Gold Four

The Gold Four
Three men with their Olympic medals
Rasmussen (left), Ebbesen, and Quist with medals from the 2012 London Olympics
Medal record
Representing  Denmark
Men's rowing
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1996 Atlanta Lightweight coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Athens Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2004 Sydney Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Lightweight coxless four
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Lightweight coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Lightweight coxless four
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Indianapolis Lightweight coxless four
Silver medal – second place 1995 Tampere Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1997 Aiguebelette Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1998 Cologne Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 1999 St. Catharines Lightweight coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2001 Lucerne Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2002 Seville Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2003 Milan Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2013 Chungju Lightweight coxless four
Gold medal – first place 2014 Amsterdam Lightweight coxless four
Silver medal – second place 2015 Aiguebelette Lightweight coxless four

The Gold Four (Danish: Guldfireren) is the nickname for a Danish men's lightweight coxless four crew who between 1994 and 2016 has won three Olympic gold, one silver and two bronze, and eight gold and three silver medals at the world championships, making them one of the most successful crews in rowing history.[1] There were 17 team members in total. The boat class was disestablished after the 2017 World Rowing Championships to achieve gender equality in rowing, with the Danish team last competing at the 2016 Olympics.

  1. ^ Frandsen, Svend Bertil (20 June 2014). "Danish national icon - the lightweight men's four". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2017.