CZE, AUT, HUN, AUS