Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's double sculls

The men's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.[2]

Men's double sculls
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates23–28 July 2021
Competitors26 from 13 nations
Winning time6:00.33
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias
 France
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Melvin Twellaar
Stef Broenink
 Netherlands
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Liu Zhiyu
Zhang Liang
 China
← 2016
2024 →

Background

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This was the 25th appearance of the event, which was not held at the first Games in 1896 (when bad weather forced the cancellation of all rowing events), at the 1908 games, and at the 1912 games.

The defending medalists in the event were Croatia, Lithuania, and Norway. Lithuania is the only 2016 medalist in the competition.

Qualification

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Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) was limited to a single boat (one rower) in the event since 1912. There were 13 qualifying places in the men's double sculls:[2]

  • 11 from the 2019 World Championship
  • 2 from the final qualification regatta

Competition format

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This rowing event is a double scull event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "scull" portion means that the rower uses two oars, one on each side of the boat; this contrasts with sweep rowing in which each rower has one oar and rows on only one side. The competition consists of multiple rounds. The competition continues to use the three-round format. Finals are held to determine the placing of each boat. The course uses the 2000 metres distance that became the Olympic standard in 1912.[3]

During the first round three heats were held. The first three boats in each heat advanced to the semifinals, with the others relegated to the repechages.

The repechage is a round which offered rowers a second chance to qualify for the semifinals. Placing in the repechage determined which semifinal the boat would race in. The top three boats in the repechage move on to the semifinals, with the remaining boats being eliminated.

Two semifinals were held, each with 6 boats. The top three boats from each heat advanced to Final A and compete for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.

The third and final round was the finals. Each final determines a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gives rankings from 7th to 12th.

Schedule

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The competition was held over six days.[1]

All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)

Date Time Round
Friday, 23 July 2021 10:30 Heats
Saturday, 24 July 2021 9:10 Repechage
Sunday, 25 July 2021 12:40 Semifinals A/B
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 8:20 Final B
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 9:30 Final A

Results

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Heats

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The first three of each heat qualified for the semifinals, while the remainder went to the repechage.[4]

Heat 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias
  France 6:10.45 Q
2 1 Zhiyu Liu
Liang Zhang
  China 6:11.55 Q
3 3 Ilya Kondratyev
Andrey Potapkin
  ROC 6:16.09 Q
4 5 Stephan Krueger
Marc Weber
  Germany 6:35.11 R
5 2 Jakub Podrazil
Jan Cincibuch
  Czech Republic 6:41.75 R

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Miroslaw Zietarski
Mateusz Biskup
  Poland 6:11.22 Q
2 1 Barnabe Delarze
Roman Roeoesli
  Switzerland 6:11.24 Q
3 3 Jack Lopas
Christopher Harris
  New Zealand 6:12.05 Q
4 2 Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle
  Ireland 6:14.40 R

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Melvin Twellaar
Stef Broenink
  Netherlands 6:08.38 Q (OB)
2 2 Graeme Thomas
John Collins
  Great Britain 6:12.80 Q
3 3 Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache
  Romania 6:13.62 Q
4 1 Saulius Ritter
Aurimas Adomavicius
  Lithuania 6:23.08 R

Repechage

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The first three pairs in the repechage qualified for the semifinals, while the fourth pair was eliminated.

Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Stephan Krueger
Marc Weber
  Germany 6:26.64 Q
2 2 Saulius Ritter
Aurimas Adomavicius
  Lithuania 6:27.36 Q
3 3 Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle
  Ireland 6:29.90 Q
4 1 Jakub Podrazil
Jan Cincibuch
  Czech Republic 6:32.86

Semifinals

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The first three of each heat qualify to the Final A, other to Final B

Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias
  France 6:20.45 FA
2 2 Graeme Thomas
John Collins
  Great Britain 6:22.95 FA
3 4 Miroslaw Zietarski
Mateusz Biskup
  Poland 6:24.50 FA
4 5 Jack Lopas
Christopher Harris
  New Zealand 6:26.08 FB
5 1 Stephan Krueger
Marc Weber
  Germany 6:38.41 FB
6 6 Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle
  Ireland 6:49.06 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Melvin Twellaar
Stef Broenink
  Netherlands 6:20.17 FA
2 5 Zhiyu Liu
Liang Zhang
  China 6:23.11 FA
3 3 Barnabe Delarze
Roman Roeoesli
  Switzerland 6:25.89 FA
4 6 Ilya Kondratyev
Andrey Potapkin
  ROC 6:26.58 FB
5 2 Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache
  Romania 6:29.55 FB
6 1 Saulius Ritter
Aurimas Adomavicius
  Lithuania 6:34.04 FB

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Ilya Kondratyev
Andrey Potapkin
  ROC 6:13.73
2 4 Jack Lopas
Christopher Harris
  New Zealand 6:15.51
3 2 Ioan Prundeanu
Marian Enache
  Romania 6:16.86
4 6 Ronan Byrne
Philip Doyle
  Ireland 6:16.89
5 5 Stephan Krueger
Marc Weber
  Germany 6:18.13
6 1 Saulius Ritter
Aurimas Adomavicius
  Lithuania 6.20.87

Final A

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
  3 Hugo Boucheron
Matthieu Androdias
  France 6:00.33 OB
  4 Melvin Twellaar
Stef Broenink
  Netherlands 6:00.53
  2 Liu Zhiyu
Zhang Liang
  China 6:03.63
4 5 Graeme Thomas
John Collins
  Great Britain 6:06.48
5 1 Barnabe Delarze
Roman Roeoesli
  Switzerland 6:09.05
6 6 Miroslaw Zietarski
Mateusz Biskup
  Poland 6:09.17

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Qualification System – Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Rowing" (PDF). World Rowing Federation. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Why Do We Race 2000m? The History Behind the Distance". World Rowing. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Rowing - Men's Double Sculls Results". Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.