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Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's coxless pair

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Men's pair
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Olympic rowing
VenueSea Forest Waterway
Dates24–29 July 2021
Competitors27 from 13 nations
Winning time6:15.29
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
 Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
 Romania
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
 Denmark
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The men's coxless pair event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 to 29 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway.[1] 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.[2]

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), the second games in 1900, the 1908 games, and the 1912 games.

The reigning medalists in the event were New Zealand, South Africa, and Italy. All 3 qualified to 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 coxless pair event, meaning that each boat is propelled by two rowers. The "coxless" portion means that there is no coxswain. Each rower has one oar. 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 repechage.

The repechage 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 moved 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 competed for a medal. The remaining boats advanced to Final B.

The third and final round was the finals. Each final determined a set of rankings. The A final determined the medals, along with the rest of the places through 6th, while the B final gave 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
Saturday, 24 July 2021 9:50 Heats
Sunday, 25 July 2021 9:40 Repechage
Wednesday, 28 July 2021 12:00 Semifinals A/B
Thursday, 29 July 2021 8:30 Final B
Thursday, 29 July 2021 9:18 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 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
 Romania 6:33.86 Q
2 3 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
 Netherlands 6:36.42 Q
3 2 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
 Serbia 6:43.18 Q
4 5 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
 Spain 6:53.33 R
5 1 Luc Daffarn
Jake Green
 South Africa 7:04.03 R

Heat 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
 Australia 6:42.74 Q
2 2 Giovanni Abagnale
Marco di Costanzo
 Italy 6:48.74 Q
3 1 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
 New Zealand 6:56.53 Q
4 4 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
 France 7:09.79 R

Heat 3

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 3 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
 Croatia 6:32.41 Q
2 4 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
 Denmark 6:36.93 Q
3 2 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
 Canada 6:40.99 Q
4 1 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
 Belarus 7:05.65 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 2 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
 Spain 6:47.06 Q
2 3 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
 France 6:49.19 Q
3 1 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
 Belarus 6:52.82 Q
4 4 Luc Daffarn
Jake Green
 South Africa 6:57.01

Semifinals

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Semifinal A/B 1

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
 Romania 6:13.51 FA
2 5 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
 Denmark 6:14.88 FA
3 6 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
 Spain 6:16.25 FA
4 3 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
 Australia 6:19.30 FB
5 1 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
 Belarus 6:30.66 FB
6 2 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
 New Zealand 6:41.46 FB

Semifinal A/B 2

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1 4 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
 Croatia 6:15.63 FA
2 6 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
 Serbia 6:17.47 FA
3 2 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
 Canada 6:19.15 FA
4 3 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
 Netherlands 6:19.57 FB
5 5 Giovanni Abagnale
Vincenzo Abbagnale
 Italy 6:20.29 FB
6 1 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
 France 6:52.24 FB

Finals

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Final B

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
7 4 Niki van Sprang
Guillaume Krommenhoek
 Netherlands 6:22.75
8 5 Dzmitry Furman
Siarhei Valadzko
 Belarus 6:25.88
9 6 Thibaud Turlan
Guillaume Turlan
 France 6:28.01
10 3 Sam Hardy
Joshua Hicks
 Australia 6:30.20
11 2 Giovanni Abagnale
Vincenzo Abbagnale
 Italy 6:31.43
12 1 Brook Robertson
Stephen Jones
 New Zealand 6:38.30

Final A

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Rank Lane Rower Nation Time Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) 3 Martin Sinković
Valent Sinković
 Croatia 6:15.29
2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 Marius Cozmiuc
Ciprian Tudosă
 Romania 6:16.58
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 Frederic Vystavel
Joachim Sutton
 Denmark 6:19.88
4 1 Kai Langerfeld
Conlin McCabe
 Canada 6:20.43
5 2 Martin Mačković
Miloš Vasić
 Serbia 6:22.34
6 6 Jaime Canalejo Pazos
Javier García Ordóñez
 Spain 6:25.25

References

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  1. ^ a b "Rowing Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 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 – Heat 1 Results". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2021.