2023 World Rowing Championships – Women's lightweight double sculls

Women's lightweight double sculls
at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Women's lightweight double sculls ; at the 2023 World Rowing Championships
Venue	Lake Sava
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Dates	4 September – 9 September
Competitors	40 from 20 nations
Winning time	7:19.23
Medalists
	← 2022

The women's lightweight double sculls competition at the 2023 World Rowing Championships took place at Lake Sava, in Belgrade.^[1]

Schedule

The schedule was as follows:^[1]

Date	Time	Round
Monday 4 September 2023	10:02	Heats
Tuesday 5 September 2023	11:54	Repechages
Thursday 7 September 2023	10:15	Semifinals A/B
Thursday 7 September 2023	16:05	Semifinals C/D
Saturday 9 September 2023	09:44	Final D
	10:12	Final C
	11:30	Final B
	14:07	Final A

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+2)

Results

Heats

The two fastest boats in each heat advanced directly to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the repechages.^[2]

Heat 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:07.16	SA/B
2	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:07.54	SA/B
3	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:18.73	R
4	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:29.97	R
5	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:31.89	R

Heat 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	6:59.28	SA/B
2	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:05.21	SA/B
3	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:17.02	R
4	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:29.52	R
5	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:36.46	R

Heat 3

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:08.58	SA/B
2	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:09.31	SA/B
3	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:20.61	R
4	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:22.21	R
5	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:24.60	R

Heat 4

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:01.81	SA/B
2	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:04.67	SA/B
3	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:05.74	R
4	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:06.27	R
5	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:12.32	R

Repechages

The two fastest boats in each repechage advanced to the AB semifinals. The remaining boats were sent to the CD semifinals.^[3]

Repechage 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	6:58.89	SA/B
2	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:00.83	SA/B
3	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:03.77	SC/D
4	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:08.12	SC/D
5	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:11.19	SC/D
6	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:17.18	SC/D

Repechage 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	6:57.78	SA/B
2	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	6:59.69	SA/B
3	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:01.68	SC/D
4	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:14.26	SC/D
5	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:16.68	SC/D
6	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:25.21	SC/D

Semifinals C/D

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the C final. The remaining boats were sent to the D final.^[4]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Louisa Altenhuber Laura Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:46.84	FC
2	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:52.95	FC
3	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	8:05.60	FC
4	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	8:11.31	FD

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	7:40.09	FC
2	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:43.60	FC
3	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	8:00.56	FC
4	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	8:12.50	FD

Semifinals A/B

The three fastest boats in each semifinal advanced to the A final. The remaining boats were sent to the B final.^[5]

Semifinal 1

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	7:23.83	FA
2	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:28.24	FA
3	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:31.35	FA
4	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:32.82	FB
5	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:41.04	FB
6	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:41.33	FB

Semifinal 2

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Notes
1	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:23.12	FA
2	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:23.78	FA
3	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:24.32	FA
4	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:24.67	FB
5	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:32.73	FB
6	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:36.96	FB

Finals

The A final determined the rankings for places 1 to 6. Additional rankings were determined in the other finals.^[6]

Final D

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Alessia Palacios Valeria Palacios	Peru	7:13.77	19
2	Nourelhoda Arafa Maryam Abdellatif	Egypt	7:16.90	20

Final C

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Anneka Reardon Lucy Coleman	Australia	6:57.16	13
2	Louisa Altenhuber Lara Tiefenthaler	Austria	7:00.49	14
3	Mathilde Persson Marie Morch-Pedersen	Denmark	7:01.96	15
4	Marion Reichardt Johanna Reichardt	Germany	7:04.85	16
5	Natalia Miguel Gómez Rocio Lao Sanchez	Spain	7:06.80	17
6	Selma Dhaouadi Khadija Krimi	Tunisia	7:11.27	18

Final B

Rank	Rower	Country	Time	Total rank
1	Aoife Casey Margaret Cremen	Ireland	7:03.39	7
2	Martyna Radosz Katarzyna Welna	Poland	7:04.44	8
3	Valentina Rodini Federica Cesarini	Italy	7:10.21	9
4	Patricia Merz Frédérique Rol	Switzerland	7:11.14	10
5	Laura Tarantola Claire Bové	France	7:12.22	11
6	Dimitra Kontou Zoi Fitsiou	Greece	7:13.12	12

Final A

Rank	Rower	Country	Time
	Emily Craig Imogen Grant	Great Britain	7:19.23
	Michelle Sechser Mary Jones	United States	7:22.89
	Mariana-Laura Dumitru Ionela Cozmiuc	Romania	7:23.70
4	Jill Moffatt Jennifer Casson	Canada	7:25.77
5	Shannon Cox Jackie Kiddle	New Zealand	7:27.81
6	Zou Jiaqi Qiu Xiuping	China	7:31.78

References

^ ^a ^b "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
^ "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
^ "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
^ "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals C/D" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Results Summary by Event Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[2023RWC-1] "2023 WORLD ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS | Schedule By Event". World Rowing. Retrieved 3 September 2023.

[2] "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Heats" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

[3] "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Repechages" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[4] "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals C/D" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[5] "Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Results summary Semifinals A/B" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[6] "Results Summary by Event Lightweight Women's Double Sculls – Finals" (PDF). World Rowing. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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v t e World champions – Lightweight women's double sculls
FISA championships	1984: (Elisabeth Fraas, Kirsten Jensen-Plum)
Official world championships	1985: (Lin Clark, Beryl Crockford) 1986: (Chris Ernst, Carey Sands-Marden) 1987: (Janice Mason, Heather Hattin) 1988: (Laurien Vermulst, Ellen Meliesie) 1989: (Carey Sands-Marden, Kristine Karlson) 1990: (Ulla Jensen, Regitze Siggaard) 1991: (Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber) 1992: (Claudia Waldi, Christiane Weber) 1993: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1994: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1995: (Colleen Miller, Wendy Wiebe) 1997: (Angelika Brand, Michelle Darvill) 1998: (Christine Collins, Sarah Garner) 1999: (Constanța Burcică, Camelia Macoviciuc) 2001: (Janet Radünzel, Claudia Blasberg) 2002: (Sally Causby, Amber Halliday) 2003: (Marie-Louise Dräger, Claudia Blasberg) 2005: (Daniela Reimer, Marie-Louise Dräger) 2006: (Xu Dongxiang, Yan Shimin) 2007: (Amber Halliday, Marguerite Houston) 2009: (Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou) 2010: (Lindsay Jennerich, Tracy Cameron) 2011: (Christina Giazitzidou, Alexandra Tsiavou) 2013: (Laura Milani, Elisabetta Sancassani) 2014: (Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward) 2015: (Sophie MacKenzie, Julia Edward) 2017: (Ionela-Livia Lehaci, Gianina Beleagă) 2018: (Ionela Cozmiuc, Gianina Beleagă) 2019: (Zoe McBride, Jackie Kiddle) 2022: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant) 2023: (Emily Craig, Imogen Grant)
Since 1996, this boat class has been an Olympic event; see Olympic champions – Women's lightweight double sculls

2023 World Rowing Championships

Openweight events
Single sculls	men	women
Double sculls	men	women
Quadruple sculls	men	women
Coxless pair	men	women
Coxless four	men	women
Eight	men	women
Lightweight events
Lwt single sculls	men	women
Lwt double sculls	men	women
Lwt quadruple sculls	men
Lwt coxless pair	men	women
Para-rowing events
PR1 single sculls	men	women
PR2 single sculls	men	women
PR2 double sculls	mixed
PR3 coxless pair	men
PR3 double sculls	mixed
PR3 coxed four	mixed
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