The women's coxless pairs rowing competition at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place at the Han River Regatta Course in Seoul, Korea. The event was held from 19 to 24 September.
| Women's coxless pairs at the Games of the XXIV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Han River Regatta Course | ||||||||||||
| Date | 19–24 September | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 20 from 10 nations | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7:28.13 | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Background edit
The Romanian rower Rodica Arba had competed in the event since the 1981 season,[1] and dominated it—with different partners—since the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles,[2] where she won gold with Elena Horvat.[3] She gained the 1985 World Rowing Championships title with Horvat,[4] and won the 1986 and 1987 World Rowing Championships with Olga Homeghi.[5][6] Arba and Homeghi were the only team favoured to have a chance of winning the event at the 1988 Olympics.[2] The East German rowers were regarded as medal contenders, as they had gained medals in the event at the last three World Championships.[4][5][6] Canada were the reigning Pan American champions.[2]
Previous W2- competitions edit
Results edit
Heats edit
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katrin Schröder Kerstin Spittler |
 East Germany
|
7:59.10 | FA |
| 2 | Lynley Hannen Nikki Payne |
 New Zealand
|
8:02.39 | R |
| 3 | Mara Keggi Barbara Kirch |
 United States
|
8:16.85 | R |
| 4 | Marina Smorodina Sarmīte Stone |
 Soviet Union
|
8:23.68 | R |
| 5 | Gong Jeong-bae Lee Byeong-in |
 South Korea
|
8:34.90 | R |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodica Arba Olga Homeghi |
 Romania
|
7:42.53 | FA |
| 2 | Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova |
 Bulgaria
|
7:48.68 | R |
| 3 | Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie |
 Canada
|
8:09.51 | R |
| 4 | Alison Bonner Kim Thomas |
 Great Britain
|
8:14.52 | R |
| 5 | Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller |
 West Germany
|
8:19.76 | R |
Repechage edit
Heat 1 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lynley Hannen Nikki Payne |
New Zealand
|
7:59.93 | FA |
| 2 | Marina Smorodina Sarmīte Stone |
Soviet Union
|
8:07.67 | FA |
| 3 | Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie |
Canada
|
8:11.49 | FB |
| 4 | Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller |
West Germany
|
8:20.13 | FB |
Heat 2 edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova |
Bulgaria
|
7:50.94 | FA |
| 2 | Mara Keggi Barbara Kirch |
United States
|
8:05.55 | FA |
| 3 | Alison Bonner Kim Thomas |
Great Britain
|
8:13.13 | FB |
| 4 | Gong Jeong-Bae Lee Byeong-In |
South Korea
|
8:18.62 | FB |
Finals edit
B final edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kirsten Barnes Sarah Ann Ogilvie |
Canada
|
8:09.10 |
| 8 | Alison Bonner Kim Thomas |
Great Britain
|
8:15.20 |
| 9 | Bettina Kämpf Cordula Keller |
West Germany
|
8:22.08 |
| 10 | Gong Jeong-Bae Lee Byeong-In |
South Korea
|
8:25.14 |
A final edit
| Rank | Rower | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Rodica Arba Olga Homeghi |
Romania
|
7:28.13 |
|
Radka Stoyanova Lalka Berberova |
Bulgaria
|
7:31.95 |
|
Nikki Payne Lynley Hannen |
New Zealand
|
7:35.68 |
| 4 | Kerstin Spittler Katrin Schröder |
East Germany
|
7:40.47 |
| 5 | Sarmīte Stone Marina Smorodina |
Soviet Union
|
7:53.19 |
| 6 | Barbara Kirch Mara Keggi |
United States
|
7:56.27 |
Notes edit
- ^ a b "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b c "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rowing at the 1980 Moskva Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
- ^ "Rudern - Weltmeisterschaften: Zweier ohne Steuerfrau" (in German). Sport-komplett.de. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
- ^ "(W2-) Women's Pair - Final". International Rowing Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
References edit
- Official Report of the Games of the XXIVth Olympiad Seoul, 1988 – Volume 1: Competition Summary and Results (in English and French). Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. OCLC 23924033.