Rowing at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's coxless pair

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Women's coxless pairs
at the Games of the XXII Olympiad
Venue Krylatskoye Rowing Canal
Date21–26 July 1980
Competitors12 from 6 nations
Winning time3:30.49
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Ute Steindorf
and Cornelia Klier
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver medal icon.svg Małgorzata Dłużewska
and Czesława Kościańska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Bronze medal icon.svg Siika Barboulova
and Stoyanka Kurbatova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria
  1976
1984  

The women's coxless pairs rowing competition at the 1980 Summer Olympics took place at the Krylatskoye Rowing Canal, Moscow, Soviet Union. The event was held from 21 to 26 July. [1]

Heats

The fastest team in each heat advanced to the final. The remaining teams had to compete in the repechage for the remaining spots in the final.

Heat 1

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1 Larisa Zavarzina
Galina Stepanova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)3:55.08
2 Ute Steindorf
Cornelia Klier
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)4:00.17
3 Siika Barboulova
Stoyanka Kurbatova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria  (BUL)4:00.38

Heat 2

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1 Małgorzata Dłużewska
Czesława Kościańska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)3:56.08
2 Florica Dospinescu
Elena Oprea
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania  (ROM)4:04.74
3 Teréz Bednarik
Éva Molnár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)4:12.44

Repechage

Three fastest teams in the repechage advanced to the final.

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1 Ute Steindorf
Cornelia Klier
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:36.51
2 Florica Dospinescu
Elena Oprea
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3:37.16
3 Siika Barboulova
Stoyanka Kurbatova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3:37.48
4 Teréz Bednarik
Éva Molnár
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 3:50.47

Final

RankAthletes NamesCountryTime
1 Ute Steindorf
Cornelia Klier
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 3:30.49
2 Małgorzata Dłużewska
Czesława Kościańska
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 3:30.95
3 Siika Barboulova
Stoyanka Kurbatova
Flag of Bulgaria (1971-1990).svg  Bulgaria 3:32.39
4 Florica Dospinescu
Elena Oprea
Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 3:35.14
5 Larisa Zavarzina
Galina Stepanova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 4:12.53

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References

  1. "Rowing at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Women's Coxless Pairs". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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