Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four


The men's lightweight coxless four competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held on 6–11 August at the Lagoon Rodrigo de Freitas. This was the last time that this boat class competed, as FISA axed it after the 2017 World Rowing Championships with immediate effect.

Results

Heats

First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.

Heat 1

Heat 2

Heat 3

Repechage

First three of heat qualify to the semifinals.

Heat 1

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 2

Final

Final B

Final A

The medals for the competition were presented by Denis Oswald, Switzerland, member of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Matt Smith, United States of America, Executive Director of the International Rowing Federation.
RankRowersCountryTimeNotes
Lucas Tramèr
Simon Schürch
Simon Niepmann
Mario Gyr		6:20.51
Jacob Barsøe
Jacob Larsen
Kasper Winther Jørgensen
Morten Jørgensen		6:21.97
Franck Solforosi
Thomas Baroukh
Guillaume Raineau
Thibault Colard		6:22.85
4Stefano Oppo
Martino Goretti
Livio La Padula
Pietro Ruta		6:25.52
5James Lassche
Peter Taylor
Alistair Bond
James Hunter		6:28.14
6Spyridon Giannaros
Panagiotis Magdanis
Stefanos Ntouskos
Ioannis Petrou		6:36.47

Aftermath

This was the last time the Danish Gold Four competed, as they did not nominate their boat for the 2017 World Rowing Championships.
To achieve gender equality in rowing, FISA suggested early in 2017 to drop the lightweight men's four from the Olympic programme, and the recommendation was adopted by the executive board of the International Olympic Committee in June 2017. Shortly after the 2017 championships, the FISA council voted to remove the lightweight men's four from the world championships with immediate effect.