| Men's double sculls at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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| Date | 13–19 October 1968 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 27 from 13 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Rowing at the 1968 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 1968 Summer Olympics took place at took place at Virgilio Uribe Rowing and Canoeing Course, Mexico. [1]
This rowing competition consisted of three main rounds (heats, semifinals, and finals), as well as a repechage round that allowed teams that did not win their heats to advance to the semifinals. All races were 2,000 metres in distance.
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 6:56.96 | Q | |
| 2 |  Romania | 6:58.88 | Q | |
| 3 |  West Germany | 6:59.70 | Q | |
| 4 |  Mexico | 7:02.18 | R | |
| 5 |  Brazil | 7:16.70 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria | 6:54.16 | Q | |
| 2 |  Netherlands | 6:56.09 | Q | |
| 3 | East Germany | 6:59.32 | Q | |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 6:59.52 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union | 7:07.46 | Q | |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia | 7:10.35 | Q | |
| 3 |  France | 7:10.72 | Q | |
| 4 |  Canada | 7:36.52 | R |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 7:07.09 | Q | |
| 2 | Brazil | 7:08.46 | Q | |
| 3 | Mexico | 7:11.43 | Q | |
| 4 | Canada | 7:22.87 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 7:07.86 | Q | |
| 2 | Bulgaria | 7:12.08 | Q | |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 7:12.41 | Q | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 7:14.74 | C | |
| 5 | France | 9:54.48 | C | |
| 6 | Romania | 10:53.17 | C |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 7:10.05 | Q | |
| 2 | West Germany | 7:11.56 | Q | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 7:13.74 | Q | |
| 4 | Mexico | 7:15.20 | C | |
| 5 | Brazil | 7:17.08 | C | |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | ST | C |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Brazil | 7:04.13 | |
| 8 | Romania | 7:08.27 | |
| 9 | France | 7:08.49 | |
| 10 | Mexico | 7:09.90 | |
| 11 | Switzerland | 7:12.72 | |
| 12 | Czechoslovakia | 7:25.14 |
| Rank | Rowers | Nation | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Soviet Union | 6:51.82 | |
 | Netherlands | 6:52.80 | |
 | United States | 6:54.21 | |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6:58.48 | |
| 5 | East Germany | 7:04.92 | |
| 6 | West Germany | 7:12.20 |
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The women's double sculls event at the 2020 Summer Olympics is scheduled took place from 23 to 28 July 2021 at the Sea Forest Waterway. 26 rowers from 13 nations competed.
