Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless four
The men's coxless fours competition at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place at Lake Albano, Italy. The event was held from August 31 until September 3.
Competition format
This rowing competition consisted of two main rounds, as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the final. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.- Heats: Three heats. With 16 boats entered, there were five or six boats per heat. The winner of each heat advanced directly to the final; all other boats went to the repechage.
- Repechage: Three heats. With 13 boats racing in but not winning their initial heats, there were four or five boats per repechage heat. The top boat in each repechage heat advanced to the final, with the remaining boats eliminated.
- Final: The final consisted of the six boats that had won either the preliminary heats or the repechage heats.
Results
Heats
Heat 1
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| 1 |  Great Britain|1960 Summerabbr|Q|Qualified for finalunbulleted list|Arthur Ayrault|Ted Nash|John Sayre|Rusty WailesHeat 2
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