Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's double sculls

The women's double sculls rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at Krylatskoye Sports Complex Canoeing and Rowing Basin, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July.[1]

Women's Double Sculls
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
VenueKrylatskoye Rowing Canal
Date21–26 July
Competitors14 from 7 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Yelena Khloptseva
and Larisa Popova
 Soviet Union
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Cornelia Linse
and Heidi Westphal
 East Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Olga Homeghi
and Valeria Răcilă
 Romania
← 1976
1984 →

Heats

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Winner of each heat advanced to final. The remaining teams must compete in repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

Heat One

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Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1 Yelena Khloptseva
Larisa Popova
  Soviet Union (URS) 3:25.51
2 Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă
  Romania (ROM) 3:27.70
3 Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal
  East Germany (GDR) 3:32.23
4 Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova
  Bulgaria (BUL) 3:37.86

Heat Two

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Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1 Hanna Jarkiewicz
Janina Klucznik
  Poland (POL) 3:34.11
2 Sue Handscomb
Astrid Ayling
  Great Britain (GBR) 3:39.27
3 Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer-Pétervári
  Hungary (HUN) 3:44.33

Repechage

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Rank Athletes Names Country Time
1 Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal
  East Germany (GDR) 3:20.49
2 Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova
  Bulgaria (BUL) 3:21.36
3 Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă
  Romania (ROM) 3:21.74
4 Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer
  Hungary (HUN) 3:31.37
5 Sue Handscomb
Astrid Ayling
  Great Britain (GBR) 3:33.32

Finals

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Rank Athletes Names Country Time
  Yelena Khloptseva
Larisa Popova
  Soviet Union (URS) 3:16.27
  Cornelia Linse
Heidi Westphal
  East Germany (GDR) 3:17.63
  Olga Homeghi
Valeria Răcilă
  Romania (ROM) 3:18.91
4 Svetla Otsetova
Zdravka Yordanova
  Bulgaria (BUL) 3:23.14
5 Hanna Jarkiewicz
Janina Klucznik
  Poland (POL) 3:27.25
6 Ilona Bata
Klára Langhoffer
  Hungary (HUN) 3:35.70

References

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  1. ^ "Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Double Sculls". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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