| Men's double sculls at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Meilahti | ||||||||||||
| Date | 23 – 27 November | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1956 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Single sculls | men |
| Double sculls | men |
| Coxless pair | men |
| Coxed pair | men |
| Coxless four | men |
| Coxed four | men |
| Eight | men |
The men's double sculls competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics took place on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, Australia. The event was held from 23 to 27 November. [1]
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals. The others must compete in the repechage.
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner |  | 6:54.5 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand |  | 7:03.4 | |
| 3 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho |  | 7:09.6 | |
| 4 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker |  | 7:24.1 |
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov |  | 6:44.4 | F |
| 2 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper |  | 6:55.8 | |
| 3 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood |  | 7:01.2 | |
| 4 | Albert Krajmer František Reich |  | 7:05.1 |
The winner in each heat qualified for the finals.
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | | 8:12.2 | F |
| 2 | Sidney Rand Bill Rand | | 8:19.4 | |
| 3 | Fernand Steenacker Henri Steenacker | | 9:01.9 |
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | | 8:16.7 | F |
| 2 | Miguel Seijas Paulo Carvalho | | 8:27.5 | |
| 3 | Albert Krajmer František Reich | | 8:38.2 |
| Rank | Athlete Name | Country | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Aleksandr Berkutov Yuriy Tyukalov | | 7:24.0 | |
 | Pat Costello Jim Gardiner | | 7:32.2 | |
 | Murray Riley Mervyn Wood | | 7:37.4 | |
| 4 | Thomas Schneider Kurt Hipper | | 7:41.7 |
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