title: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four
text: # Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's lightweight coxless four
  
  The men's lightweight coxless four competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London took place are at Dorney Lake which, for the purposes of the Games venue, is officially termed Eton Dorney.
  
  ## Schedule
  
  All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
  
  | Date | Time | Round |
  | - | - | - |
  | Saturday, 28 July 2012 | 11:00 | Heats |
  | Sunday, 29 July 2012 | 09:40 | Repechage |
  | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 | 12:40 | Semifinals |
  | Thursday 2 August 2012 | 10:00 | Final B |
  | Thursday, 2 August 2012 | 12:10 | Final |
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Heats
  
  First three of each heat qualify to the semifinals, remainder goes to the repechage.
  
  **Heat 1**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Schürch, Tramèr, Niepmann, Gyr | Switzerland | 5:53.56 | Q |
  | 2 | Thompson, Brittain, Smith, Ndlovu | South Africa | 5:54.62 | Q |
  | 3 | Winther, Jørgensen, Barsøe, Ebbesen | Denmark | 5:55.64 | Q |
  | 4 | Danesin, Caianiello, Miani, Goretti | Italy | 5:56.71 | R |
  | 5 | Fahden, Newell, la Cava, Prendes | United States | 6:02.42 | R |
  
  **Heat 2**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chambers, Williams, Chambers, Bartley | Great Britain | 5:49.29 | Q |
  | 2 | Edwards, Beltz, Cureton, Skipworth | Australia | 5:51.18 | Q |
  | 3 | Seibt, Wichert, Kühner, Kühner | Germany | 5:52.05 | Q |
  | 4 | Vetešník, Vetešník, Kopač, Vraštil | Czech Republic | 5:52.69 | R |
  
  **Heat 3**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Moutton, Solforosi, Baroukh, Moreau | France | 5:50.79 | Q |
  | 2 | Lievens, Heijbrock, Muda, Muda | Netherlands | 5:52.47 | Q |
  | 3 | Yu, Huang, Zhang, Wang | China | 5:52.58 | Q |
  | 4 | Pawłowski, Siemion, Bernatajtys, Rańda | Poland | 5:53.52 | R |
  
  ### Repechage
  
  First three qualify to the semifinals.
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Fahden, Newell, la Cava, Prendes | United States | 6:00.86 | Q |
  | 2 | Danesin, Caianiello, Miani, Goretti | Italy | 6:01.66 | Q |
  | 3 | Vetešník, Vetešník, Kopač, Vraštil | Czech Republic | 6:02.23 | Q |
  | 4 | Pawłowski, Siemion, Bernatajtys, Rańda | Poland | 6:04.46 | |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  First three qualify to the final.
  
  **Semifinal 1**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Chambers, Williams, Chambers, Bartley | Great Britain | 5:59.68 | Q |
  | 2 | Schürch, Tramèr, Niepmann, Gyr | Switzerland | 6:00.97 | Q |
  | 3 | Lievens, Heijbrock, Muda, Muda | Netherlands | 6:01.37 | Q |
  | 4 | Seibt, Wichert, Kühner, Kühner | Germany | 6:02.10 | |
  | 5 | Fahden, Newell, la Cava, Prendes | United States | 6:05.06 | |
  | 6 | Vetešník, Vetešník, Kopač, Vraštil | Czech Republic | 6:06.85 | |
  
  **Semifinal 2**
  
  | Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Winther, Jørgensen, Barsøe, Ebbesen | Denmark | 6:03.53 | Q |
  | 2 | Thompson, Brittain, Smith, Ndlovu | South Africa | 6:04.21 | Q |
  | 3 | Edwards, Beltz, Cureton, Skipworth | Australia | 6:05.31 | Q |
  | 4 | Moutton, Solforosi, Baroukh, Moreau | France | 6:06.90 | |
  | 5 | Danesin, Caianiello, Miani, Goretti | Italy | 6:08.44 | |
  | 6 | Yu, Huang, Zhang, Wang | China | 6:08.47 | |
  
  ### Finals
  
  **Final B**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Moutton, Solforosi, Baroukh, Moreau | France | 6:08.37 |
  | 2 | Fahden, Newell, la Cava, Prendes | United States | 6:09.23 |
  | 3 | Seibt, Wichert, Kühner, Kühner | Germany | 6:10.07 |
  | 4 | Yu, Huang, Zhang, Wang | China | 6:11.33 |
  | 5 | Vetešník, Vetešník, Kopač, Vraštil | Czech Republic | 6:11.49 |
  | 6 | Danesin, Caianiello, Miani, Goretti | Italy | 6:14.63 |
  
  **Final A**
  
  | Rank | Rowers | Country | Time |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Thompson, Brittain, Smith, Ndlovu | South Africa | 6:02.84 |
  | | Chambers, Williams, Chambers, Bartley | Great Britain | 6:03.09 |
  | | Winther, Jørgensen, Barsøe, Ebbesen | Denmark | 6:03.16 |
  | 4 | Edwards, Beltz, Cureton, Skipworth | Australia | 6:04.05 |
  | 5 | Schürch, Tramèr, Niepmann, Gyr | Switzerland | 6:09.30 |
  | 6 | Lievens, Heijbrock, Muda, Muda | Netherlands | 6:11.39 |
  